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Your pharmacy receives the following TPN order: Base Solution: Dextrose 10%, Aminosyn 3%, Liposyn 2.5%, and SWFI QSAD to 2,000 mL. Additives: Potassium Chloride 10 mEq, Sodium Chloride 20 mEq, and MVIs 10mL/day. You have the following stock solutions: Dextrose 70%, Aminosyn 10%, Liposyn 20%, Potassium Chloride 2 mEq/mL, Sodium Chloride 4 mEq/mL, MVI 10mL/day. How much of each base solution and additive will you prepare? Round your answers to the nearest hundredth of a milliliter, if necessary.

There are 20g of active ingredient in a 250mL solution. What is the percentage strength of this solution? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent, if necessary.

A physician orders a 150mL IV bag to be infused at 18mL/hr. How many hours will it take to infuse the full 150mL IV bag? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour, if necessary.

An IV solution has a total volume of 250mL and is being administered over 120 minutes using microdrip tubing with a drop factor of 60gtts/mL. What is the IV flow rate in drops per minute? Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.

What does the Glanz & Bishop (2010) article mean by an “ecological perspective” in public health?

Which of the following is a commonly used theory in Health Education & Behavior Settings described in the Glanz & Bishop (2010) article?

The term “bench to bedside” as discussed in the lecture refers to which of the following?

A public health team is designing an intervention to reduce smoking among high school students. They decide to focus on peer influence and social norms. Which level of influence are they targeting?

Which best describes the relationship between theories and models?

Which key term refers to concepts used in particular theories?