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An infusion of 230 mL was ordered to infuse in 48 minutes. After 15 minutes the volume remaining is 160 mL. Calculate the new flow rate (to the nearest whole number) to complete the infusion on time. Set delivers 15 gtt/mL.

The order is to infuse 1300 mL in 8 hours using a 20 gtt/mL set. Calculate the gtt/min to the nearest whole number.

The order reads: “Infuse 90 mL in 1 hour.” The set is calibrated to 10 gtt/mL. Calculate the gtt/min to the nearest whole number.

The flow rate ordered for 1 L is 65 mL/hr. It was started at 10 a.m. Calculate the infusion time and the completion time.

Infuse 50 mL in 15 minutes using a 10gtt/mL set. Calculate the gtt/min to the nearest whole number.

With 370 mL remaining, a rate change to 68 mL/hr is ordered. It is 12:34 p.m. Calculate the infusion time and the completion time.

A medication volume of 240 mL is started at 10:10 a.m. at a rate of 250 mL/hr. Calculate the infusion time and the completion time.

A client is admitted following surgery and has significant pain. You might expect an order for what type of medication delivery device?

The ordered rate for an infusion of 825 mL is 60 mL/hr. It was started at 10:05 a.m. Calculate the infusion time and the completion time.

Which bag is hung at a higher level above the IV site: secondary or primary?