A Nurse Preparing to Administer Intravenous Gentamicin to a Patient

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse preparing to administer intravenous gentamicin to a patient notes that the dose is half the usual dose for an adult. The nurse suspects that this is because this patient has a history of:

• A) antibiotic resistance.
• B) interpatient variation.
• C) liver disease.
• D) renal disease.

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