IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
750 mL? mL/h3 h

750 mL of fluid must be infused over 3 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

750 mL3 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
1000 mL? mL/h12 h

1000 mL of fluid must be infused over 12 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

1000 mL12 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
15 gtt/mL100 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 100 mL/h, but no pump is available. It runs by gravity through a giving set of 15 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

100 mL/h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
1000 mL15 gtt/mL4 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 mL over 4 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 mL4 h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
500 mg250 mL60 gtt/mL200 mg/h? gtt/min

500 mg of a drug is diluted in 250 mL and given by gravity through a set of 60 gtt/mL. The order is 200 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

500 mg/250 mL200 mg/h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
6.Hard
50 mg500 mL18 mL/h? mcg/min

An infusion of 50 mg in 500 mL runs at 18 mL/h. How many micrograms per minute D does the patient receive?

50 mg/500 mL18 mL/h
D = mcg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 250 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 83.33 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 25 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 63 gtt/min
  5. 5. R = 100 gtt/min
  6. 6. D = 30 mcg/min

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