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Title: A nurse needs to administer a continuous medication drip to a client. The nurse knows that, for a ...
Post by: albert123445 on Jan 18, 2018
A nurse needs to administer a continuous medication drip to a client. The nurse knows that, for a continuous infusion, he or she will likely need to add medication to which of the following volumes of IV solution?
 
  A) 15 to 50 ml
  B) 150 to 250 ml
  C) 500 to 1000 ml
  D) 50 to 100 ml


Title: A nurse needs to administer a continuous medication drip to a client. The nurse knows that, for a ...
Post by: jordank on Jan 18, 2018
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A continuous infusion is the instillation of a parenteral drug over several hours. It is also called a continuous drip, which involves adding medication to a large volume of IV solutionapproximately 500 to 1,000 ml, not less.