Select the Correct Number of Drops Per Minute to Be

question 21

Multiple Choice

Select the correct number of drops per minute to be administered for a 1200-ml IV given over 5 hours using an administration set labeled 10 drops per ml.

• A) 400 drops/minute
• B) 240 drops/minute
• C) 40 drops/minute
• D) 4 drops/minute

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Conditional

A logical statement that has the form "If A then B," implying B is true if A is true.

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A logical statement of the form "if and only if", showing that both conditions must be true or both false.

Biconditionals

Statements that are true only if both components are either true or false together, often expressed as "if and only if."

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In logic, an operator that connects two statements or propositions so that the resulting statement is true only if both components are true.