NRST 10003 Nursing Agency I IV Medication Math Practice Questions

1. You are to give your patient 1 gram of Ampicillin IV in 100 mL D5W to infuse over 30 minutes. The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute will you set the IV to infuse at?

2. The order reads give 2000mL of NS over 7 hours with an administration set that delivers 10 drops/mL. What would you set the drop rate at?

3. The doctor orders Vancomycin 1 gram in 250 mL of D5W to infuse over 3 hours. The drop factor is 20 drops/mL. The IV will run _________________mL/hour?

4. The doctor has ordered a liter of 0.9% NS to infuse over 12 hours. The drop factor is 15 drops/mL. Your IV rate is: _______________ mL/hour?

5. Order: 250 mL 0.45% NS IV at 60 mL/hr. How many hours will the IV run?

6. Order: 250 mL 0.45% NS IV over 4 hours. Tubing factor: 15 gtts/mL. How many ml/hour will you administer?

7. Order: Cefotaxime 1 g in 50 mL IVPB q8h. Infuse over 30 minutes. Tubing factor: 60 gtts/mL. How many drops per min will you administer?

8. The doctor orders Zantac 150 mg in 50 ml of D5W to infuse over 15 minutes. The drop factor is 20 drops per mL. The IV will run _____________mL/hour?

9. Order: Fluconazole 200 mg in 100 mL IVPB every day. Infuse over 30 minutes. Tubing factor: 10 gtts/mL. How many drops per min will you administer?

10. Order: Doxycycline 200 mg in 500 mL IVPB q12h. Infuse over 2 hours. Tubing factor: 10 gtts/mL. How many drops per min will you administer?

ANSWER KEY 1. 50 gtts/min 2. 48 gtts/min 3. 83 mL/hr 4. 83 mL/hr 5. 4 hours 6. 63 mL/hr 7. 100 gtts/min 8. 200 mL/hr 9. 33 gtts/min 10. 42 gtts/min