IV Infusion Rate Calculations

This video tutorial from Yellow Bridges Nursing covers drug calculations, focusing on four key formulas for converting various units to ml per hour using an infusion pump. It provides detailed examples of conversions, including gram, milligram, microgram, and milli unit per hour to ml per hour. The tutorial also explains intravenous fluid calculations, including flow rates. The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to engage with the content.

Which formula is used to convert microgram per minute to ml per hour?

• Total infusion volume multiplied by drop factor divided by time in minutes

• Desired dose multiplied by quantity multiplied by time divided by available dose multiplied by thousand

• Desired dose multiplied by quantity multiplied by time multiplied by body weight in kilogram divided by available dose multiplied by thousand

• Desired dose multiplied by quantity divided by available dose

What is the rate of infusion in ml per hour for a doctor's order of 0.25 gram per hour of calcium gluconate in 100 ml G5 water?

• 10 ml per hour

• 12.5 ml per hour

• 15 ml per hour

• 20 ml per hour

How many hours will an IV run if the infusion rate is 20 ml per hour and the total volume is 500 ml?

• 10 hours

• 15 hours

• 20 hours

• 25 hours

What is the formula to convert milligram per minute to ml per hour?

• Desired dose multiplied by quantity multiplied by time divided by available dose

• Desired dose multiplied by quantity divided by available dose

• Desired dose multiplied by quantity multiplied by time divided by available dose multiplied by thousand

• Total infusion volume divided by total infusion time

For a dopamine order of 400 microgram per minute, what is the infusion rate in ml per hour if the available dose is 400 mg in 250 ml?

• 20 ml per hour

• 25 ml per hour

• 15 ml per hour

• 10 ml per hour

What is the formula to convert microgram per kg per minute to ml per hour?

• Desired dose multiplied by quantity divided by available dose

• Desired dose multiplied by quantity multiplied by time multiplied by body weight in kilogram divided by available dose multiplied by thousand

• Desired dose multiplied by quantity multiplied by time divided by available dose

• Total infusion volume divided by total infusion time

If a patient weighs 80 kg and the order is for 2 microgram per kg per minute, what is the infusion rate in ml per hour?

• 10 ml per hour

• 12 ml per hour

• 18 ml per hour

• 15 ml per hour

How do you calculate the flow rate in drops per minute?

• Total infusion volume divided by total infusion time

• Total infusion volume multiplied by drop factor divided by time in minutes

• Desired dose multiplied by quantity multiplied by time divided by available dose

• Desired dose multiplied by quantity divided by available dose

What is the flow rate in drops per minute for a 400 ml saline IV over 4 hours with a drip factor of 20 drops per ml?

• 40 drops per minute

• 35 drops per minute

• 33 drops per minute

• 30 drops per minute

How many ml per hour is a 300 ml saline IV over 5 hours?

• 50 ml per hour

• 55 ml per hour

• 60 ml per hour

• 65 ml per hour