IV Therapy practice questions

The primary care provider prescribes cefuroxime sodium (Kefurox) 500 mg IVPB. Available is cefuroxime sodium 750 mg/mL to be added to 50 mL NS to infuse over 30 min. How many mL will the health care professional add to the 50 mL NS?

0.67 mL (1 mL / 750 mg) x (500 mg / 1)

The primary care provider prescribes potassium chloride (K-Lor) 40 mEq to be added to 1 L of D51/2NS to infuse at 50 mL/hr IV. Available is potassium chloride, 4 mEq/mL. How many mL of potassium will the health care profession add to the bag of D51/2NS?

10 mL (1 mL / 4 mEq) x (40 mEq / 1)

The primary care provider prescribes minocycline hydrochloride (Minocin) 200 mg IVPB. Available is minocycline hydrochloride, 100 mg/5 mL to be added to 150 mL of NS to infuse over 1 hr. How many mL will the health care professional add to the 150 mL of NS?

10 mL (5 mL / 100 mg) x (200 mg / 1)

The primary care provider prescribes ondansetron (Zoran) 4 mg IVPB. Available is ondansetron 4 mg added to 25 mL of NS to be infused over 15 min. How many mL/hr will the healthcare professional administer?

100 mL 25 mL/15 min

The primary care provider prescribes 500 mL of NS IV to infuse over 4 hr. The drop factor shown on the package of IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. How many gatt/min will the health care professional administer?

125 gtt/min (60 gtt / 1 mL) x (1 hr / 60 min) x (500 mL / 4 hr) = 30,000 / 240

The primary care provider prescribes clindamycin hydrochloride (Cleocin) 400 mg IVPB. Available is clindamycin hydrochloride 400 mg/100 mL to infuse over 45 minutes. How many mL/hr will the health care professional administer?

133 mL/hr 45 min = 0.75 hr 100mL/0.75 hr

The primary care provider prescribes ranitidine (Zantac 150 mg IVPB Q12H. Available is 150 mg ranitidine in 50 mL to infuse over 20 min. The drop factor shown on the package of IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The health care professional should set the IV to deliver how many gatt/min?

150 gtt/min (60 gtt / 1 mL) x (50 mL / 20 min)

The primary care provider prescribes 1 L of NS IV containing 40 units of oxytocin (Piton) to infuse over 6 hr. The health care professional should set the IV to deliver how many mL/hr?

167 mL/hr 1000 mL / 6 hours

The primary care provider prescribes tobramycin (Nebcin) 90 mg IVPB. Available is tobramycin in 150 mL to infuse over 45 min. The drop factor shown on the package of IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. How many gatt/min will the health care professional administer?

200 gtt/min (60 gtt / 1 mL) x (150 mL / 45 min)

The primary care provider prescribes 1 L of NS IV to infuse over 5 hr. How many mL/hr will the health care professional administer?

200 mL/hr 1000 mL / 5 hr

A nurse is preparing to administer ceftazidime (Fortaz) 1 g by intermittent IV bolus every 12 hr. Available is ceftazidime 1 g in 0.9% sodium chloride 50 mL to infuse over 15 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? Round to a whole number.

200 mL/hr 15 min = 0.25 hours 50 mL / 0.25 hours

A nurse is preparing to administer ranitidine (Zantac) 50 mg by intermittent IV bolus every 6 hr. Available is ranitidine 50 mg in dextrose 5% in water 100 mL to infuse over 30 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? Round to a whole number.

200 mL/hr 30 min = 0.5 hours 100 mL/0.5 hr

The primary care provider prescribes clindamycin (Cleocin) 300 mg IVPB Q12H. Available is 300 mg clindamycin in 100 mL to infuse over 30 min. The health care professional should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?

200 mL/hr 30 min = 0.5 hr 100/0.5

The primary care provider prescribes 1 L of D5W IV to infuse over 12 hr. The drop factor shown on the package of IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The health care professional should set the IV to deliver how many gtt/min?

21 gtt/min (15 gtt / 1 mL) x (1 hr / 60 min) x (1000 mL / 12) = 15,000/720

The primary care provider prescribes D5W IV to infuse at 75 mL/hr. The drop factor shown on the package of IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The health care professional should set the IV to deliver how many gtt/min?

25 gtt/min (20 gtt / 1 mL) x (1 hr / 60 min) x (75 mL / 1 hr)

The primary care provider prescribes vancomycin hydrochloride (Vancocin) 1 g IVPB. Available is 1 g/250 mL of NS to infuse over 60 min. How many mL/hr will the health care professional administer?

250 mL/hr Answer is in the question.

The primary care provider prescribes D5W IV to infuse at 125 mL/hr. The drop factor shown on the package of IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min will the health care professional administer?

31 gtt/min (15 gtt / 1 mL) x (1 hr / 60 min) x (125 mL / 1 hr) = 1875/60

The primary care provider prescribes 500 mL of NS to infuse over 2 hr. The drop factor shown on the package of IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The health care professional should set the IV to deliver how many gtt/min?

42 gtt/min (10 gtt / 1 mL) x (1 hr / 60 min) x (500 mL / 2 hr) = 5000/120

The primary care provider prescribes 1 L of NS to infuse over 2 hr. How many mL/hr will the health care professional administer?

500 mL 1000 mL in 2 hours 500 mL in 1 hour

The primary care provider prescribes 1 L of NS IV to infuse over 6 hr. The drop factor shown on the package of IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min will the health care professional administer?

56 gtt/min (20 gtt / 1 mL) x (1 hr / 60 min) x (1000 mL / 6 hr)

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.45% sodium chloride 500 mL IV to infuse over 8 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? Round to a whole number.

63 mL/hr 500 mL/8 hr

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's (LR) 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 1.5 hr. The nurse should set the OV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? Round to a whole number.

667 mL/hr 1000/1.5

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's 2 L IV to infuse over 24 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? Round to a whole number.

83 mL/hr 2 L = 2,000 mL 2,000 mL / 24 hr