Question

A prescriber has ordered 1000 mL of D5W to be infused over 24 hours. How many mL/hr should the IV pump be programmed to? ________ ml/hr

Answer 1

The IV pump should be programmed to infuse at a rate of 41.67 mL/hr to deliver 1000 mL of D5W over the prescribed 24-hour period.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the flow rate in mL/hr that the IV pump should be programmed to for infusing 1000 mL of D5W over 24 hours, we simply divide the total volume to be infused by the total infusion time. This can be done as follows:

Flow rate (mL/hr) = Total volume (mL) / Total time (hrs)

Flow rate (mL/hr) = 1000 mL / 24 hrs

Flow rate (mL/hr) = 41.67 mL/hr

Therefore, the IV pump should be set to infuse at a rate of 41.67 mL/hr to deliver 1000 mL of D5W over the prescribed 24-hour period.