IV Flow Rates and Infusion Time Practice
Adding Time Intervals Practice
IV Flow Rates and Infusion Time Knowledge Check
IV Flow Rates Extended Practice 1
1. A nurse practitioner orders 500 mL of 0.9% normal saline to infuse over two hours.
How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?
2. A physician orders 1,000 mL of D5W ½ NS to infuse over six hours. The IV tubing has a 20 drop per milliliter factor.
How many drops per minute will the nurse infuse the IV fluids (Round final answer to the nearest whole number)?
3. A nurse practitioner orders 500 mL of 0.9% normal saline to infuse over two hours.
The IV tubing has a 60 drop per milliliter factor. How many drops per minute will the nurse infuse the IV fluids?
4. A patient has 500 mL of 0.9% normal saline ordered to infuse over three hours. The IV tubing has a 15 drop per milliliter factor.
How many drops per minute will the nurse infuse the IV fluids? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number)?
5. A total of 1,800 mL of TPN is ordered to infuse during 8 PM and 6 AM.
How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?
6. Vancomycin 1 g/100 mL is ordered to be infused IV twice daily over one hour.
How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?
7. A total of 60 mEq of potassium chloride/200 mL is ordered to infuse at a rate of 10 mEq potassium chloride per hour.
How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?
8. A patient with terminal cancer has morphine sulfate ordered at a rate of 4 milligrams per hour. The morphine sulfate has a concentration of 50 mg/100 mL.
How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?
9. A physician orders Kefzol 1 gram/25 mL IV over 15 minutes every eight hours.
How many milliliters per hour would the nurse program the IV infusion device?
10. Cefepime 500 mg in 50 mL of NS is ordered IV every 12 hours. The pharmacy suggests infusing the Cefepime over 30 minutes. The IV tubing has a 60 drop per milliliter drop factor.
How many drops per minute would the nurse infuse the medication?
11. A physician orders Ofirmev 1,000 mg in 100 mL of normal saline IV over 30 minutes as a one-time dose.
How many milliliters per hour would the nurse program the IV infusion device?
12. A patient has Acyclovir 480 mg in 150 mL of NS ordered to infuse over 120 minutes. The IV tubing has a 20 drop per milliliter factor.
How many drops per minute would the Acyclovir be infused (Round final answer to the nearest whole number)?
13. A patient on a ventilator has an order for a Lorazepam infusion at a rate of 1 milligram per hour for sedation. The Lorazepam arrives from the pharmacy and has a 10 mg/50 mL concentration.
How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?
14. Kefzol 1 gram/50 mL IV over 30 minutes is ordered every eight hours. The IV tubing has a 60 drop per milliliter factor.
How many drops per minute would the Kef