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

Question 1

A client has a continuous IV infusing at the rate of 25 gtt/min.The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL.How many mL of fluid will the patient receive in 3 hours?
1)100 mL
2)200 mL
3)300 mL
4)400 mL

Answer 1

3
Explanation:mL/3 hours = 1 mL/15 gtt x 25 gtt/1 min x 60 min/1 hour x 3 hours.Multiply the numerators and then divide by the denominators.The client will receive 300 mL in a 3 hour period.

Question 2

The nurse is providing care to client who is prescribed IV fluid.The prescription for this cliet is D5/W 2,000 mL IV infuse over 12 h.The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.How many gtt/min will the client receive?
Standard Text: Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 2

28 gtt/min
Explanation:gtt/min = 10 gtt/1 mL x 2000 mL/12 hours x 1 hour/60 min.Multiply the numerators and then divide by the denominators.The client will receive 27.7 or 28 gtt/min.

Question 3

A client's IV is infusing at the rate 25 gtt/min.The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.How many mL will infuse over 4 hours?
1)30 mL
2)60 mL
3)300 mL
4)600 mL

Answer 3

4
Explanation:The following equation can be used: mL = 1 mL/10 gtt x 25 gtt/1 min x 60 min/1 hr x 4 hours.Multiply the numerators and then divide by the denominators.The client will receive 600 mL in 4 hours.

Question 4

A clientt is receiving an enteral feeding of 200 mL ¾ strength Sustacal.The feeding is infusing at the rate of 12 gtt/minute and the drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.How long will it take for this tube feeding to be completed?
Standard Text: Round to the nearest tenth decimal point.

Question 5

A clientt is prescribed 1 liter of fluid in 8 hours.How many drops per minute will be delivered if the drop factor is 20 drops per mL?
1)21 gtt/min
2)36 gtt/min
3)42 gtt/min
4)63 gtt/min

Question 6

The client is prescribed 1,000 mL NS IV to infuse over 24 h.How many mL/hr will this client receive?
Standard Text: Round to the nearest whole number.

Question 7

A client is receiving a continuous IV at 120 mL/h.How many milliliters will infuse in two hours and thirty minutes?
Standard Text: Round to the nearest whole number.

Question 8

The nurse is preparing an IV piggyback infusion for a client.What is the classification of this type of infusion?
1)Continuous
2)Intermittent
3)Maintenance
4)Replacement

Question 9

An intravenous solution of Dextrose 5% and 0.45% Normal Saline is infusing at a rate of 28 gtt/minute.The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL and there is 700 mL of fluid remaining in the bag.How long will it take for the fluid to infuse into the client?
Standard Text: Round to the nearest tenth decimal point.

Question 10

The client is prescribed 3/4 strength Ensure 240 mL via NG tube over 8 h.What is the pump setting in mL/h?
Standard Text: Round to the nearest whole number.

Question 11

A client's intravenous fluids are infusing at the rate of 30 gtts/min.How many mL/h is the client receiving?
1)20 mL/h
2)40 mL/h
3)60 mL/h
4)80 mL/h

Question 12

The client is prescribed D5W 500 mL IV toinfuse over 12 hours.How many mL/hr will the client receive? .
Standard Text: Round to the nearest whole number.

Question 13

A client is prescribed 500 mL of intravenous fluid in 4 hours.What is the flow rate of this infusion in mL/hr?
1)75 mL/hr
2)100 mL/hr
3)125 mL/hr
4)250 mL/hr

Question 14

A clientt is prescribed to receive a tube feeding of 600 mL ½ strength Ensure over 4 hours.The infusion set delivers 15 gtt/mL.How many drops per minute should the nurse set the tube feeding to provide to the client?
1)24 gtt/mL
2)38 gtt/mL
3)43 gtt/mL
4)51 gtt/mL

Question 15

A clientt is prescribed 25 mL of intravenous fluid for every 50 mL of wound drainage.Over the last 8 hours the client's wound drainage was 125 mL.How much fluid will the nurse replace?
1)16 mL
2)31 mL
3)63 mL
4)76 mL

Question 16

A client is prescribed 3 liters of fluid to be infused at the rate of 125 mL/hr.How long will it take for this fluid to infuse?
1)16 hours
2)24 hours
3)36 hours
4)40 hours

Question 17

A client is prescribed replacement fluid that state that every 5 mL of urine output is replaced with 3 mL of intravenous fluid.The client's urine output over the last 8 hours was 400 mL.How much intravenous fluid should the nurse plan to provide this client?
1)12 mL
2)24 mL
3)120 mL
4)240 mL

Question 18

A client is prescribed to receive 1 liter of intravenous fluid over 8 hours.Two hours after the infusion started the client's order was changed to infuse the remaining amount of fluid over 16 hours.How many mL per hour of fluid should the patient receive for 16 hours?
1)47 mL
2)75 mL
3)100 mL
4)127 mL

Question 19

A clientt is prescribed 50 mL of intravenous fluid for every 100 mL of bladder irrigation drainage.The client's bladder irrigation drainage for the last 8 hours was 225 mL.How many mL of intravenous fluid will the nurse provide the client for this replacement?
1)100 mL
2)113 mL
3)126 mL
4)139 mL