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IV Infusion Time Practice Problems 1. The doctor orders 1000 mL bag of IV Normal Saline to infuse at a rate of 50 mL/hr. How long will it take for the IV bag to completely infuse? A. 10 hours B. 2 hours 10 minutes C. 20 hours D. 36 hours 2. The doctor orders a 500 mL bag of IV Normal Saline to infused at 20 gtt/min. The drip factor is 10 gtt/mL. You start the IV infusion at 0500. At what time will the infusion be complete? A. 0630 B. 0853 C. 2210 D. 0910 3. The doctor orders 1 L of 0.45% Normal Saline to infuse at 200 mL/hr. You start the infusion at 0800. When will the infusion be complete? A. 0030 B. 1300 C. 1930 D. 0100 4. The doctor orders a Heparin infusion to be started at 18 units/kg/hour. The patient weighs 130 lbs. You’re supplied with a 500 mL bag of Heparin that reads 25,000 units/500mL. You start the infusion at 0200 on 11/11. At what time will the infusion be complete? A. 1200 on 11/11 B. 0630 on 11/12 C. 0130 on 11/12 D. 1350 on 11/12

5. The doctor orders a Dobutamine infusion to be started at 10 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 180 lbs. You’re supplied with a 250 mL bag of Dobutamine that reads 2 mg/mL. How long will it take for the Dobutamine infusion to complete? A. 6.15 hrs B. 10.25 hrs C. 10.19 hrs D. 6.36 hrs 6. The doctor orders 2 L of 0.45% Normal Saline to infuse at 150 mL/hr. How long will it take for the infusion to complete? A. 13 hrs 20 minutes B. 18 hrs 25 minutes C. 6 hrs 9 minutes D. 14 hrs 3 minutes 7. The doctor orders 1 L of LR to infuse at 75 gtt/min. The drip factor is 15 gtt/mL. How long will it take for the infusion to complete? A. 9 hrs 17 minutes B. 8 hrs 5 minutes C. 3 hrs 2 minutes D. 3 hrs 20 minutes...