IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.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
2.Easy
750 mL100 mL/ht = ? h

750 mL of fluid is infused by pump at 100 mL/h. How many hours t will the infusion take?

750 mL100 mL/h
t = h
3.Medium
500 mL15 gtt/mL10 h? gtt/min

Infuse 500 mL over 10 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 mL10 h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
1000 mL15 gtt/mL10 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 mL over 10 hours with a giving set of 15 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

1000 mL10 h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
4 g1000 mL? mL/h1 mg/min

A bag contains 4 g of a drug in 1000 mL. The order is 1 mg per minute. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

4 g/1000 mL1 mg/min
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mL15 gtt/mL50 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 50 gtt/min through a set of 15 gtt/mL. There are 400 mL left in the bag. How many hours t until it is empty?

50 gtt/min15 gtt/mL400 mL
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 20.83 mL/h
  2. 2. t = 7.5 h
  3. 3. R = 13 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 25 gtt/min
  5. 5. R = 15 mL/h
  6. 6. t = 2 h

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