This document discusses guidelines for intravenous (IV) drug administration including the rights of IV therapy, indications for IV drugs, advantages and disadvantages, infusion techniques, potential complications, and calculations for IV drug dosages and rates. The key rights of IV therapy are right drug, patient, dose, route, frequency and approach. IV drugs are primarily used to restore or maintain fluid balance, administer medications, anesthesia, blood/blood products, and for long-term pain management. Complications include circulatory overload, infiltration, thrombus, infection, pulmonary embolism, and air embolism. Calculations of IV rates are based on drop factor and total volume and duration of infusion.

1. Golden Rules in Drug Administration Uses and Indication of IV Medications Calculations of Drug Dosage & IV Rates Nelia B. Perez RN, MSN IV Therapist Northeastern College Santiago City, Philippines 3311

17. CALCULATIONS DROP RATE: REGULAR : 15GTTS/ML MACRO: 10GTTS/ML (BLOOD) MICRO: 60GTTS/ML (INFANTS/PEDS) EXAMPLE: 1000ML OVER 12 HRS (ADULT) VOLUME X SIZE OF DROP TIME (IN MINUTES) 1000x15 = 21GTTS/MIN 60MINx12HRS