Exam 10: Basic Intravenous Calculations

A maintenance IV of 1000 mL D₅LR is ordered to infuse in 8 hours.What is the flow rate in mL per hr?

Directions: Calculate the IV flow rates with DA equations where requested.For credit,show work.Label all answers.Label flow rates in milliliters per hour or drops per minutes,as needed. Ordered: NS IV at 100 mL per hr.Available: NS 500 mL.How many hours (and minutes,if applicable)will the infusion last?

State the names of the following solutions: A)NS: B)D₅W: C)LRS: D)D₁₀W: E)0.45 NaCl sol:

The flow rate for a gravity infusion is counted in what measurement terms?

An IV of 500 mL at 50 mL per hr is started at 0830 hours.What time will should it be completed (in 24-hour clock time)?

If IV of 100 mL is ordered for every 5 hours and an agency policy is that 1-hour volume is the maximum amount that can be placed in the volume control device,how much will the nurse place in the device?

An IV of 1000 mL at 100 mL per hr is started at 1200 hours.At 1800 hours,400 mL have been infused.How many mL should have been infused? How could this have been prevented?

Directions: Calculate the IV flow rates with DA equations where requested.For credit,show work.Label all answers.Label flow rates in milliliters per hour or drops per minutes,as needed. Ordered: IVPB antineoplastic.Available from the pharmacy: antineoplastic diluted in 50-mL solution.Administer over 60 minutes.Equipment: infusion pump. A)Estimated flow rate: B)DA equation: C)Evaluation:

What is the meaning of dF 15?

Directions: Calculate the IV flow rates with DA equations where requested.For credit,show work.Label all answers.Label flow rates in milliliters per hour or drops per minutes,as needed. Ordered: LRS 2 L IV q24h. A)Is this an intermittent or continuous order? What flow rate will the nurse set on an infusion pump? B)DA equation: C)Evaluation:

What is another name for a medicated intermittent infusion?

What the purpose of a volume control burette device?

A medicated IV of 100 mL is ordered to infuse in 2 hours.What is the flow rate in mL per hr?

A gravity device with microdrip (pediatric)tubing is ordered for 30 mL per hr.How many drops per minute will be set on the device?

Directions: Calculate the IV flow rates with DA equations where requested.For credit,show work.Label all answers.Label flow rates in milliliters per hour or drops per minutes,as needed. Ordered: IVPB antibiotic.Available from the pharmacy: antibiotic diluted in 50-mL solution.Administer over 20 minutes.Equipment: infusion pump. A)Estimated flow rate: B)DA equation: C)Evaluation: