IV Flow Rates Quiz 2
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 306
Questions and Answers
- 1.The patient is prescribed 720 mL of mixture over 6 hours using an infusion set device that delivers 10 gtt/mL. Determine the flow rate in mL per minute.
- A.
120 mL/min
- B.
1200 mL/min
- C.
12 mL/min
- D.
2 mL/min
- 2.The patient is prescribed 720 mL of mixture over 6 hours using an infusion set device that delivers 10 gtt/mL. Determine the flow rate in drops per minute.
- A.
20 gtt/min
- B.
120 gtt/min
- C.
1200 gtt/min
- D.
2 gtt/min
- 3.A patient weighing 110 lbs is to receive 5 mcg/kg/min of a IV solution containing Dopamine 600mg in 250ml D5W. The calculated IV dose rate is
- A.
1320 mg/min
- B.
0.037 mg/min
- C.
0.250 mg/min
- D.
1 mg/min
- 4.1 liter of D5NS contains 5% dextrose in normal saline. How many liters would be needed to run a drip for a period of 8 hours at 125 mL/hour?
- A.
4 mL
- B.
3 mL
- C.
2 mL
- D.
1 mL
- 5.You receive an order for 250mg of Aminophylline in normal saline (total volume 500mL). The patient weighs 110 lb. The Aminophylline is to be administered at a dose of 0.4 mg/kg/hr. Aminophylline Injection is supplied in 10mL vials with 25 mg/mL. The IV set to be used delivers 60gtts/ml. What will be the flow rate, in drops per minute, to administer the dose ordered?
- A.
40 gtts/min
- B.
42 gtts/min
- C.
38 gtts/min
- D.
41 gtts/min
- 6.A physician orders a patient to receive 4 million units of ampicillin in a 1000 mL bag of IV solution to be infused over 6 hours. How many mL of a solution will the patient receive per hour?
- A.
166.7 mL/hour
- B.
666.8 mL/hour
- C.
122.5 mL/hour
- D.
129.5 mL/hour
- 7.A physician orders a patient to receive 4 million units of ampicillin in a 1000 mL bag of IV solution to be infused over 6 hours. How many units of ampicillin will the patient receive per hour?
- A.
666,666 u/hour
- B.
333,333 u/hour
- C.
111,111 u/hour
- D.
None of these
- 8.A physician orders a patient to receive 4 million units of ampicillin in a 1000 mL bag of IV solution to be infused over 6 hours. How many units of ampicillin will the patient receive per minute?
- A.
333,333 u/hour
- B.
5556 u/min
- C.
5556 u/sec
- D.
333,333 u/sec
- 9.A physician orders a patient to receive 4 million units of ampicillin in a 1000 mL bag of IV solution to be infused over 6 hours. What is the flow rate in mL per minute2?
- A.
2.78 mL
- B.
3.5 mL
- C.
2.78 mL/min
- D.
3.5 mL/min
- 10.How many mL are in 500 L?
- A.
500000 mL
- B.
0.500 mL
- C.
0.05 mL
- D.
0.555 mL
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