1. A physician orders 500ml of normal saline to infuse over 5 hours. The drop factor is 10gtts/ml. The nurse will regulate the IVF at: _____ 2. A physician orders 1 unit packed RBC to infuse over 4...

1.  A physician orders 500ml of normal saline to infuse over 5 hours. The drop factor is 10gtts/ml. The nurse will regulate the IVF at: _____

2. A physician orders 1 unit packed RBC to infuse over 4 hours. A unit of blood contains 250ml. The BT set delivers 10gtts/ml. A nurse prepares to set the flow rate at how many drops per minute?

3. Calculate the IV flow rate for 1200 mL of NS to be infused in 6 hours. The infusion set is calibrated for a drop factor of 15 gtts/mL.

4. Mrs. Potter has chronic bronchitis with an infection. To treat the infection, the physician prescribes gatifloxacin (Tequin) 400 mg to infuse in over 2 hours. The pharmacy delivers gatifloxacin 400 mg in a 200-mL bag of NS. What should be the rate of the infusion, in milliliters per hour, to complete the Tequin infusion?

5. The physician prescribes 1,000 mL of D5 NS to infuse at a rate of 200 mL/h. The nurse started the infusion at 5pm. She expects the IVF to be infused completely at what time?

6. Gentamicin sulfate, 80 mg in 100ml normal saline is to be administered over 30 minutes. The drop factor is 10gtts/ml. A nurse sets the flow rate at how many drops per minute?