A Patient's Physician Orders Read, "Cisplatin 20 Mg/m²

question 10

Essay

A patient's physician orders read, "Cisplatin 20 mg/m²." The nurse has 100 mg/100 mL vial of cisplatin, and the patient's body surface area is 1.4 m². How much cisplatin in mL will the nurse draw up for infusion?

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