IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
750 mL100 mL/ht = ? h

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

750 mL100 mL/h
t = h
2.Easy
250 mL40 mL/ht = ? h

250 mL of fluid is infused by pump at 40 mL/h. How many hours t will the infusion take? Round to one decimal place.

250 mL40 mL/h
t = h
3.Medium
1000 mL15 gtt/mL8 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 mL over 8 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 mL8 h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
250 mL60 gtt/mL6 h? gtt/min

Infuse 250 mL over 6 hours with a giving set of 60 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

250 mL6 h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
1000 mg100 mL8 mL/h? mg/h

A bag contains 1000 mg of a drug in 100 mL and runs at 8 mL/h. How many milligrams per hour D does the patient receive?

1000 mg/100 mL8 mL/h
D = mg/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mL15 gtt/mL200 mg/h? gtt/min

500 mg of a drug is diluted in 250 mL and given by gravity through a set of 15 gtt/mL. The order is 200 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

500 mg/250 mL200 mg/h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min

Answer key

  1. 1. t = 7.5 h
  2. 2. t = 6.3 h
  3. 3. R = 31 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 42 gtt/min
  5. 5. D = 80 mg/h
  6. 6. R = 25 gtt/min

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