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Author Question: An IV is infusing at 23 mcgtt/min. What would this rate of flow equal in mL/h? 1. 23 mL/h 2. 230 ... (Read 49 times)

itsmyluck

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on: Jul 3, 2018
An IV is infusing at 23 mcgtt/min. What would this rate of flow equal in mL/h?
 
  1. 23 mL/h
  2. 230 mL/h
  3. 2.3 mL/h
  4. 18 mL/h

Question 2

According to The Joint Commission's Official Do Not Use List of Medical Abbreviations, why should the Registered Nurse not write a trailing zero on a medication dose?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


lorealeza77

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Global Rationale: mcgtt/min = mL/h.

Answer to Question 2

The decimal point may be missed.


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