IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
500 mL? mL/h8 h

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

500 mL8 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
250 mL? mL/h2 h

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

250 mL2 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
500 mL15 gtt/mL6 h? gtt/min

Infuse 500 mL over 6 hours with a giving set of 15 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

500 mL6 h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
15 gtt/mL80 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 80 mL/h, but no pump is available. It runs by gravity through a giving set of 15 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

80 mL/h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
4 g1000 mL? mL/h2 mg/min

A bag contains 4 g of a drug in 1000 mL. The order is 2 mg per minute. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

4 g/1000 mL2 mg/min
R = mL/h
6.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

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 62.5 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 125 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 21 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 20 gtt/min
  5. 5. R = 30 mL/h
  6. 6. t = 3.3 h

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