Phlebotomy Essentials
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Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
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The patient is to receive 450mg of Amikacin every 12 hours for a Gram-negative bacterial infection. The medication is provided by the pharmacy as 450mg/100mL 5% Dextrose Intravenous Solution. The medication should be infused over 30 minutes. The tubing drop factor is 15 gtt/mL.
The nurse should set the infusion at how many drops per minute?
Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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