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The Following IV Orders Will Be Regulated Manually

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The following IV orders will be regulated manually. Calculate the flow rate of the IV fluid in gtt/min.
-1 L NS IV to infuse in 10 hours
The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. Flow rate: __________ gtt/min


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