IV pump rate (mL/hr)

Setting an infusion pump when a volume must run over a given time.

Problem

50 mL is to infuse over 1 hours. What rate should the pump be set to?

Pumps are set in whole millilitres per hour — round to a whole number.

These are practice problems for exam preparation. Every number in them is generated by CARE for teaching purposes — nothing here is a real order and nothing here is a clinical dosing tool. Do not use this page to work out a dose for a real patient: use your facility's policy, the actual order, and an independent double-check where your policy requires one.

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