Order: 500 mL at 50 mL over 1 hour. The infusion started at 7 am.

Question

What time will the infusion end ? Show all work

Answer 1

To find out what time the infusion will end, we need to calculate the duration of the infusion in hours and add it to the starting time.

Given:
Volume: 500 mL
Rate: 50 mL/hour
Starting time: 7 am

First, we calculate the duration of the infusion in hours:

Duration = Volume / Rate
Duration = 500 mL / 50 mL/hour
Duration = 10 hours

Next, we add the duration to the starting time:

Ending time = Starting time + Duration
Ending time = 7 am + 10 hours
Ending time = 5 pm

Therefore, the infusion will end at 5 pm.