IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
100 mL? mL/h6 h

100 mL of fluid must be infused over 6 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

100 mL6 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
100 mL? mL/h10 h

100 mL of fluid must be infused over 10 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

100 mL10 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
V = ?15 gtt/mL50 gtt/min3 h

A drip runs at 50 gtt/min through a set of 15 gtt/mL. How many millilitres V does the patient receive in 3 hours?

50 gtt/min15 gtt/mL3 h
V = mL
4.Medium
1000 mL20 gtt/mL8 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 mL over 8 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 mL8 h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
4 g1000 mL? mL/h4 mg/min

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

4 g/1000 mL4 mg/min
R = mL/h
6.Hard
1000 mg250 mL15 gtt/mL400 mg/h? gtt/min

1000 mg of a drug is diluted in 250 mL and given by gravity through a set of 15 gtt/mL. The order is 400 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

1000 mg/250 mL400 mg/h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 16.67 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 10 mL/h
  3. 3. V = 600 mL
  4. 4. R = 42 gtt/min
  5. 5. R = 60 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 25 gtt/min

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