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A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose $5 \%$ in water $\left(D_{5} \mathrm{~W}\right) 1 \mathrm{LIV}$ to infuse over 12 hr . The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is $15 \mathrm{gtt} / \mathrm{mL}$ . The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) $\square$ gtt/min
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Determine the flow rate in gtt/min by dividing the total number of drops by the total infusion time in minutes.
$\frac{15000 \text{ gtt}}{720 \text{ minutes}} \approx 20.8333 \text{ gtt/min}$
Round the result to the nearest whole number:
$\boxed{21 \text{ gtt/min}}$
The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver:
$\boxed{21 \text{ gtt/min}}$

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