Round Your Answer to the Nearest Whole Number

question 57

Short Answer

Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
-The physician orders Doribax 250 mg twice a day. The Doribax is dissolved in 250 mL of NS and is to be infused over 2 hours. Using tubing with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should be infused? __________

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Definitions:

Rebound Effects

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Excessive Worry

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Lithium

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