A physician orders an intravenous piggyback infusion of 100 mL of cefoxitin 1 g to run for 30 minutes. A nurse who selects tubing with a drop factor of 15gtt/min calculates that the solution should infuse at a rate of drops per minute (gtt/min).

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Chapter23: Pediatric Intravenous Medications
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A physician orders an intravenous
piggyback infusion of 100 mL of
cefoxitin 1 g to run for 30 minutes. A
nurse who selects tubing with a drop
factor of 15gtt/min calculates that the
solution should infuse at a rate of
drops per minute (gtt/min).
Transcribed Image Text:A physician orders an intravenous piggyback infusion of 100 mL of cefoxitin 1 g to run for 30 minutes. A nurse who selects tubing with a drop factor of 15gtt/min calculates that the solution should infuse at a rate of drops per minute (gtt/min).
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