Exam 15: Intravenous Flow Rates

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 tubing with a 10 gtt/mL drop factor, how many drops per minute should the vancomycin be infused? ______________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders 40 mEq of potassium chloride in 100 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. -D₅W 500 mL is to infuse over 6 hours. Using tubing with a 10 gtt/mL drop factor, how many drops per minute should the IV fluids be infused? ______________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -Zyvox 600 mg IV once a day is ordered for a patient. The Zyvox is dissolved in 300 mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour. Using tubing with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should the Zyvox be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -Zyvox 600 mg IV once a day is ordered for a patient. The Zyvox is dissolved in 300 mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour. Using tubing with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should the Zyvox be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -Zosyn 4.5 g IV once a day is ordered for a patient. The Zosyn is dissolved in 100 mL of NS and should infuse over 4 hours. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the Zosyn be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician gives orders to infuse 1 unit (250 mL) of packed red blood cells over 2 hours. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -Zyvox 600 mg IV once a day is ordered for a patient. The Zyvox is dissolved in 300 mL of NS and should infuse over 60 minutes. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the Zyvox 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 tubing with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should the azithromycin be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders a continuous IV morphine drip to infuse at 6 mg/h. The medication is supplied in 50 mg/50 mL. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician gives orders to infuse 1000 mL 0.9% NS at 200 mL/h for dehydration. Tubing drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. ____________________

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 1 hour. Using tubing with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should be infused? __________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders ampicillin 1 g in 100 mL of D₅W IVPB to infuse over 20 minutes. Tubing drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -An end-of-life patient has an order for fentanyl IV at 100 mcg/hr. The fentanyl concentration is 10 mcg/mL. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the fentanyl be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -1000 mL of NS is ordered to infuse over 5 hours. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the NS be infused? ________

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 60 minutes. Using an IV pump, how many milliliters per hour should the Levaquin 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 tubing with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should be infused? __________

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 1 hour. Using tubing with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should be infused? __________

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 60 gtt/mL drop factor, how many drops per minute should the Levaquin be infused? ______________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders 500 mL of NS to infuse at 175 mL/h for a patient with vomiting. Tubing drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. ____________________