A young adult calls the clinic to ask for a prescription for…

A young adult calls the clinic to ask for a prescription for “that new flu drug,” (oseltamivir, Tamiflu).  He says he has had the flu for almost 4 days and just heard about a drug that can reduce the symptoms. What is the nurse’s best response to his request?

A patient with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia will be rece…

A patient with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia will be receiving pentamidine as an intravenous piggyback (IVPB) dose. The medication has been added to a 100-mL bag of D5W for the infusion, and it needs to infuse over 120 minutes. The tubing has a drip factor of 25gtts/mL. How many drips per minute will the nurse set the medication to run?