IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
250 mL60 mL/ht = ? h

250 mL of fluid is infused by pump at 60 mL/h. How many hours t will the infusion take? Round to one decimal place.

250 mL60 mL/h
t = h
2.Easy
250 mL? mL/h8 h

250 mL of fluid must be infused over 8 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

250 mL8 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
1000 mL15 gtt/mL5 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 mL over 5 hours with a giving set of 15 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

1000 mL5 h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
15 gtt/mL80 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 80 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.

80 mL/h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
2 g500 mL? mL/h3 mg/min

A bag contains 2 g of a drug in 500 mL. The order is 3 mg per minute. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

2 g/500 mL3 mg/min
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mL8 mL/h? mg/h

A bag contains 400 mg of a drug in 250 mL and runs at 8 mL/h. How many milligrams per hour D does the patient receive?

400 mg/250 mL8 mL/h
D = mg/h

Answer key

  1. 1. t = 4.2 h
  2. 2. R = 31.25 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 50 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 20 gtt/min
  5. 5. R = 45 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 12.8 mg/h

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