IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1500 mL? mL/h4 h

1500 mL of fluid must be infused over 4 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

1500 mL4 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
V = ?42 mL/h2 h

A pump runs at 42 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 2 hours?

42 mL/h2 h
V = mL
3.Medium
250 mL20 gtt/mL3 h? gtt/min

Infuse 250 mL over 3 hours with a giving set of 20 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

250 mL3 h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
1000 mL10 gtt/mL6 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 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.

1000 mL6 h10 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
2 g250 mL? mL/h0.5 mg/min

A bag contains 2 g of a drug in 250 mL. The order is 0.5 mg per minute. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

2 g/250 mL0.5 mg/min
R = mL/h
6.Hard
100 mg100 mL15 gtt/mL60 mg/h? gtt/min

100 mg of a drug is diluted in 100 mL and given by gravity through a set of 15 gtt/mL. The order is 60 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

100 mg/100 mL60 mg/h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 375 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 84 mL
  3. 3. R = 28 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 28 gtt/min
  5. 5. R = 3.75 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 15 gtt/min

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