ST.

ANTHONY’S COLLEGE
NURSING DEPARTMENT
San Jose, Antique

DAY 2 ANSWER
I. Calculating IV Flow Rates

1.) 1500 mL x 15 gtts/mL = 31.25 gtts/ min ≈ 31 gtts/min

12 hrs. 60 mins/hr.

2.) 500 mL x 10 gtts/mL = 20.83 gtts/ min ≈ 21 gtts/min

4 hrs. 60 mins/hr.
3.)What is the flow rate? 8 gtts/min
4.) What is the total infusion time? 20 hrs 1000 mL / 50 mL/hr = 20 hrs.
5.) What is the flow rate? 20.83 ≈ 21 gtts/min.
6.) What is the rate of mL/hr for this infusion? 83.33 ≈ 83 mL/hr.
7.) At the end of your shift, there is 340 mL left in the patient’s IV bag, how much
time is remaining for this infusion? 4 hours
1000-340= 660 mL 660/83 = 8 hrs. 12-8 = 4 hrs.

8.) What is the total infusion time? 10 hrs

9.) What time will the infusion end? 4:30 p.m.
10.) What is the flow rate? 33 gtts/min

II. Calculating Drug Dosage

D xQ
H

1.) Amount desired (D) = 0.3 g, Amount on hand (H) =125 mg, Quantity = 5 mL
0.3 g x 1,000 mg/g = 300 mg
300 mg / 125 mg x 5 mL = 12 mL

2.) 10 mg / 40 mg x 1 mL = 0.4 mL
3.) 1 tsp = 5 mL 8 mg / 4 mg x 5 mL = 10 mL

4.) gr 1/10 = 6 mg 6 mg / 10 mg x 1 mL = 0.6 mL

5.) 0.25 g = 250 mg 250 mg / 125 mg x 1 tab = 2 tab

 ST. ANTHONY’S COLLEGE
NURSING DEPARTMENT
San Jose, Antique

6.) 250 mg / 500 mL x 30 mL/hr = 15 mg/hr

7.) 64.8 lbs / 2.2 lbs/kg = 29.45 kg.

FORMULA: Dose ordered x weight x volume

Amount on hand

4 mg/kg x 29.45 kg x 4 ml = 0.942 ≈ 1 mL

500 mg/ml

8.) 50 mg/kg x 25.5 kg x 1 mL = 12.74 mL

100 mg
9.) BSA formula: child’s BSA [m2] x usual adult dose = child’s dose
1.7 m2
0.55 m2 x 500 mg = 161.76 mg 161.76 mg / 50 mg x 1 mL = 3.2 mL
1.7 m2

10.) 1.2 m2 x 25 mg = 17.6 mg

1.7 m2