IV Drip Rate Caculation

Prepared by
Ary Jabar
Danyar Osman
Diana Mhamad
Hemn Osman
Kurdstan Kamal
Mhamad Abas
Sundus Hersh
Sardar Tariq
 content
What is IV Drip ?
Types
Loation
It’s Importance
Caculation
Who can prescribe it ?
Types of IV Drip solution
Pathway
What is IV Drip ?

1-is a medical technique that

administers fluids,
medications and nutrients
directly into a person's vein.
2-It is used for those who
cannot, or do not want - due
to decreased mental status
or otherwise - to take food
or water orally.
3-It can also be used to
administer medications or
medical treatment
Types

IV cannulas come in three main

types:
1. Peripheral:is commonly used for
short term treatment
2. Midline:for medium term
treatment
3. Central line:placed in large veins
to administer fluids.medications
or nutritions.
Loation

1.Hands Dorsal arch veins

2.Wrist Volar aspect
3.Cubital fossa Median antecubital,
cephalic and basilic veins
4.Foot Dorsal arch
5.Leg Saphenous vein at the knee
6.Scalp
 It’s Importance

IV cannula or IV in general has

a lot of useful and important
factors like
1)Direct accessible to the
bloodstream
2)Emergency treatment
3)Continuous Therapy
4)Accurate dosage delivery
5)Minimized risk of infection
6)Versatility
Caculation

The formula for calculating the

IV
drip rate is… total volume (in
mL) divided by time (in
minutes), multiplied by the drop
factor (in gtt/mL), which equals
the IV drip rate in gtt/min.

Q1.The physician orders an IV

infusion of D5W 1000 ml to
infiuse over the next eight hours.
The IV tubing that you are using
delivers 15gtt/ml. What is the
correct drip rate?
Who can prescribe it ?

1.Physicians
2. Nurse practitioners
3. Physician assistants
4. Anesthesiologists
5. Pharmacists (in certain
cases)
6. Advanced practice nurses
7. Surgeons
8. Nurse anesthetists
Types of IV Drip
solution

Normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride)

2. Lactated Ringer's solution
3. Dextrose solutions: These contain
varying concentrations of glucose
(sugar)
4. Plasma-Lyte: Similar to Lactated
Ringer's, it contains electrolytes but with
a different composition
5. Albumin solutions
6. Hypertonic saline solutions: Have a
higher concentration of sodium chloride
7. Parenteral nutrition solutions
Pathway
Here is the sequence of IV
medication into our body:-

1)From the needle to The vein

2)From the vein to venules

3)From venice to capillary

around the infected site

4)The medicine diffuses out of

the membrane and enters the
infected cells