IV Fluids and Infusion Pumps

A Microdrip set delivers 60 gtt/mL

• True

• False

The rate at which fluid leaves the drip chamber

What part of an IV is shown here?

• Drip Chamber

• Dial-a-Flow Device

• Rollar Clamp

Infusion pumps infuse in:

• drops per hour (gtt/hour)

• mL per hour (mL/hour)

• drops per minute (gtt/min)

• mL per minute (mL/min)

IV sets administer in:

• mL per hour (mL/hour)

• drops per hour (gtt/hour)

• mL per minute (mL/min)

• drops per minute (gtt/min)

What is needed on an IV label?

• Cliant/Patient's name

• Infusion Rate

• Date & Time Infusion was set up

• The Order

• Initials of the person who set the IV up

Signs of IV infiltration

• skin is cold to the touch

• area is swollen

• pallor

• erythema at IV site

• skin is hot to the touch

A macrodrip set is delivered in (depending on the manufacturer):

• 10 gtt/mL

• 15 gtt/mL

• 20 gtt/mL

• 60 gtt/mL

A microdrip set is delivered in

• 10 gtt/mL

• 30 gtt/mL

• 60 gtt/mL

• 100 gtt/mL

When the order specifies a small amount of fluid over a long period of time you should use a:

• Microdrip

• Macrodrip