Macroset

M ic r o s e t

Vo lu m e t r ic
chamber
B lo o d se t

Bweset

Infusion set
TYPES OF INFUSION SET DROP FACTOR FR UNIT OF MEASUREMENT

10 gtts/mL
Macroset 15 gtts/mL gtts/min
20 gtts/mL

ugtts/min
Microset 60 ugtts/mL cc/hr
mL/hr

Blood set 10 gtts/mL gtts/min

ugtts/min
Volumetric chamber 60 ugtts/mL cc/hr
mL/hr
MACROSET
MICROSET
VOLUMETRIC CHAMBER
 IVF COMPUTATION

Time = Total Volume x Drop Factor

Flow Rate x 60 mins/hr

Flow Rate = Total Volume x Drop Factor

Time x 60 mins/hr
 #1
Calculate the drip rate
of 100 ml IVF to be
infused for half an hour
via infusion set which
delivers 10 gtts/mL
33 gtts/min
Flow Rate = Total Volume x Drop Factor
Time x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = 100 mL x 10 gtts/ mL

0.5 hr x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = 100 gtts
3 mins
Flow Rate = 33 gtts/min
 #2
One and a half liters of
Normal Saline is required
to be given over 4 hours.
Using a given set which
delivers 10 gtts/mL, what is
the IV rate?
62-63 gtts/min
Flow Rate = Total Volume x Drop Factor
Time x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = 1, 500 mL x 10 gtts/mL

4 hrs x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = 1, 500 gtts
24 mins
Flow Rate = 62-63 gtts/min
 #3
The doctor ordered to start an
IV line for a dehydrated adult
patient using PLR iL at
30 gtts/min. How long is the
duration of the 1,000 ml bottle
if it was hooked at 11am?
8 hours and
20 minutes
Time= Total Volume x Drop Factor
Flow Rate x 60 mins/hr
Time = _1, 000 mL x 15 gtts/mL_

30 gtts/min x 60 mins/hr
Time = _150_
18 hrs
Time = 8 hours and 20 minutes
 #4

What is your time due in # 3?

7:20 pm of the
same day
 #5
The physician ordered to hook
500 cc of PLR and infuse 200 cc
over 4 hours via volumetric
chamber to a pediatric patient
having diarrhea.
What is the IVF rate?
50 ugtts/min
Flow Rate = Total Volume x Drop Factor
Time x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = 200 mL x 60 ugtts/mL

4 hrs x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = 200 ugtts
4 mins
Flow Rate = 50 ugtts/min
 #6
A primipara patient came in due to
vaginal bleeding. The physician
ordered to initiate an IV line using
D5LR iL + 20 “U” oxytocin to run for
8 hours. What is the IVF rate?
31 gtts/min
Flow Rate = Total Volume x Drop Factor
Time x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = 1, 002 mL x 15 gtts/mL

8 hrs x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = _15, 030 gtts_
480 mins
Flow Rate = 31 gtts/min
 #7

The physician ordered to start

PLR iL to be infused for 6 hours to a
dehydrated adult patient.
During your nursing rounds,
the IVF level reads 500 ml.
What is the duration of the fluid?
3 hours
Flow Rate = Total Volume x Drop Factor
Time x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = 1, 000 mL x 15 gtts/mL

6 hrs x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = _1, 500 gtts_
36 mins
Flow Rate = 42 gtts/min
Time= Total Volume x Drop Factor
Flow Rate x 60 mins/hr
Time = __500 mL x 15 gtts/mL__

42 gtts/min x 60 mins/hr
Time = __750__
252 hrs
Time = 2 hours and 59 minutes
 #8

Calculate the drip rate for

2 liters of IVF to be infused
over 5 hours via infusion set
which delivers 10 gtts/mL
67 gtts/min
Flow Rate = Total Volume x Drop Factor
Time x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = 2, 000 mL x 10 gtts/mL

5 hrs x 60 mins/hr
Flow Rate = _2, 000 gtts_
30 mins
Flow Rate = 67 gtts/min