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Order: 1 L D5W to infuse in 10 hours by infusion pump. Flow rate: ________________ mL/h

Most needlesticks injuries are related to (Select all that apply):  

You are instructed to infuse 150 ml of D5W over 1 hour. Drops per milliliter equals 10. How many drops per minute would you give? __________ gtt/min

Order: 0.9% Sodium Chloride 500 mL IV to infuse for 4 hours. The IV set is microdrip. At how many gtt/min will you set the rate? _______________gtt/min

Which portal of entry is of most concern when performing IV therapy?  

Mr. Orman is to receive 1000 ml of D5W over 24 hours. How many milliliters per hour do you program into the IV controller? ________________ ml/hr  

Ceftriaxone 1000mg/100ml infusing at 200 ml/hr. How long will it take to infuse? ______________ h

100 mL IVPB in 30 minutes by infusion pump. Flow rate: _________________ mL/h

Intermittent infusion tubing and IVPB tubing should be changed with a frequency of:  

 ______Method of IV administration that involves larger doses of medication diluted in small amounts of fluids (25mL, 50mL, 100mL, 250mL)