need help in math IV therapy

[edythe]

The physician orders Pipercillin 1g IVPB q12 hr. Available to nurse is 100ml of D5W with 1000mg of pipercillin with instructions to infuse over 30 minutes. The IV tubing delivers 15gtts/ml. the rate of infusion will be how many gtts/min.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

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[Unknown member]

I also got 50 gtt/min.... but the OP stated the answer was 33.33, where did you get this answer OP, I hope not from the book??

if its drops per minute, it cannot be a decimal.