IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
250 mL? mL/h4 h

250 mL of fluid must be infused over 4 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

250 mL4 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
100 mL60 mL/ht = ? h

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

100 mL60 mL/h
t = h
3.Medium
1500 mL15 gtt/mL4 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1500 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.

1500 mL4 h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
60 gtt/mL40 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 40 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.

40 mL/h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
200 mL60 gtt/mL20 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 20 gtt/min through a set of 60 gtt/mL. There are 200 mL left in the bag. How many hours t until it is empty?

20 gtt/min60 gtt/mL200 mL
t = h
6.Hard
100 mg500 mL15 mL/h? mg/h

A bag contains 100 mg of a drug in 500 mL and runs at 15 mL/h. How many milligrams per hour D does the patient receive?

100 mg/500 mL15 mL/h
D = mg/h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 62.5 mL/h
  2. 2. t = 1.7 h
  3. 3. R = 94 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 40 gtt/min
  5. 5. t = 10 h
  6. 6. D = 3 mg/h

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