Question 1

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-Total drug: $100 \mathrm{mg} .$ Total volume: $100 \mathrm{~mL}$ .
Hourly drug ordered: $4 \mathrm{mg} .$ What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

Accepted Answer

$ 4 \mathrm{~mL} $ per ht
$ 1: 1=4: x $

Question 2

Change the dose ordered per min to dose per hr in the metric terms requested. Use a calculator for long division and multiplication. Verify your entries and answers by entering the data twice.
-Drug per kg per min: $15 \text { mcg per kg per min }$ Weight: $100 \mathrm{~kg} .$ a. mcg per hr:
b. mg per hr (to nearest tenth of an mg):

Accepted Answer

a. 90,000
b. 90

Question 3

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-Total drug: $1 \mathrm{~g} .$ Total volume: $500 \mathrm{~mL}$ Hourly drug ordered: $15 \mathrm{mg} .$ What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

Accepted Answer

$ 7.5 \mathrm{~mL} $ per hr
$ 2: 1=15: x $

Question 4

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-Ordered: Sodium nitroprusside IV $0.5 \text { mcg per kg per min }$ to maintain blood pressure.
Patient weight: $80 \mathrm{~kg} .$ Available: Sodium nitroprusside $25 \mathrm{mg} \text { in } 250 \mathrm{~mL} \mathrm{D} 5 \mathrm{~W}$ a. What is the total drug:total mL ratio?
b. How many mcg per hr are ordered?
c. How many mg per hr are ordered?
d. How many mL per hr are needed to the nearest tenth of an mL?

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Question 5

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-Ordered: An IV of $2 \text { mcg per kg per min. }$ Available: The pharmacy-prepared IV contains $100 \mathrm{mg} \text { in } 250 \mathrm{~mL}$ Patient weight: $50 \mathrm{~kg} .$ a. What is the total drug:total mL ratio?
b. How many mcg per hr are ordered?
c. How many mg per hr are ordered?
d. How many mL per hr are needed to the nearest tenth of an mL?

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Question 6

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-Ordered: Nicardipine hydrochloride IV $1.2 \mathrm{mg} \text { per hr }$ for a patient with hypertension.
IV solution at bedside: $25 \mathrm{mg}$ nicardipine in $500 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline (NS) infusing at $24 \mathrm{~mL} \text { per hr }$ a. What is the total drug:total mL ratio?
b. What is the mL per hr ordered flow rate for this solution?
c. Is the solution infusing at the correct flow rate?
d. If not, what action should the nurse take?

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Question 7

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-The IV for a patient in critical care is flowing at $12 \mathrm{~mL} \text { per hr }$ Ordered: $0.2 \mathrm{mg} \text { per } \mathrm{min} \text {. }$ IV: $0.2 \mathrm{mg} \text { per } \mathrm{min} \text {. }$ a. How many mg per hr are ordered?
b. What is the total drug:total mL ratio?
c. Is the flow rate correct? If not, what should it be?
d. What is the appropriate nursing action, if any?

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Question 8

Change the dose ordered per min to dose per hr in the metric terms requested. Use a calculator for long division and multiplication. Verify your entries and answers by entering the data twice.
-Drug per kg per min: 6 mcg per kg per min Weight: 55 kg 
a. mcg per hr:
b. mg per hr (to nearest tenth of an mg):

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Question 9

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-You check your patient's IV flow rate in ICU on a pump. It is $7.2 \mathrm{~mL} \text { per hr. }$ Ordered: $30 \text { mcg per min }$ IV: $250 \mathrm{mg} \text { in } 1000 \mathrm{~mL}$ of solution.
a. How many mg per hr are ordered?
b. What is the total drug:total mL ratio?
c. Is the flow rate correct? If not, what should it be?
d. What is the appropriate nursing action, if any?

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Question 10

Ordered: Granisetron hydrochloride injection (Kytril) $10 \text { mcg per kg }$ IV injection $30 \mathrm{~min}$ before chemotherapy to reduce nausea and vomiting.
Available: Kytril vial IV $0.1 \mathrm{mg} \text { per } \mathrm{mL}$ Patient weight: $60 \mathrm{~kg}$ .
Dilution: May be given undiluted as an injection into a port over $30 \text { seconds. }$ The nurse adds $2.4 \mathrm{~mL}$ of sterile NS for injection to the medication for ease of timing the injection rate into the injection port.
a. What is the total dose of drug in mg to be given?
b. What is the total volume of drug for injection?
c. How many total seconds per calibration?

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Question 11

Change the dose ordered per min to dose per hr in the metric terms requested. Use a calculator for long division and multiplication. Verify your entries and answers by entering the data twice.
-Drug per kg per min: 2 mcg per kg per min .
Weight: 5.4 kg .
a. mcg per hr:
b. mg per hr (to nearest tenth of an mg):

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Question 12

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-Ordered: Diltiazem hydrochloride 5 mg per hr IV infusion for a patient with an arrhythmia.
Available from pharmacy: Diltiazem 200 mg in 250 mL NS.
a. What is the total drug:total volume ratio in solution?
b. What is the flow rate for this order to nearest tenth of an mL?
c. How many mg per mL are in the final concentration?

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Question 13

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-The patient's IV is flowing at $10 \mathrm{~mL} \text { per hr. }$ Ordered: $2 \text { mg per hr }$ IV: $100 \mathrm{mg} \text { in } 500 \mathrm{~mL}$ of solution.
a. What is the total drug:total mL ratio?
b. How many mg per hr is the patient receiving?
c. Is the patient receiving the correct amount of medication?
d. What is the appropriate nursing action, if any?

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Question 14

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-Total drug: $500 \mathrm{mg} .$ Total volume: $250 \mathrm{~mL}$ .
Hourly drug ordered: $10 \mathrm{mg} \text {. }$ What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

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Question 15

Change the dose ordered per min to dose per hr in the metric terms requested. Use a calculator for long division and multiplication. Verify your entries and answers by entering the data twice.
-Drug per kg per min: 5 mcg per kg per min Weight: 30 kg 
a. mcg per hr:
b. mg per hr (to nearest tenth of an mg):

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Question 16

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-Total drug: $400 \mathrm{mg} .$ Total volume: $250 \mathrm{~mL} \text {. }$ Hourly drug ordered: $5 \mathrm{mg} .$ What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

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Question 17

Change the dose ordered per min to dose per hr in the metric terms requested. Use a calculator for long division and multiplication. Verify your entries and answers by entering the data twice.
-Drug per kg per min: 10 mcg per kg per min Weight: 75 kg 
a. mcg per hr:
b. mg per hr (to nearest tenth of an mg):

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Question 18

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-Ordered: Isoproterenol (Isuprel) IV infusion $120 \mathrm{mcg} \text { per hr }$ for a patient with coronary artery disease.
IV solution at bedside: Isuprel $1 \mathrm{mg} \text { in } 500 \mathrm{~mL} \text { of } \mathrm{D} 5 \mathrm{~W}$ infusing at $50 \mathrm{~mL} \text { per hr. }$ a. What is the total drug:total mL ratio?
b. How many mg per hr are ordered?
c. How many mL per hr are ordered?
d. Is the solution infusing at the correct flow rate?
e. If not, what action should the nurse take?

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Question 19

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-The patient's IV is ordered for $150 \text { mcg per min. }$ Available: $400 \mathrm{mg} \text { in } 250 \mathrm{~mL}$ a. What is the total drug:total mL ratio?
b. How many mcg per hr should the patient receive?
c. How many mg per hr should the patient receive?
d. How many mL per hr should the patient receive to the nearest tenth of an mL?

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Question 20

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-Total drug: $250 \mathrm{mg} .$ Total volume: $1000 \mathrm{~mL} .$ Hourly drug ordered: $6 \mathrm{mg} .$ What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

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Quiz 8: Advanced Intravenous Calculations

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates. -Total drug: 100mg.100 \mathrm{mg} .100mg. Total volume: 100 mL100 \mathrm{~mL}100 mL . Hourly drug ordered: 4mg.4 \mathrm{mg} .4mg. What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates. -Total drug: 1 g.1 \mathrm{~g} .1 g. Total volume: 500 mL500 \mathrm{~mL}500 mL Hourly drug ordered: 15mg.15 \mathrm{mg} .15mg. What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates. -Total drug: 500mg.500 \mathrm{mg} .500mg. Total volume: 250 mL250 \mathrm{~mL}250 mL . Hourly drug ordered: 10mg. 10 \mathrm{mg} \text {. }10mg. What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates. -Total drug: 400mg.400 \mathrm{mg} .400mg. Total volume: 250 mL. 250 \mathrm{~mL} \text {. }250 mL. Hourly drug ordered: 5mg.5 \mathrm{mg} .5mg. What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates. -Total drug: 250mg.250 \mathrm{mg} .250mg. Total volume: 1000 mL.1000 \mathrm{~mL} .1000 mL. Hourly drug ordered: 6mg.6 \mathrm{mg} .6mg. What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates. -Total drug: $100 \mathrm{mg} .$ Total volume: $100 \mathrm{~mL}$ . Hourly drug ordered: $4 \mathrm{mg} .$ What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates. -Total drug: $1 \mathrm{~g} .$ Total volume: $500 \mathrm{~mL}$ Hourly drug ordered: $15 \mathrm{mg} .$ What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates. -Total drug: $500 \mathrm{mg} .$ Total volume: $250 \mathrm{~mL}$ . Hourly drug ordered: $10 \mathrm{mg} \text {. }$ What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates. -Total drug: $400 \mathrm{mg} .$ Total volume: $250 \mathrm{~mL} \text {. }$ Hourly drug ordered: $5 \mathrm{mg} .$ What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates. -Total drug: $250 \mathrm{mg} .$ Total volume: $1000 \mathrm{~mL} .$ Hourly drug ordered: $6 \mathrm{mg} .$ What is the hourly volume (mL per hr to nearest tenth of an mL)?