A 54-year-old patient is admitted with community-acquired pn…
A 54-year-old patient is admitted with community-acquired pneumonia. The provider orders ceftriaxone (Rocephin) 2 g IV, to be diluted in 50 mL of 0.9% normal saline and infused over 30 minutes. The nurse must regulate the infusion manually using gravity tubing with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min. Round to the nearest whole number. Enter numeric value only.