INFUSION QUIZ..

• 1. The doctor orders 1000 mL bag of IV Normal Saline to infuse at a rate of 50 mL/hr. How long will it take for the IV bag to completely infuse?*
  • A. 10 hours
  • B. 2 hours 10 minutes
  • C. 20 hours
  • D. 36 hours
• 2. The doctor orders Dopamine 20 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 160 lbs. You’re supplied with a 250 mL bag of Dopamine that reads 1600 mcg/mL. How long will it take for the bag of Dopamine to completely infuse?*
  • A. 4 hours 10 minutes
  • B. 4 hours 17 minutes
  • C. 6 hours
  • D. 2 hours 5 minutes
• 3. The doctor orders a 500 mL bag of IV Normal Saline to infused at 20 gtt/min. The drip factor is 10 gtt/mL. You start the IV infusion at 0500. At what time will the infusion be complete?*
  • A. 0630
  • B. 0853
  • C. 2210
  • D. 0910
• 4. The doctor orders 1 L of 0.45% Normal Saline to infuse at 200 mL/hr. You start the infusion at 0800. When will the infusion be complete?*
  • A. 0030
  • B. 1300
  • C. 1930
  • D. 0100
• 5. The doctor orders a Heparin infusion to be started at 18 units/kg/hour. The patient weighs 130 lbs. You’re supplied with a 500 mL bag of Heparin that reads 25,000 units/500mL. You start the infusion at 0200 on 11/11. At what time will the infusion be complete?*
  • A. 1200 on 11/11
  • B. 0630 on 11/12
  • C. 0128 on 11/12
  • D. 1350 on 11/12
• 6. The doctor orders a Dobutamine infusion to be started at 10 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 180 lbs. You’re supplied with a 250 mL bag of Dobutamine that reads 2 mg/mL. How long will it take for the Dobutamine infusion to complete?*
  • A. 6 hrs 15 minutes
  • B. 10 hrs 25 minutes
  • C. 10 hrs 19 minutes
  • D. 6 hrs 36 minutes
• 7. The doctor orders 2 L of 0.45% Normal Saline to infuse at 150 mL/hr. How long will it take for the infusion to complete?*
  • A. 13 hrs 20 minutes
  • B. 18 hrs 25 minutes
  • C. 6 hrs 9 minutes
  • D. 14 hrs 3 minutes
• 8. The doctor orders 1 L of LR to infuse at 75 gtt/min. The drip factor is 15 gtt/mL. How long will it take for the infusion to complete?*
  • A. 9 hrs 17 minutes
  • B. 8 hrs 5 minutes
  • C. 3 hrs 2 minutes
  • D. 3 hrs 20 minutes