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INFUSION: QUIZ 4
Infusion Rate Calculations
1. The order reads: Over the next 4 hours, infuse 500 mL of 5% Dextrose in normal saline.
Add 20 MEq of KCI to solution. You know that the IV tubing is calibrated to deliver 10
gtt/mL. In drops per minute, what is the rate of flow? (Answer in gtt/min rounded to the
nearest whole number).
a. 12 gtt/min
b. 21 gtt/min
c. 31 gtt/min
d. 40 gtt/min
2. The doctor orders an IV infusion of D5W 1000 mL to infuse over the next 4 hours. The IV
tubing that you are using delivers 20 gtt/mL. What is the correct rate of flow? (Answer in
gtt/min rounded to the nearest whole number).
a. 42 gtt/min
b. 60 gtt/min
c. 72 gtt/min
d. 83 gtt/min
3. A 500 cc solution of D5NS with 20,000 units of Heparin is infusing at 20 mL per hour. The
IV set delivers 60 gtt per cc. How many units of Heparin is the patient receiving each hour?
a. 400 units/h
b. 600 units/h
c. 800 units/h
d. 900 units/h
4. The order reads: Over the next 4 hours, infuse 500 mL of 5% Dextrose in normal saline.
Add 20 MEq of KCI to solution. You know that the IV tubing set is calibrated to deliver 10
gtt/mL. In drops per minute, what is the correct rate of flow? (Answer in gtt/min rounded to
the nearest whole number).
a. 17 gtt/min
b. 21 gtt/min
c. 27 gtt/min
d. 33 gtt/min
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5. In checking your patient's 10 am medications, you notice that you have orders to infuse 50
mg of Chloramphenicol in 100 mL of 5% Dextrose in water over 30 minutes. The IV tubing
delivers 15 gtt/mL. What is the correct rate of flow?
a. 50 gtt/min
b. 40 gtt/min
c. 30 gtt/min
d. 60 gtt/min
6. A female patient is receiving Hartmann's solution at a rate of 125 mL/h. How much
solution will she receive over 3 hours?
a. 500 mL
b. 375 mL
c. 250 mL
d. 125 mL
7. A boy is to be given dextrose 5% via an infusion pump. If the pump is set at 60 mL/h, how
much dextrose will he receive in 2.5 hours (2 hours and 30 minutes)?
a. 75 mL
b. 150 mL
c. 175 mL
d. 125 mL
8. Half a litre of normal saline with 2 g potassium chloride is to be given a patient I.V. How
long will this take if the infusion pump is set at 75mL/h?
a. 6 hours and 40 minutes
b. 3 hours and 20 minutes
c. 7 hours and 15 minutes
d. 5 hours and 30 minutes
9. What is the required flow rate of a volumetric infusion pump to deliver 500 mL of
Hartmann's solution over 7 hours? (Answer in mL/h rounded to the nearest whole number).
a. 36 mL/h
b. 71 mL/h
c. 87 mL/h
d. 93 mL/h
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INFUSION: QUIZ 4
Infusion Rate Calculations
1. The order reads: Over the next 4 hours, infuse 500 mL of 5% Dextrose in normal saline.
Add 20 MEq of KCI to solution. You know that the IV tubing is calibrated to deliver 10
gtt/mL. In drops per minute, what is the rate of flow? (Answer in gtt/min rounded to the
nearest whole number).
a. 12 gtt/min
b. 21 gtt/min
c. 31 gtt/min
d. 40 gtt/min
2. The doctor orders an IV infusion of D5W 1000 mL to infuse over the next 4 hours. The IV
tubing that you are using delivers 20 gtt/mL. What is the correct rate of flow? (Answer in
gtt/min rounded to the nearest whole number).
a. 42 gtt/min
b. 60 gtt/min
c. 72 gtt/min
d. 83 gtt/min
3. A 500 cc solution of D5NS with 20,000 units of Heparin is infusing at 20 mL per hour. The
IV set delivers 60 gtt per cc. How many units of Heparin is the patient receiving each hour?
a. 400 units/h
b. 600 units/h
c. 800 units/h
d. 900 units/h
4. The order reads: Over the next 4 hours, infuse 500 mL of 5% Dextrose in normal saline.
Add 20 MEq of KCI to solution. You know that the IV tubing set is calibrated to deliver 10
gtt/mL. In drops per minute, what is the correct rate of flow? (Answer in gtt/min rounded to
the nearest whole number).
a. 17 gtt/min
b. 21 gtt/min
c. 27 gtt/min
d. 33 gtt/min
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5. In checking your patient's 10 am medications, you notice that you have orders to infuse 50
mg of Chloramphenicol in 100 mL of 5% Dextrose in water over 30 minutes. The IV tubing
delivers 15 gtt/mL. What is the correct rate of flow?
a. 50 gtt/min
b. 40 gtt/min
c. 30 gtt/min
d. 60 gtt/min
6. A female patient is receiving Hartmann's solution at a rate of 125 mL/h. How much
solution will she receive over 3 hours?
a. 500 mL
b. 375 mL
c. 250 mL
d. 125 mL
7. A boy is to be given dextrose 5% via an infusion pump. If the pump is set at 60 mL/h, how
much dextrose will he receive in 2.5 hours (2 hours and 30 minutes)?
a. 75 mL
b. 150 mL
c. 175 mL
d. 125 mL
8. Half a litre of normal saline with 2 g potassium chloride is to be given a patient I.V. How
long will this take if the infusion pump is set at 75mL/h?
a. 6 hours and 40 minutes
b. 3 hours and 20 minutes
c. 7 hours and 15 minutes
d. 5 hours and 30 minutes
9. What is the required flow rate of a volumetric infusion pump to deliver 500 mL of
Hartmann's solution over 7 hours? (Answer in mL/h rounded to the nearest whole number).
a. 36 mL/h
b. 71 mL/h
c. 87 mL/h
d. 93 mL/h
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