IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
V = ?100 mL/h5 h

A pump runs at 100 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 5 hours?

100 mL/h5 h
V = mL
2.Easy
1500 mL? mL/h8 h

1500 mL of fluid must be infused over 8 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

1500 mL8 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
500 mL20 gtt/mL10 h? gtt/min

Infuse 500 mL over 10 hours with a giving set of 20 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

500 mL10 h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
1000 mL10 gtt/mL8 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 mL over 8 hours with a giving set of 10 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

1000 mL8 h10 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
1 g500 mL? mL/h4 mg/min

A bag contains 1 g of a drug in 500 mL. The order is 4 mg per minute. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

1 g/500 mL4 mg/min
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg500 mL15 mL/h? mcg/min

An infusion of 400 mg in 500 mL runs at 15 mL/h. How many micrograms per minute D does the patient receive?

400 mg/500 mL15 mL/h
D = mcg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 500 mL
  2. 2. R = 187.5 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 17 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 21 gtt/min
  5. 5. R = 120 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 200 mcg/min

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