When receiving an order to administer a certain number of units of a medication per minute to a patient, the paramedic knows that this will be a/an:

a. Infusion
b. Bolus
c. Subcutaneous injection
d. Injection

a
Rationale: a. Correct.
b. A bolus is a one-time, single dose of medication.
c. A subcutaneous injection is a bolus given into the subcutaneous layer of tissue.
d. An injection is given as a bolus.

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