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The physician orders 500 mL of NS to infuse at 175 mL/h for a patient with vomiting. Tubing drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. ___________________ _
 
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The physician orders zolpidem tartrate 10 mg oral at hs for a patient. Zolpidem tartrate is available in 5-mg tablets. How many tablets would the nurse administer with each dose? _______
 
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Kdiggy

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

44 gtt/min

Answer to Question 2

2 tablets


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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Wow, this really help

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