Lesson overview
Calculated Medication Amount Over Time
Calculate a medication amount from a verified concentration and a stated or calculated infused volume for one infusion interval.
About 20 minutesIV CalculationsNo account required
Learning outcomes
What you will learn
- Explain the difference between medication amount, solution volume, pump rate and elapsed time.
- Find a concentration in mg/mL when an amount-in-volume label is given.
- Use a verified infused volume directly, or calculate volume from mL/hr and time for one constant uninterrupted interval.
- Use mg/mL and infused mL to calculate the medication amount represented by the supplied values.
- Keep a medication amount in mg separate from a medication rate such as mg/hr.
Clinical connection
Why this matters
A single question can contain mg, mL, mL/hr and hours. Giving each number one clear job helps stop a fluid rate from being mistaken for a medication amount.
Lesson plan
How the lesson works
- 1
Learn
Short teaching slides explain one idea at a time with plain-language examples.
- 2
Practise
Answer calculation or scenario questions and receive immediate feedback.
- 3
Finish
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