The licensed prescriber orders that a patient is to receive an infusion of oxytocin at 1 mU/min and drug comes from the pharmacy as 20 units oxytocin in 1000 mL of 5% dextrose in water. How many mL/h is the beginning infusion? Round to the nearest whole number.

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Problem 1
The licensed prescriber orders that a patient is to
receive an infusion of oxytocin at 1 mU/min and
drug comes from the pharmacy as 20 units
oxytocin in 1000 mL of 5% dextrose in water. How
many mL/h is the beginning infusion? Round to the
nearest whole number.
Transcribed Image Text:Drug Calculation Problem 1 The licensed prescriber orders that a patient is to receive an infusion of oxytocin at 1 mU/min and drug comes from the pharmacy as 20 units oxytocin in 1000 mL of 5% dextrose in water. How many mL/h is the beginning infusion? Round to the nearest whole number.
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