IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1500 mL? mL/h2 h

1500 mL of fluid must be infused over 2 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

1500 mL2 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
V = ?42 mL/h5 h

A pump runs at 42 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 5 hours?

42 mL/h5 h
V = mL
3.Medium
1000 mL20 gtt/mL4 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 mL over 4 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 mL4 h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
1000 mL15 gtt/mL12 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 mL over 12 hours with a giving set of 15 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

1000 mL12 h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
400 mL15 gtt/mL30 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 30 gtt/min through a set of 15 gtt/mL. There are 400 mL left in the bag. How many hours t until it is empty? Round to one decimal place.

30 gtt/min15 gtt/mL400 mL
t = h
6.Hard
4 g1000 mL? mL/h1 mg/min

A bag contains 4 g of a drug in 1000 mL. The order is 1 mg per minute. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

4 g/1000 mL1 mg/min
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 750 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 210 mL
  3. 3. R = 83 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 21 gtt/min
  5. 5. t = 3.3 h
  6. 6. R = 15 mL/h

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