Exam 12: Intravenous Flow Rates

The physician orders 1000 mL of 0.45% NS to infuse at 90 mL/h.Tubing drop factor is 20 gtt/mL.Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute.____________________

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.____________

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? ___________

Lactated Ringer's solution 12,500 mL is to be infused in a burn patient over 8 hours.How many milliliters per hour should the IV fluids be infused? ___________

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 10 gtt/mL,how many drops per minute should be infused? __________

The physician orders a Cardizem drip at 5 mg/h for SVT.The Cardizem 100 mg is diluted in 100 mL of NS.Using an IV controller,how many milliliters per hour should the Cardizem be infused? ___________

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.____________________

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? ___________

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.____________________

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.____________________

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? ___________

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? ___________

The physician gives orders to infuse 1 unit (250 mL)of packed red blood cells over 2 hours.Using tubing with a 20 gtt/mL drop factor,how many drops per minute should the IV fluids be infused? ______________

The physician gives orders to infuse 1 unit (250 mL)of packed red blood cells over 4 hours.Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.____________________

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? _______

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? ___________

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? __________

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? ___________

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? ___________

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.____________________