A nurse is preparing to administer 150 mg of intravenous phenytoin to a client with seizure activity. After diluting the medication with the supplied diluent, the nurse will infuse the medica-tion over a period of
a. 1 minute.
b. 2 minutes.
c. 3 minutes.
d. 4 minutes.
C
Phenytoin must be diluted and infused at a rate of less than 50 mg/minute.
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a. sucking capability c. candida albicans infection b. closure of the palate d. adequacy of saliva production
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