IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1500 mL? mL/h4 h

1500 mL of fluid must be infused over 4 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

1500 mL4 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
500 mL40 mL/ht = ? h

500 mL of fluid is infused by pump at 40 mL/h. How many hours t will the infusion take?

500 mL40 mL/h
t = h
3.Medium
410 mLleft? mL/h4 h left

500 mL was ordered over 6 hours. After 2 hours you find that 410 mL is still in the bag, and the order must still finish on time. To what rate R in mL/h must the pump be reset?

500 mL / 6 hafter 2 h: 410 mL
R = mL/h
4.Medium
1000 mL20 gtt/mL12 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 mL over 12 hours with a giving set of 20 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

1000 mL12 h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
250 mg50 mL12 mL/h? mg/h

A bag contains 250 mg of a drug in 50 mL and runs at 12 mL/h. How many milligrams per hour D does the patient receive?

250 mg/50 mL12 mL/h
D = mg/h
6.Hard
1000 mg500 mL20 gtt/mL120 mg/h? gtt/min

1000 mg of a drug is diluted in 500 mL and given by gravity through a set of 20 gtt/mL. The order is 120 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

1000 mg/500 mL120 mg/h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 375 mL/h
  2. 2. t = 12.5 h
  3. 3. R = 102.5 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 28 gtt/min
  5. 5. D = 60 mg/h
  6. 6. R = 20 gtt/min

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