If the prescriber orders 30 mL q 1 hr of a 50% formula for an adult nutritional formula, what is the ratio of the formula to the water added?
What will be an ideal response?
1:1 ratio (50% of 30 = 15 mL) (15 mL of formula. 30 mL – 15 mL = 15 mL water).
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