A client is to receive her third dose of carboplatin for recurrent ovarian cancer. Her weight is 143 lb and height is 66 in. Calculate the dosage of carboplatin

What will be an ideal response?


612 mg

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The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a female client following inpatient therapy for a gonorrhea infection. The client is being discharged on doxycycline (Vibramycin) for 7 days

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a. Unique for children b. Primary prevention c. Secondary prevention d. Tertiary prevention

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All orders have been corrected and initiated. C.J. receives fluid resuscitation and sliding-scale insulin drip

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