Parenteral Medications

1,000 milliliters of medication over 24 hours using a 15-drip set

10.4 drops per minute

IV bags are commonly found in sizes of_____, 250, 500, or ______ milliliters.

100, 250, 500, or 1000 milliliters.

250 milliliters of medication over 4 hours using a 12-drip set

12.5 drops per minute

2,400 milliliters of medication over 24 hours using a 10-drip set

16.7 drops per minute

750 milliliters of medication over 5 hours using a 10-drip set

25 drops per minute

100 milliliters of medication over 30 minutes using a 15-drip set

50 drops per minute

mathematic equation used to determine drip rate:

Drip Rate = Milliliters of Fluid × Drip Set ÷ Minutes of Infusion

Drip rate is given in terms of _____ per minute

Drip rate is given in terms of drops per minute

Drip rate

Drip rate is the rate at which medication drips from the IV bag into the intravenous line.

___________ inject medication directly into a vein

Intravenous lines or IVs

What is the mathematical equation for determining drip rate?

Milliliters of Fluid × Drip Set ÷ Minutes of Infusion

A health care worker is asked to infuse 500 milliliters of medication into a patient over a period of 2 hours. The hospital uses 15-drip sets. What is the drip rate? Drip Rate = Milliliters of Fluid × Drip Set ÷ Minutes of InfusionShow Image Sample drip rate calculation

Multiply the milliliters of fluid by the drip set: 500 × 15 = 7,500 Convert the length of time into minutes: 2 hours × 60 minutes = 120 minutes Divide the product of #1 by the total number of minutes: 7,500 ÷ 120 = 62.5 Identify the answer: 62.5 drops per minute.

drip set

The drip set is the number of drops it takes to equal 1 milliliter.

What is drip set?

The number of drops it takes to equal 1 milliliter.

_____________ is the rate at which medication drips from the IV bag into the intravenous line.

drip rate

One of the factors needed to determine drip rate is the _______ ______.

drip set

Syringes are read by identifying the number that is at the ______ of the rubber stopper.

end

The two common types of drip sets

macrodrip sets and microdrip sets

most syringes are marked in units of__________

milliliters

Medication that is injected into the body is called

parenteral medication

Syringes are used to inject a _______ amount of medication into the skin or muscle tissue.

precise

Macrodrip sets

release large drops sets are available in 10-, 12-, or 15-drip sets The size of the drop decreases as the drip set increases

Microdrip sets

release much smaller drops of fluid it takes 60 drops to equal 1 milliliter used to limit volume of medication infused in a patient

IVs can release ______ amounts of fluid at a time

small

IVs infuse _______ amounts of fluid over a period of time.

small

_________ are used to inject a precise amount of medication into the skin or muscle tissue

syringes

The milliliter markings on IV bags are arranged from _________ to __________.

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