Exam 20: Intravenous Calculations

Calculate the following: Order: Digoxin 0.25 mg IV push.Infuse slowly over 5 minutes. Available: Digoxin 0.5 mg/2 mL How many mL should be infused per minute? _____ mL

An IV of 1 000 mL 0.9% NS is infusing at 18 macrogtt/min.The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. The total infusion time is ______ hours and ______ minutes.

Recalculate the IV flow rate and determine the percentage of change.Assume that hospital policy permits recalculation of rates when rates are off schedule and patients are stable.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. 2 000 mL of 0.9% NS were to infuse in 12 hours at 28 macrogtt/min.The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.After 8 hours,900 mL remain. The recalculated rate is _________ gtt/min which represents a _____ % of change.

Calculate the following using the drop factor 20 gtt/mL.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. 250 mL of packed cells in 4 hours The infusion is regulated at ________ mL/h,which is ________ gtt/min.

Calculate the following.Round answers to nearest tenth;separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Cardizem 0.25 mg/kg IV bolus.Infuse over 2 minutes.Patient weighs 50 kg.Available: Cardizem 25 mg (5 mg/mL) The patient is to receive __________ mg,which is a dose of _________ mL,and an infusion rate of _________ mL/min.

Determine the infusion time for the following IV.State answer in military time;separate answers with a comma followed by a space. 1 000 mL D5W infusing at 90 mL/h If the IV was started at 1400 hours,the infusion will be completed by _______________ hours and the total infusion time is ___ hours and ___ minutes.

Determine the infusion time for the following IV.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)solution of 1 000 mL at 30 mL/h The total infusion time is _______ hours and _____ minutes.

Determine the following in drops per minute using the drop factor provided.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. 0.33% NS at 200 mL/h Drop factor of 10 gtt/mL = ______ gtt/min;drop factor of 15 gtt/mL = ______ gtt/min;drop factor of 20 gtt/mL = ______ gtt/min;and drop factor of 60 gtt/mL = _____ gtt/min.

When an IV medication is injected directly into a vein,the procedure is referred to as ________________.

Determine the following in drops per minute using the drop factor provided.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. 3 000 mL D5W at 125 mL/h Drop factor of 10 gtt/mL = _____ gtt/min;drop factor of 15 gtt/mL = _____ gtt/min;drop factor of 20 gtt/mL = ______ gtt/min;and drop factor of 60 gtt/mL = ______ gtt/min.

Determine the infusion time for the following IV.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. D5 1/3 NS 1 000 mL at 45 mL/h The total infusion time is _______ hours and _____ minutes.

The type of administration set that delivers the smallest drops is called _______________.

Determine the flow rate for the following IV being administered by infusion pump. Zosyn 2 g in 100 mL D5W over 40 minutes: _____ mL/h