Infusion Rate
Drip Rate
Enteral Feeding
IV Run Time
IVPB
100

1,000 mL over 8 hours?

What is 125mL/hour

100

Infuse 1,000 mL of NS over 8 hours using a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL.

What is 31 gtt/min

100

Prepare ¾ strength Isocal. Total volume is 275 mL. Solve for Water and nutrition.Round to nearest tenth

What is nutrition 206.3 mL and water= 68.8mL

100

Order: 500 mL LR IV run at 60 mL/hour. How many hours will this IV run? Round to the nearest 

What is 8 hours

100

Calculate how much medication is needed? 

Order: tobramycin 50 mg IV q8h Infuse over 90 minutes. 

Supply: Reconstitute with 2 mL sterile water to yield 80 mg in 2 mL. Package directions: Add to 100 mL/D5W. 

Available:  infusion pump

What is 1.25mL 

200

500 mL over 4 hours?

What is 125mL/hour 

200

A medication of 500 mL is to be given over 6 hours using tubing with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL.

What is 14 gtt/min

200

Prepare 75 mL of 75% Magnacal. Solve for water. Round to the nearest tenth

What is 18.8 mL 

200

Order: 250 mL D5½NS IV at 30 mL/hour.How many hours will this IV run? Round to the nearest whole number. 

What is 8 hours 

200

Order: acyclovir 500 mg IVPB q8h 

Supply: 500 mg powder Infuse over 1 hour.

Package directions: Reconstitute with 100 mL/D5W. Use a reconstitution device.  

Available: macrodrip tubing at 10 gtt/mL

How much medication is added?

What is no medication. The order and supply match each other. 
300

Infuse 1,600 mL of Lactated Ringer’s over 12 hours. Round to the nearest whole number

What is 133 mL/hour 

300

Infuse 1,500 mL of NS over 10 hours using a macrodrip set at 10 gtt/mL.

What is 25gtt/min 

300

Prepare ½ strength Osmolite. Total volume is 100 mL. Solve for water and nutrition.Do not round 

What is 50mL= nutrition and water = 50mL 

300

 Order: 1000 mL LR IV over 10 hours Start the IV at 10 AM. When will it be finished?

What is 2200 or 10 PM

300

Order: ceftazidime 1 g IVPB q12h 

Supply: 1 g powder  Infuse over 30 minutes.

Package directions: Reconstitute with 50 mL D5W. Use a reconstitution device. Yield 1g in 50 mL 

Available: macrodrip tubing at 10 gtt/mL

What is drip rate? Round to the nearest whole number. 

What is 17 gtt/min 

400

An IV piggyback medication of 100 mL is ordered over 30 minutes.

What is 200mL/hour 

400

A 100 mL piggyback medication is to infuse over 30 minutes using tubing with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL.

What is 50 gtt/min 

400

Prepare ¼ strength Ensure. Total volume is 85 mL. Solve for nutrition Round to the nearest tenth 

What is 21.3 mL 

400

Order: 250 mL NS IV at 100 mL/hour Start the IV at 3 PM. When will it be finished?

What is 5:30PM or 1730

400

Order: ticarcillin 500 mg IV q6h 

Supply: Reconstitute in 4.5 mL sterile water to yield 1 g in 5 mL. Infuse in 45 minutes. 

Package directions: Add to 50 mL/D5W. 

Available: Infusion Pump

How much medication is added? & What is the infusion rate? Round to the nearest whole number. 

What is 2.5 mL 

What is 70mL/hour 

500

Administer 75 mL of IV antibiotics over 45 minutes.

What is 100mL/hour

500

Infuse 60 mL of medication over 20 minutes with tubing that delivers 60 gtt/mL.

What is 180gtt/min

500

Prepare 25% Renalcal. Total volume is 600 mL Solve for water and nutrition. Round to the nearest tenth

What is nutrition 150mL and water= 450mL 

500

Order: 500 mL NS IV at 125 mL/hour Start the IV at 5  PM. When will it be finished?

What is 9 PM or 2100

500

Order: ceftazidime 1 g IVPB q12h Infuse over 1 hour

Supply: 1 g powder Package directions: Reconstitute with 100 mL D5W. Use a reconstitution device. Yield amount 1g in 100mL

Available: macrodrip tubing at 10 gtt/mL

What is the drip rate? Round to the nearest tenth. 

What is 17 gtt/min