The healthcare provider prescribes epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg intramuscularly for a child with asthma who weighs 55 pounds. The available medication is labeled 1 mg/mL. Based on the child's weight, how many mL should the nurse administer?
(Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest hundredth.)
The Correct Answer is ["0.25"]
The child weighs 55 pounds which is equivalent to 24.95 kg (1 kg = 2.20462 pounds).
The healthcare provider prescribes epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg, so the child should receive 0.2495 mg of epinephrine (0.01 mg/kg 24.95 kg).
The available medication is labeled 1 mg/mL, so the nurse should administer 0.25 mL of medication (0.2495 mg / 1 mg/mL).
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Correct Answer is ["0.9"]
Explanation
To calculate the number of milliliters the nurse should administer, we can use the following formula: Dose to administer = Ordered dose / Available dose
In this case, the ordered dose is 90 mg and the available dose is 100 mg/1 mL. We can calculate the dose to administer as follows:
90 mg / 100 mg/1 mL = 0.9 mL.
Correct Answer is ["4"]
Explanation
The client is receiving a prescription for penicillin 1.2 million units IM.
The available vial is labeled "600,000 units/2 mL", so the concentration of penicillin in the solution is 300,000 units/mL (600,000 units / 2 mL).
Since the healthcare provider prescribes 1.2 million units of penicillin, the nurse should administer 4 mL of medication (1.2 million units / 300,000 units/mL).
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