Question

A client is prescribed 1 liter of D5 ½ NS to infuse over 8 hours. What rate will you infuse this bag of fluids using an IV pump? (Place only the numerical value in the space provided.)

Answer 1

To calculate the IV infusion rate, convert the total volume to be infused into milliliters and divide by the time in hours. For 1 liter over 8 hours, the rate is 125 mL/hr.

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculating the IV Infusion Rate

To calculate the infusion rate for the IV pump, you need to know the total volume of fluid to be infused and the total time of infusion. The client is prescribed 1 liter of D5 1/2 NS to be infused over 8 hours. To find the rate, you convert the volume to milliliters and then divide by the total time in minutes as most IV pumps use milliliters per hour (mL/hr) for the infusion rate.

1 liter is equivalent to 1000 milliliters. There are 60 minutes in an hour, so 8 hours is 480 minutes. The formula to calculate the rate is:

IV rate (mL/hr) = Total volume (mL) / Total time (hours)

Thus, the infusion rate is:

IV rate = 1000 mL / 8 hours = 125 mL/hr

The IV pump should be set to an infusion rate of 125 mL/hr.