The physician orders Gatifloxacin 800mg IV in 100ml of 0.9 % NS q 6 hrs to infuse for 1hr. The drop factor is 20gtt/ml

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The physician orders Gatifloxacin 800mg IV in 100ml of 0.9 % NS q 6 hrs to infuse for 1hr. The drop factor is 20gtt/ml

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The physician orders Gatifloxacin 800mg IV in 100ml of
0.9 % NS q 6 hrs to infuse for 1hr. The drop
factor is 20gtt/ml. The drug comes in a powered
vial Gatifloxacin 1 Gram. Directions on the labels
reads: add 10 ml of sterile of water to yield 100 mg
/ml. How many mls would the Nurse
administer?________________ mls
How many gtt/min would the Nurse regulate the flow?
______________ gtt/min
The physician orders Gatifloxacin 400mg IV in 100ml of
0.9 % NS q 6 hrs to infuse for 1hr. The drop
factor is 20gtt/ml. The drug comes in a powered
vial Gatifloxacin 1 Gram. Directions on the labels
reads: add 10 ml of sterile of water to yield 100 mg
/ml. How many mls of diluent would the Nurse
administer?________________ mls
The physician orders Gatifloxacin 400mg IV daily for 5
days. The drug comes in Gatifloxacin 400mg/40 ml in
a single vial dose. The Nurse adds the medication to 160 ml
of Normal Saline to infuse for 1 hour. The drop factor is
20gtt/ml. How many gtt/min would the Nurse regulate the
flow? ______________________________ gtt/min
The physician orders Gatifloxacin 800mg IV daily for 5
days. The drug comes in Gatifloxacin 400mg/40 ml in
a single vial dose. The Nurse adds the medication to 160 ml
of Normal Saline to infuse for 1 hour. The drop factor is
20gtt/ml. How many gtt/min would the Nurse regulate the
flow? ______________________________ gtt/min
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