Question

A Question 1 Order: 500ml D5WNS IV to infuse over 4 hours per infusion pump. How many ml/hr do we set our pump at? ONLY type the number in the blank Question 2 Order: 1000ml NS IV to infuse from 6am-4pm. What is ml/hr? ONLY type the number in the blank Question 3 Order: 250 ml NS IV over 1 hour Available: macro (20gtt/ml) What is the gtt/min? ONLY type the number in the blank MacBook Pro esc @ # $ 2 3 4

Answer 1

1. In 4 hours 500 ml to be infused

Flow rate = total volume $\div$ time

                = 500 $\div$ 4

                = 125 ml/hr

2. Flow rate to infuse 1000 ml in 10 hours

Flow rate = total volume $\div$ time

                = 1000 $\div$ 10

                = 100 ml /hr

3. Drops per minute to infuse 250ml NS in 1 hour

Drops per minute = total volume $\times$ drop factor $\div$ time in minutes

                            = 250 $\times$ 20 $\div$ 60

                            = 83.3 or 83 gtt/min