Exam 15: Intravenous Flow Rates

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders fluconazole 200 mg twice a day. The fluconazole is dissolved in 100 mL of NS and is to be infused over 60 minutes. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the fluconazole be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders erythromycin 1 g in 100 mL of D₅W to infuse in 30 minutes. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -A patient on a ventilator has an order for a continuous Ativan drip at 2 mg/h. The Ativan concentration is 0. 2 mg/mL. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the Ativan be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders 20 mEq of potassium chloride in 50 mL 0.9% NS to infuse over 2 hours. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders a continuous IV Dilaudid drip at 0.4 mg/h. The medication is supplied in 10 mg/100 mL. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders vancomycin 500 mg in 250 mL of D₅W IVPB daily to infuse over 2 hours. Tubing drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The patient has Ferrlecit 125 mg ordered once daily. The Ferrlecit is available in 100 mL of NS and should infuse over 60 minutes. Using an IV pump, how many milliliters per hour should the Ferrlecit be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The patient has vancomycin 1250 mg ordered once daily for an infection. The vancomycin is available in 250 mL of NS and should infuse over 2 hours. Using an IV pump, how many milliliters per hour should the vancomycin infuse? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders a continuous IV morphine drip to infuse at 5 mg/h. The medication is supplied in 100 mg/100 mL. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The patient has Levaquin 500 mg ordered once daily. The Levaquin is available in 100 mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour. Using tubing with a 20 gtt/mL drop factor, how many drops per minute should the Levaquin be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -Zosyn 4.5 g IV every 6 hours is ordered for a patient. The Zosyn is dissolved in 50 mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour. Using tubing with a drop factor of 60 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should the Zosyn be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -Tygacil 50 mg IV once a day is ordered for a patient. The Tygacil is dissolved in 50 mL of NS and should infuse over 30 minutes. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the Tygacil be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders an IV of 40 mEq of potassium chloride in 500 mL 0.9% NS to infuse over 4 hours. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. _______________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -Tygacil 50 mg IV once a day is ordered for a patient. The Tygacil is dissolved in 50 mL of NS and should infuse over 30 minutes. Using tubing with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should the Tygacil be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -D₅W 1000 mL is to infuse over 10 hours. Using tubing with a 60 gtt/mL drop factor, how many drops per minute should the IV fluids be infused? ______________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders Doribax 250 mg twice a day. The Doribax is dissolved in 250 mL of NS and is to be infused over 2 hours. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the Doribax be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -Azithromycin 500 mg IV once a day is ordered for a patient. The azithromycin is dissolved in 250 mL of NS and should infuse over 60 minutes. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the azithromycin be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The patient has Ferrlecit 125 mg ordered IV once daily for anemia. The Ferrlecit is available in 100 mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour. Using tubing with a 20 gtt/mL drop factor, how many drops per minute should the Ferrlecit be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -A patient on a ventilator has an order for a continuous Ativan drip at 3 mg/h. The Ativan concentration is 0.2 mg/mL. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the Ativan be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -Lactated Ringer's solution 10,000 mL is to be infused in a burn patient over 8 hours. How many milliliters per hour should the IV fluids be infused? ___________