A doctor prescribes 1000 mL of IV fluid over 8 hrs. The drop factor of the IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. What should the gtt be per min? Note

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A doctor prescribes 1000 mL of IV
fluid over 8 hrs. The drop factor of
the IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. What
should the gtt be per min?
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