Order: Vancomycin 500 mg IVPB q24h. The medication is placed in 100 mL D5W to infuse over 60 minutes. The administration set delivers 20 gtt/mL. _____
a. 33 gtt/min
b. 25 gtt/min
c. 17 gtt/min
d. 83 gtt/min
ANS: A
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