IV Medication Math Practice Questions

1. You are to give your patient 1 gram of Ampicillin IV in 100 mL !" to infuse over #0 minutes. $he drop factor is 1! gtt%mL. &o' many drops per minute 'ill you set the IV to infuse at( ). $he order reads give )000mL of *+ over , hours 'ith an administration set that delivers 10 drops%mL. "hat 'ould you set the drop rate at( #. $he doctor orders Vancomycin 1 gram in )!0 mL of !" to infuse over # hours. $he drop factor is )0 drops%mL. $he IV 'ill run -----------------mL%hour( .. $he doctor has ordered a liter of 0./0 *+ to infuse over 1) hours. $he drop factor is 1! drops%mL. Your IV rate is1 --------------- mL%hour( !. 2rder1 )!0 mL 0..!0 *+ IV at 30 mL%hr. &o' many hours 'ill the IV run( 3. 2rder1 )!0 mL 0..!0 *+ IV over . hours. $u4ing factor1 1! gtts%mL. &o' many ml%hour 'ill you administer( ,. 2rder1 5efota6ime 1 g in !0 mL IVP7 89h. Infuse over #0 minutes. $u4ing factor1 30 gtts%mL. &o' many drops per min 'ill you administer( 9. $he doctor orders :antac 1!0 mg in !0 ml of !" to infuse over 1! minutes. $he drop factor is )0 drops per mL. $he IV 'ill run -------------mL%hour( /. 2rder1 ;lucona<ole )00 mg in 100 mL IVP7 every day. Infuse over #0 minutes. $u4ing factor1 10 gtts%mL. &o' many drops per min 'ill you administer( 10. 2rder1 o6ycycline )00 mg in !00 mL IVP7 81)h. Infuse over ) hours. $u4ing factor1 10 gtts%mL. &o' many drops per min 'ill you administer(

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