Solve the following problems using the steps indicated.
Order: 10 units of Humulin regular insulin per hour. 50 units of insulin is placed
in 250 mL NS.
How many mL/hr should the IV infuse at?
10 units per hour X (250 ml/50 units) = 50 ml/hr
Order: Infuse Cefazolin 1 g in 100 mL 0.9% NS over 40 min by infusion pump.
(Enter numeric value only.)
100 ml
______________ =150
(40 min/60min)
500 mL RL is to be infused at a rate of 80 mL/hr. If the IV was started at 7 pm.
What time will the IV be completed?
State in traditional time. AM
State time in military time.
500 ml/80 ml/ hr = 6:25 hr
State in traditional time: 1:15 am
State time in military 0115
Solve for the unknown in the following problem as indicated.
0.9% NS is infusing at 35 macro gtt/min. The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. How
many millilitres of fluid will the client receive in 5 hours? (Enter numeric value
only.)
700 ml
Let’s calculate the total volume of fluid the client will receive in 5 hours:
First, determine the flow rate in millilitres per minute (mL/min):
The infusion rate is 35 macro gtt/min.
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