Deck 10: Flow Rates and Durations of Enteral and Intravenous Infusions

Question 1

An IV is infusing at 120 mL/h.What would this rate of flow equal in mcgtt/min.?

A)53 mcgtt/min
B)120 mcgtt/min
C)12 mcgtt/min
D)1.2 mcgtt/min

Answer 1

120 mcgtt/min

Question 2

An IV is infusing at 75 mL/h.If the drop factor is 20 gtt/mL,what would this rate of flow equal in gtt/min?

A)4 gtt/min
B)240 gtt/min
C)25 gtt/min
D)225 gtt/min

Answer 2

25 gtt/min

Question 3

An IV is infusing at 15 mL/h.What would this rate of flow equal in mcgtt/min?

A)1.5 mcgtt/min
B)15 mcgtt/min
C)18 mcgtt/min
D)150 mcgtt/min

Answer 3

15 mcgtt/min

Question 4

Order: 1000 mL NS to infuse in eight hours.At what rate in mL/h will you set the pump?

A)125 mL/h
B)250 mL/h
C)1600 mL/h
D)16,000 mL/h

Question 5

An IV is infusing at 73 mL/h.What would this rate of flow equal in mcgtt/min?

A)730 mcgtt/min
B)73 mcgtt/min
C)7.3 mcgtt/min
D)53 mcgtt/min

Question 6

Order: 600 mL D₅W IV to infuse in six hours.At what rate in mL/h will you set the pump?

A)100 mL/h
B)10 mL/h
C)1.7 mL/h
D)60 mL/h

Question 7

An IV is infusing at 125 mL/h.If the drop factor is 15 gtt/mL,what would this rate of flow equal in gtt/min?

A)8 gtt/min
B)31 gtt/min
C)32 gtt/min
D)50 gtt/min

Question 8

An IV is infusing at 30 gtt/min.If the drop factor is 20 gtt/mL,what would this rate of flow equal in mL/h?

A)600 mL/h
B)10 mL/h
C)100 mL/h
D)90 mL/h

Question 9

Order: 2000 mL D₅W IV infused in six hours.The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL.Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min.

A)83 gtt/min
B)133 gtt/min
C)3 gtt/min
D)84 gtt/min

Question 10

A continuous IV is infusing at the rate of 120 mL/h.How many mL will infuse in a three-hour period?

A)40 mL
B)6 mL
C)360 mL
D)400 mL

Question 11

An IV of NS 1000 mL is to infuse over 12 hours.The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min.

A)14 gtt/min
B)13.8 gtt/min
C)50 gtt/min
D)500 gtt/min

Question 12

An IV is infusing at 23 mcgtt/min.What would this rate of flow equal in mL/h?

A)23 mL/h
B)230 mL/h
C)2.3 mL/h
D)18 mL/h

Question 13

An IV is infusing at 25 gtt/min.If the drop factor is 10 gtt/mL,what would this rate of flow equal in mL/h?

A)250 mL/h
B)4.2 mL/h
C)150 mL/h
D)15,000 mL/h

Question 14

A continuous IV is infusing at the rate of 15 mL/h.How many mL will infuse in an eight-hour period?

A)1.9 mL
B)2 mL
C)120 mL
D)7200 mL

Question 15

An IV of 1000 mL NS is to infuse over eight hours.The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min.

A)13 gtt/min
B)21 gtt/min
C)75 gtt/min
D)23 gtt/min

Question 16

An IV is infusing at 47 mcgtt/min.What would this rate of flow equal in mL/h?

A)47 mL/h
B)4.7 mL/h
C)470 mL/h
D)12 mL/h

Question 17

A continuous IV is infusing at the rate of 300 mL/h.How many mL will infuse in a 12-hour period?

A)250 mL
B)25 mL
C)360 mL
D)3600 mL

Question 18

An IV is infusing at 45 gtt/min.If the drop factor is 15 gtt/mL,what would this rate of flow equal in mL/h?

A)30 mL/h
B)180 mL/h
C)18 mL/h
D)3 mL/h

Question 19

An IV is infusing at 10 mcgtt/min.What would this rate of flow equal in mL/h?

A)10 mL/h
B)1 mL/h
C)100 mL/h
D)0.6 mL/h

Question 20

A continuous IV is infusing at the rate of 30 gtt/min.The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.How many milliliters will infuse in 1 1/2 hours?

A)7.5 mL
B)45 mL
C)450 mL
D)270 mL

Question 21

Order: NS 1500 mL IV at 125 mL/h for 12 hours. Since the drop factor is 20 gtt/mL,the initial flow rate was correctly set at 42 gtt/min.After six hours,900 mL remain to be infused.The infusion is behind schedule.Compute the new flow rate in gtt/min so that the infusion will finish on time.If flow rates may not be adjusted by more than 25% of the original rate,to what rate would you reset the drip rate,or would you contact the prescriber instead?

A)Contact the prescriber.
B)45 gtt/min
C)21 gtt/min
D)50 gtt/min

Question 22

Order: Infuse 1 mL of normal saline IV for every 2 ml of urine in excess of 50 mL. The client's urine output is 80 mL.How much normal saline will you administer?

A)30 mL
B)15 mL
C)40 mL
D)20 mL

Question 23

Order: NS 2000 mL IV at 125 mL/h for 16 hours. Since the drop factor is 10 gtt/mL,the initial flow rate was correctly set at 21 gtt/min.After 10 hours,850 mL remain to be infused.The infusion is behind schedule.Compute the new flow rate in gtt/min so that the infusion will finish on time.Note that flow rates may not be adjusted by more than 25% of the original rate.To what rate would you reset the drip rate,or would you contact the prescriber instead?

A)Contact the prescriber.
B)23 gtt/min
C)24 gtt/min
D)85 gtt/min

Question 24

The time is 8:30 p.m.An IV has 400 mL remaining in the bag.The pump is running at 80 mL/h.At what time (use military time)will the IV finish?

A)0130 hours
B)1330 hours
C)1230 hours
D)0030 hours

Question 25

Order: D₅W 1000 mL IV at 50 mL/h for 20 hours. The initial flow rate was correctly set at 50 mcgtt/min.After five hours,600 mL remain to be infused.The infusion is ahead of schedule.Compute the new flow rate in mcgtt/min so that the infusion will finish on time.If flow rates may not be adjusted by more than 25% of the original rate,to what rate would you reset the drip rate,or would you contact the prescriber instead?

A)Contact the prescriber.
B)40 mcgtt/min
C)12 mcgtt/min
D)2.4 mcgtt/min

Question 26

Order: NS 1000 mL IV stat.at 125 mL/h for eight hours. Because the drop factor is 10 gtt/mL,the initial flow rate was correctly set at 21 gtt/min.After four hours,600 mL remain to be infused.The infusion is behind schedule.Compute the new flow rate in gtt/min so that the infusion will finish on time.If flow rates may not be adjusted by more than 25% of the original rate,to what rate would you reset the drip rate,or would you contact the prescriber instead?

A)Contact the prescriber.
B)25 gtt/min
C)150 gtt/min
D)23 gtt/min

Question 27

The time is 8:00 a.m.An IV has 200 mL remaining in the bag.The pump is running at 15 mL/h.At what time (use military time)will the IV finish?

A)2120 hours
B)2133 hours
C)9:33 p.m.
D)9:20 a.m.

Question 28

Calculate the infusion time for an IV of 1500 mL running at 25 gtt/min.if the drop factor is 15 gtt/mL.

A)15 h
B)41.7 h
C)898 h
D)60 h

Question 29

Order: Replace every 2 mL of urine output with 1 mL of water via g-tube. The client's urine output is 350 mL.How many mL of water would you administer?

A)175 mL
B)350 mL
C)700 mL
D)17.5 mL

Question 30

Calculate the infusion time for an IV of 2000 mL running at 125 mL/h.

A)250,000 minutes
B)16 h
C)4166 minutes
D)8 h

Question 31

Order: For every 100 mL of urine output,replace with 30 mL of water via PEG tube q.4h. The client's urine output is 350 mL.What is the replacement volume?

A)10.5 mL
B)105 mL
C)1050 mL
D)11.67 mL

Question 32

A continuous IV is infusing at the rate of 10 mcgtt/min.How many milliliters will infuse in 24 hours?

A)4 mL
B)14,400 mL
C)240 mL
D)24 mL

Question 33

Order: D5 1/4 NS 240 ml IV at 10 ml/h to infuse over 24 hours. The initial flow rate was correctly set at 10 mcgtt/min.After eight hours,220 ml of IV fluid remains to be infused.The infusion is behind schedule.Compute the new flow rate in gtt/min so that the infusion will finish on time.Note that flow rates may not be adjusted by more than 25% of the original rate.To what rate would you reset the drip rate,or would you contact the prescriber instead?

A)Contact the prescriber.
B)13 gtt/min
C)14 gtt/min
D)9 gtt/min

Question 34

A continuous IV is infusing at the rate of 21 gtt/min.The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL.How many milliliters will infuse in 24 hours?

A)2016 mL
B)7560 mL
C)126 mL
D)525 mL

Question 35

The time is 4:30 p.m.An IV has 1400 mL remaining in the bag.The pump is running at 125 mL/h.At what time (use military time)will the IV finish?

A)1642 hours
B)1542 hours
C)0342 hours
D)0330 hours

Question 36

The client drinks one container of milk (1 cup),one container of juice (4 oz.),and a 6 oz.bowl of juice.Record the client's intake in mL.

A)210 mL
B)540 mL
C)420 mL
D)240 mL

Question 37

Calculate the infusion time for an IV of 1000 mL running at 75 mL/h.

A)13 hours,20 minutes
B)13.5 hours
C)13 hours,33 minutes
D)13 2/3 hours