Exam 15: Intravenous Flow Rates

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 1 hour. Using tubing with a 60 gtt/mL drop factor, how many drops per minute should the Ferrlecit 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 1 hour. Using tubing with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should the azithromycin be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The patient has vancomycin 750 mg ordered once daily. The vancomycin is available in 250 mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour. 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. -A patient on a ventilator has an order for a continuous Versed drip at 2 mg/h. The Versed concentration is 50 mg/50 mL of NS. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the Versed be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician orders magnesium sulfate 500 mg/h. The medication is supplied in 4 g/250 mL. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

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. -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 20 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should the Tygacil be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -TPN 2000 mL is ordered to infuse over 24 hours. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should be infused? _______

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The patient has vancomycin 1250 mg ordered once daily. The vancomycin is available in 250 mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour. Using an IV pump, how many milliliters per hour should the vancomycin 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 2 hours. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the Zosyn be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -An end-of-life patient has an order for fentanyl IV at 50 mcg/h. 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. -Albumin 25% is ordered IV now. The albumin is available in 100 mL bottles and is to infuse over 30 minutes. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the albumin be infused? _______

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -500 mL of NS is ordered over 2 hours for a patient with oliguria. 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 vancomycin 750 mg ordered IV once daily for an infection. The vancomycin is available in 250 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 vancomycin be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -The physician gives orders to infuse 1 L of lactated Ringer's solution in 15 hours. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________