IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
V = ?60 mL/h5 h

A pump runs at 60 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 5 hours?

60 mL/h5 h
V = mL
2.Easy
250 mL? mL/h4 h

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

250 mL4 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
210 mLleft? mL/h2 h left

1000 mL was ordered over 12 hours. After 10 hours you find that 210 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?

1000 mL / 12 hafter 10 h: 210 mL
R = mL/h
4.Medium
1500 mL10 gtt/mL6 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1500 mL over 6 hours with a giving set of 10 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

1500 mL6 h10 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
750 mL15 gtt/mL42 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 42 gtt/min through a set of 15 gtt/mL. There are 750 mL left in the bag. How many hours t until it is empty? Round to one decimal place.

42 gtt/min15 gtt/mL750 mL
t = h
6.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

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 300 mL
  2. 2. R = 62.5 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 105 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 42 gtt/min
  5. 5. t = 4.5 h
  6. 6. R = 15 gtt/min

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