Pharmacological and Parenteral TherapiesQuestion 1616 of 2368
An IV of 350 mL is infusing at 100 mL/hr. How long until the infusion is complete?
- 3 hours 5 minutes
- 3 hours 50 minutes
- 35 hours
- 3 hours 30 minutes
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Correct answer: 3 hours 30 minutes
350 divided by 100 equals 3.5 hours. Anything after the decimal is a portion of an hour that is converted to minutes, so 0.5 hour is 30 minutes.
Source: Nursing Skills, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Math Calculations: Practice Problem: IV Completion Time (Example 1). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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