IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
100 mL? mL/h8 h

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

100 mL8 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
100 mL? mL/h3 h

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

100 mL3 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
60 gtt/mL120 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 120 mL/h, but no pump is available. It runs by gravity through a giving set of 60 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

120 mL/h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
500 mL60 gtt/mL5 h? gtt/min

Infuse 500 mL over 5 hours with a giving set of 60 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

500 mL5 h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
500 mg50 mL15 mL/h? mg/h

A bag contains 500 mg of a drug in 50 mL and runs at 15 mL/h. How many milligrams per hour D does the patient receive?

500 mg/50 mL15 mL/h
D = mg/h
6.Hard
750 mL60 gtt/mL40 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 40 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.

40 gtt/min60 gtt/mL750 mL
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 12.5 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 33.33 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 120 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 100 gtt/min
  5. 5. D = 150 mg/h
  6. 6. t = 18.8 h

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