IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1500 mL? mL/h3 h

1500 mL of fluid must be infused over 3 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

1500 mL3 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
100 mL? mL/h4 h

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

100 mL4 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
500 mL15 gtt/mL12 h? gtt/min

Infuse 500 mL over 12 hours with a giving set of 15 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

500 mL12 h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
60 gtt/mL60 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 60 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.

60 mL/h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
400 mg250 mL30 mL/h? mg/h

A bag contains 400 mg of a drug in 250 mL and runs at 30 mL/h. How many milligrams per hour D does the patient receive?

400 mg/250 mL30 mL/h
D = mg/h
6.Hard
100 mg100 mL20 gtt/mL75 mg/h? gtt/min

100 mg of a drug is diluted in 100 mL and given by gravity through a set of 20 gtt/mL. The order is 75 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

100 mg/100 mL75 mg/h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 500 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 25 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 10 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 60 gtt/min
  5. 5. D = 48 mg/h
  6. 6. R = 25 gtt/min

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