A prescription reads 1750 mL of normal saline (NS) to infuse…
A prescription reads 1750 mL of normal saline (NS) to infuse over 12 hours. The drop factor is 15 drops (gtt)/1 mL. The nurse prepares to set the flow rate at how many drops per minute? (Record your answer to the nearest whole number.)
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A client is complaining of abdominal pain and nausea. The prescription is as follows: give hydroxyzine 25 mg intramuscularly and meperidine 25 mg intramuscularly, stat. Hydroxyzine is available in 50 mg/mL. Meperidine is available in 25 mg/0.5 mL. The nurse would combine the doses in one syringe for administration to the muscle. How many milliliters would the nurse administer in total?
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Penicillin G procaine, 1,000,000 units given intramuscularly, is prescribed for an client with an infection. The medication label reads as follows: “1,200,000 units/2 mL.” The nurse has determined that the prescribed dose is safe. How many milliliters per dose would the nurse plan to administer to the client? (Round to the nearest tenth.)
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