Phlebotomy Essentials
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Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
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The provider ordered clindamycin oral suspension 800 mg PO twice daily. Available is clindamycin oral suspension 100 mg/2 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer per dose? (Record answer as a whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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