The physician ordered erythromycin 500 mg IV every 8 hours for infection. The pharmacy sends a vial labeled: Erythromycin 1 g. The nursing drug reference provides information to reconstitute 1 g of erythromycin with 20 mL of sterile water and further dilute in 250 mL of 0.9% NS and to infuse over 2 hours How many mL will you draw from the vial after reconstitution and add it to the IV bag of 0.9% NS 250 mL?
The physician ordered erythromycin 500 mg IV every 8 hours for infection. The pharmacy sends a vial labeled: Erythromycin 1 g. The nursing drug reference provides information to reconstitute 1 g of erythromycin with 20 mL of sterile water and further dilute in 250 mL of 0.9% NS and to infuse over 2 hours How many mL will you draw from the vial after reconstitution and add it to the IV bag of 0.9% NS 250 mL?
Chapter10: Reconstitution Of Powdered Drugs
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