The primary health care provider prescribes diazepam 10 mg IV to be administered to a client to control his seizures. The nurse would administer this drug over which time frame?
A) 1 minute
B) 2 minutes
C) 5 minutes
D) 10 minutes
Ans: B
Feedback:
When used to control seizures, diazepam is administered IV pushed slowly as close as possible to the IV site, allowing at least 1 minute for each 5 mg of drug. For a dosage of 10 mg, the nurse would administer the drug over 2 minutes.
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