The physician orders fluconazole 200 mg twice a day. The fluconazole is dissolved in 100 mL of NS and is to be infused over 1 hour. Using tubing with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should be infused? __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


33 gtt/min

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A client tells the advanced practice nurse that she has trouble falling asleep at night and might lie

awake until 3 or 4 AM before falling sleep. The appropriate pharmacological treatment would be a. zolpidem (Ambien). b. methylphenidate (Ritalin). c. flurazepam (Dalmane). d. risperidone (Risperdal).

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Analogy: The ED-response curve is to the LD-response curve as

A. effective is to lethal B. emotional is to linguistic C. early is to late D. illicit is to licit

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Which of the following drugs do not affect the thyroid gland but are administered to inhibit the increased sympathetic responses that accompany hyperthyroidism?

A. Beta-adrenergic blocking drugs B. Calcium channel blockers C. Leukotriene inhibitors D. None of the above

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