a patient with a herpes simplex infection is to receive acyclovir 325mg. the medication is provided by the pharmacy as 325mg/50ml 0.9% sodium chloride. the medication should be infused over 1 hour every 8 hours using a volumetric infusion pump. the tubing drop factor is 20 gtt/ml. the nurse should set the pump at what rate in ml per hour? round your answer to the nearest one tenth of a ml/hour.
