IV Calculation Flow Rate Practice Activity (Please use this activity to practice your IV calculation and to improve your understanding of Drip rate, drop factor and gravity infusion.)

What is the drop rate? correct answer: The volume of IV fluid infused over one minute 800 ml of blood is to be given to a patient over 5 hours. What is the flow rate if the drop factor is 15? correct answer: 40 gtt/min A patient needs to be given 2 litres of Saline over 15 hours. Your drop factor is 15 ggts/ml. What is the rate in ml/hour? correct answer: 133 ml/hr The doctor orders 1 litre of normal saline for 8 hours. The drop factor is 20 gtts/ml. What is the flow rate? correct answer: 42 gtt/min What is the drop factor? correct answer: The number of drops / ml What unit of measurement is drop factor in? correct answer: gtt/ml 2 litres = how many millilitres? correct answer: 2000 ml The doctor has ordered 500 ml of solution over 24 hours. The drop factor is 60 gtt/ml. What is the flow rate? correct answer: 21 gtt/min 100ml is to be given for 50 minutes with a drop factor of 20. How much fluid is being given per minute? correct answer: 2 ml/min A client is to receive 1000ml of IV solution every eight hours using an ifusion set that has a drop factor of 10ggt/ml. Calculate the rate of flow in gtts/min correct answer: 21 gtt/ min 1 litre = how many millilitres? correct answer: 1000 ml If a physician orders 1000 ml of Ringer's Lacta