The nurse asks if she can give the following two antibiotic orders together in the same line: Vancomycin 1 gram in 250 mL of normal saline (0.9%) infused IV over 90 minutes Meropenem 1 gram/ 100 mL of normal saline (0.9%) infused IV over 30 minutes Which is true? a) You should give the vancomycin IV push instead, then give the meropenem b) Yes, you can give them through the same Y-site at the same time c) No, you should not give them through the same Y-site at the same time d) It is unknown whether you can give these through the Y-site at the same time
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