IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.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
2.Easy
V = ?120 mL/h4 h

A pump runs at 120 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 4 hours?

120 mL/h4 h
V = mL
3.Medium
1000 mL20 gtt/mL10 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 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.

1000 mL10 h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
640 mLleft? mL/h2 h left

1500 mL was ordered over 6 hours. After 4 hours you find that 640 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?

1500 mL / 6 hafter 4 h: 640 mL
R = mL/h
5.Hard
200 mg100 mL15 gtt/mL120 mg/h? gtt/min

200 mg of a drug is diluted in 100 mL and given by gravity through a set of 15 gtt/mL. The order is 120 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

200 mg/100 mL120 mg/h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
6.Hard
300 mL15 gtt/mL42 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 42 gtt/min through a set of 15 gtt/mL. There are 300 mL left in the bag. How many hours t until it is empty? Round to one decimal place.

42 gtt/min15 gtt/mL300 mL
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 187.5 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 480 mL
  3. 3. R = 33 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 320 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 15 gtt/min
  6. 6. t = 1.8 h

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