Basic Intravenous (IV) Fluid Calculations
133.3 mL/hr
The adult patient is to receive 3.375 g of Zosyn IV. Zosyn is diluted in 100 mL of NS and is to be administered over 45 minutes. Using an infusion pump, how many mL/hr would you set the pump?
50 gtt/min
The patient has an order for 100mL of NS to infuse in 30 minutes. The drop factor is 15. How many gtt/min will the patient receive?
167 gtt/min
The patient is to receive 2000 mL over 12 hours. Using microdrop tubing. How many gtt/min will you administer?
167 gtt/min
The patient is to receive 250 mL to be infused in 1.5 hours. Using a microdrip, how many gtt/min will you administer?
125 gtt/min
The patient is to receive 3000mL of D5W at 125 mL/hr. The drop factor is 60. How many gtt/min will you administer?
25 gtt/min
The patient is to receive 50 mg of Zantac in 50 mL of NS to infuse in 30 minutes. The administration set delivers 15 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min will you administer?
17 gtt/min
The patient is to receive Ancef 1 gram in 50mL over 30 minutes. The IV tubing is labeled 10 gtt/mL. At how many gtt/min will you administer?
31 gtt/min
The physician has ordered 1500 mL of LR to infuse in 12 hours. The drop factor is 15. Calculate the gtt/min to deliver the volume in the prescribed time frame?
62.5 mL/hr
The physician has ordered 250 mL of D5W with 20 MEq KCL to infuse over 4 hours. The drop factor is 10. Using an infusion pump, at what rate will you set the pump in mL/hr for an adult patient?
63 gtt/min
The physician has ordered 500 mL of D5W to infuse over 2 hours. The drop factor is 15 drops per milliliter. Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min.
133 gtt/min
The physician has ordered Timentin 3.1 g to be administered. Timentin is diluted in 100 mL of NS and is to be administered over 45 minutes using microdrop tubing. How many gtt/min will you administer?
100 mL/hr
The physician has ordered Zantac 50 mg. Zantac 50 mg is available in 50 mL bags of IVF and is to infuse in 30 minutes. The drop factor on your tubing is 15 gtt/mL. At what rate will you set the pump in mL/hr?
A) 62.5 mL/hr B) 5 mEq/hr
The physician ordered 250 mL of NS with 20 mEq of KCI to infuse over 4 hours. At what rate would you set the infusion pump in mL/hr? How many mEq is the patient receiving per hour?
62.5 mL/hr
The physician ordered 250 mL to infuse over 4 hours. At what rate in mL/hr will you set an infusion pump?
250 mL/hr
You are to administer 1000 mL of LR over 4 hours. An infusion pump is available. How many mL/hr would you set the pump?
133.3 mL/hr
You are to administer an IVPB of Zosyn 3.375 g in 100 mL of IVF over 45 minutes. The drop factor is 10. At what rate will you set the infusion pump in mL/hr for an adult patient?
21 gtt/min
You have an order for 250 mL of 0.9% NS IV. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. The drop factor is 10 drops per milliliter, and the infusion time is 2 hours.
31 gtt/min
Your patient has 1000 mL to be infused in 8 hours. The gtt factor is 15. How many gtt/min will you administer?
33 gtt/min
Your patient has an order for 200 mL of NS to be infused in 1 hour. The gtt factor is 10. How many gtt/min will you administer?
20 gtt/min
Zantac 50 mg is in 50 mL of NS and is to infuse over 30 minutes. The drop factor is 12 gtt/mL. Calculate the gtt/min.
