IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
250 mL? mL/h6 h

250 mL of fluid must be infused over 6 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

250 mL6 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
500 mL? mL/h24 h

500 mL of fluid must be infused over 24 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

500 mL24 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
250 mL10 gtt/mL4 h? gtt/min

Infuse 250 mL over 4 hours with a giving set of 10 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

250 mL4 h10 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
V = ?20 gtt/mL30 gtt/min12 h

A drip runs at 30 gtt/min through a set of 20 gtt/mL. How many millilitres V does the patient receive in 12 hours?

30 gtt/min20 gtt/mL12 h
V = mL
5.Hard
2 g250 mL? mL/h2 mg/min

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

2 g/250 mL2 mg/min
R = mL/h
6.Hard
750 mL60 gtt/mL32 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 32 gtt/min through a set of 60 gtt/mL. There are 750 mL left in the bag. How many hours t until it is empty? Round to one decimal place.

32 gtt/min60 gtt/mL750 mL
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 41.67 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 20.83 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 10 gtt/min
  4. 4. V = 1080 mL
  5. 5. R = 15 mL/h
  6. 6. t = 23.4 h

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