The physician ordered Normal Saline 1,000 ml IV at 125 ml/Hr.
with a microdrop infusion set. (Drop factor: 1ml=15 gtts)A. Total number of hours the IV will run: ________B. gtts per minute: _________C. mgtts/ min: __________
Order: Doxycycline 50 mg IVPB in D5W 100 mL over 1 hr
Drop factor: 15 gtt/mL
What is the rate in
gtt/min? ______________________________
Order: Erythromycin 200 mg in 250 mL D5W to infuse over 1 hr
Drop factor: 10 gtt/mL
What is the rate in
gtt/min? ______________________________
1000 mL of ½ NS is to infuse at 50 mL/hr. Determine the infusion
time. (In hours)
The IV was started at 8:30 a.m. At what time will the IV
infusion be completed?
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1.2 L of NS is to infuse at 83 mL/hr. Determine the infusion
time. (In hours & minutes).
The IV was started at 9:45 p.m. At what time will the IV
infusion be completed?
a) The nurse is preparing to administer a 1L 0.9% NaCl IV fluid
bag at 150mL/hr. The IV tubing contains a Micro Drip set with a
drop factor of 60gtts/mL. In order to administer the IV fluid at
the correct rate, how drops per minute must the nurse observe in
the chamber?b) A heparin drip is ordered for a
patient with a DVT in the RLE. The bag reads heparin 25,000 units
in 500 mL. The initial order instructs the...
The healthcare provider ordered 2 L 0.9% NS to infuse at 115
mL/hr. The available tubing delivers 20 gtt/mL. At what rate will
the nurse set the infusion? ___ gtt/min (If needed, round to the
nearest whole number)
Doctor's Order: Infuse 50 mg of Amphotericin B in 250 mL NS over
4 hr 15 min, Drop factor: 12 gtt/mL. What flow rate (mL/hr) will
you set on the IV infusion pump?