A patient is prescribed levothyroxine 25 mcg by IV push. The drug on hand is levothyroxine sodium 100 mcg/mL. How many milliliters should you administer?
a. 2.5
b. 1
c. 0.5
d. 0.25
ANS: D
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1. One half to one inch in depth 2. One to one and a half inches in depth 3. One fourth to one half the depth of the chest 4. One third to one half the depth of the chest
A mother felt very guilty that her baby was born HIV positive. When the nurse suggested the usual DPT and MMR immunizations, the mother was extremely upset. "Don't you know HIV children are immunosuppressed?" she exclaimed
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