Name: _________________________________________ Date: ____________________ NSG 170 Read each question and perform calculations. Label each answer appropriately. Determine the intravenous infusion rate: 1. Prescription: D5 ½ NS 5000 ML intravenously every 24 hours. ________________ 208 mL/hr 2. Prescription: Ringer’s Lactate 600 mL intravenously over 6 hours. ________________ 100 mL/hr 3. Prescription: D5W 900 mL with 25,000 units heparin sodium over 10 hours. _______________ 90 mL/hr 4. Prescription: D5W 1000 mL intravenous over 10 hours. 100 mL/hr _______________ Name: _________________________________________ Date: ____________________ 5. Prescription: Infuse NS 2000 mL over 15 hours. 133 mL/hr 6. Ordered: 1,000 mL LR over 6 hours: ___________________ 166 mL/hr 7. Ordered: 300 mL NS over 2 hours ___________________ 150 mL/hr 8. Ordered: 3,000 mL ½ NS every 24 hours ___________________ 125 mL/hr 9. 40 mEq KCL in 100 mL NS over 45 minutes ___________________ 133mL/hr 10. 20 mEq KCL in 50 mL NS over 30 minutes 100 mL/hr ___________________ Name: _________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Using the following prescriptions, determine the infusion rate and flow rate. Also, determine the mg/min for each of the following problems. 11. Prescription: Bactocill 1g IV piggyback every 4 hours Drip Factor: 10gtts/mL Pharmacy label: D5W 250 mL, infuse over 60 min FR= 43 gtts/min IR= 250 mL/hr mg/min= 250 mg/min 12. Prescription: Metoprolol 50 mg IV daily Drip Factor: 10gtts/mL Pharmacy label: 5mL, infuse over 10 min FR= 5 gtts/min IR= 30 mL/hr mg/min= 5 mg/min 13. Prescription: Rocephin 1g IV piggyback every 12 hours Drip Factor: 10gtts/mL Pharmacy label: 50 mL NS, infuse over 60 min FR= 8 gtts/min IR= 50 mL/hr mg/min= 16.7 mg/min 14. Prescription: Fluconazole 200mg IV piggyback every 24 hours Drip Factor: 10gtts/mL Name: _________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Pharmacy label: 250 mL ½ NS, infuse over 90 min FR= 27 gtts/min IR= 167 mL/hr mg/min= 2.2 mg/min 15. Prescription: Furosemide 0.1mg/kg intravenous infusion Drip Factor: 10gtts/mL Pharmacy label: 250 mL ½ NS, infuse over 90 min Patient weighs 222 lbs FR= 28 gtts/min IR= 167 mL/hr mg/min= 0.11 mg/min 16. Prescription: Levaquin 750mg intravenous infusion every 24 hours Drip Factor: 10gtts/mL Pharmacy label: 150 mL D5LR, infuse over 90 min FR= 17 gtts/min IR= 100 mL/hr mg/min= 8.3 mg/min 17. Prescription: Vancomycin 7.5mg/kg intravenous infusion every 6 hours Drip Factor: 10gtts/mL Pharmacy label: 250 mL LR, infuse over 120 min Patient weighs 198 pounds Name: _________________________________________ Date: ____________________ FR= 21 gtts/min IR= 125 mL/hr mg/min= 5.6 mg/min 18. Prescription: Pentobarbital 100 mg intravenous infusion every 2 hours Drip Factor: 10gtts/mL Pharmacy label: 10 mL NS, infuse over 20 min FR= 5 gtts/min IR= 30mL/hr mg/min = 5 mg/min 19. Prescription: Ibuprofen 200 mg intravenous infusion every 4 hours Pharmacy label: 100 mL LR, infuse over 45 min FR= 22 gtts/min IR= 133 mL/hr mg/min= 4.4 mg/min Drip Factor: 10gtts/mL Name: _________________________________________ Date: ____________________ 20. Prescription: Lebetalol 40 mg intravenous infusion every 2 hours until desired effect is reached. Pharmacy label: 10 mL NS, infuse over 15 min Drip Factor: 10gtts/mL FR= 7 gtts/min IR= 40 mL/hr mg/min= 2.7mg/min Using the following orders, calculate the flow rate for manually regulated IV’s 21. Ordered: 1,000 mL NS over 24 hours, tubing is 20 gtt/mL 14 gtts/ min 22. Ordered: 400 mL NS over 8 hours, tubing is 10 gtt/mL 8 gtts/min 23. Ordered: 1,500 mL 0.45% NS over 12 hours, tubing is 15 gtt/mL Name: _________________________________________ Date: ____________________ 31 gtts/min 24. Ordered: 250 mL D5W over 3 hours, tubing is 10 gtt/mL 14 gtts/min 25. Ordered: 40 mEq KCl in 100mL NS over 40 min, tubing is 20 gtt/mL 50 gtts/min 26. Ordered: 500 mL NS over 8 hours, tubing is 15 gtt/mL 16 gtts/min Using the following orders, calculate the flow rate for manually regulated IV’s, using the IV tubing label for calibration (drop factor). Name: _________________________________________ 27. Ordered: 3,000 mL NS over 24 hours 21 gtts/min 28. Ordered: 50 mL penicillin IV over 1 hour 17 gtts/min Date: ____________________ Name: _________________________________________ 29. Ordered: 750 mL 5%DNS over 5 hours 25 gtts/min 30. Ordered: 100 mL gentamycin over 30 minutes 50 gtts/min Date: ____________________ Name: _________________________________________ Date: ____________________ I promise that I have neither given nor received unauthorized help on this work, nor am I aware of any violation of the honor code. ____________________________________________ Student Signature _________________________ Date