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for q 8 hours ? Some are the dose range for q 12 hours Fluid Control ? Crucial in the pediatric population ? Units often have policies that children under certain ages with IV fluids / IV medication be placed on an infusion pump. Key concepts ? Fluid overload must be avoided ? Time over which a medication should be administered is critical information ? Minimal dilution (end concentration of medication) is important for medications such as aminoglycosides. ? Collecting therapeutic blood levels Fluid overload ? Know what the IV rate is. ? Hourly recording of IV fluid intake ? Don’t try and catch up on fluids ? Calculate fluids used to administer IV medications into the hourly fluid calculations. IV Buretrol IV Buretrol ? A buretrol or volutrol is an inline receptacle between the client’s IV catheter set and the bag of fluids. ? Capacity is 100 to 120 mL ? Rationale: the nurse can fill the buretrol to a certain level and if the IV pump malfunctions, only the volume in the buretrol will flow to the client. The Infusion Pump ? The ml / hour the doctor orders is set on the pump as the infusion rate. ? The amount of fluid in the buretrol or volutrol is the amount to be infused. ? This will need to be set every 2 hours or according to hospital policy. IV fluid calculations ? The maintenance dose for administration of IV fluids is based on the following formula: ? 100 ml of fluid for the 1st 10 kg of weight ? 50 ml of fluid for the 2nd 10 kg of weight ? 20 ml of fluid for and additio