You are verifying new orders in the ICU, which uses IV medication sets to administer medications in drops/min. You recei

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You are verifying new orders in the ICU, which uses IV medication sets to administer medications in drops/min. You recei

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You are verifying new orders in the ICU, which uses IV
medication sets to administer medications in drops/min. You
receive a new order for nitroglyerin 50 mg in 250 ml of NS for
Mr. Jones who is admitted for chest pain unrelieved by
nitroglycerin tablets at home. The starting rate is 8
mcg/minute. You need to change the order to drops/min. Using an
infusion sets that delivers 60 drops/ml, what is Mr. Jones rate
in drops/min? Answer to the tenths place,
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