IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
100 mL? mL/h4 h

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

100 mL4 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
1000 mL100 mL/ht = ? h

1000 mL of fluid is infused by pump at 100 mL/h. How many hours t will the infusion take?

1000 mL100 mL/h
t = h
3.Medium
500 mL10 gtt/mL2 h? gtt/min

Infuse 500 mL over 2 hours with a giving set of 10 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

500 mL2 h10 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
1000 mL15 gtt/mL12 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 mL over 12 hours with a giving set of 15 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

1000 mL12 h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
250 mg500 mL15 mL/h? mg/h

A bag contains 250 mg of a drug in 500 mL and runs at 15 mL/h. How many milligrams per hour D does the patient receive?

250 mg/500 mL15 mL/h
D = mg/h
6.Hard
380 mLleft? mL/h2 h left

1000 mL was ordered over 6 hours. After 4 hours you find that 380 mL is still in the bag, and the order must still finish on time. By what percentage Δ must the original pump rate be increased?

1000 mL / 6 hafter 4 h: 380 mL
Δ = %

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 25 mL/h
  2. 2. t = 10 h
  3. 3. R = 42 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 21 gtt/min
  5. 5. D = 7.5 mg/h
  6. 6. Δ = 14 %

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