Calculate the amount you will prepare for each dose. A physician orders ceftriaxone 900 mg IV q12h in 50 mL 5% dextrose and water IV solution.
The package insert states: "For IV administration, reconstitute with 9.6 mL diluent to the vial for a concentration of 100 mg/mL."How many full doses are available in this vial?
What will be an ideal response?
1.1 doses/vial
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A) ventilation–perfusion mismatch. B) hypercarbic drive. C) the hypoxic drive. D) the Hering–Breuer reflexes.
Which statements are correct? Select all that apply
A) If you appear unprofessional, so might your company. B) It is okay to tell "dirty jokes" as long as patients cannot hear you. C) Sexually explicit comments should be confined to the break room. D) Smoking on public sidewalks near your building will not affect your personal image. E) You get one chance to make a first impression. F) All of the above. G) None of the above.
OBRA-90 was designed to save patients __________, and expanded on OBRA-97
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word