The healthcare provider prescribes 15 mg IV of ketorolac (Toradol) for a patient who has recently undergone a spinal fusion. The nurse has a 5-milliliter (mL) ampule containing 60 mg of ketorolac. How many milliliters of ketorolac does the nurse need to withdraw from the syringe?________ mLCalculate the exact dose.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
1.25
The nurse can use the equation Dosage Required/Dosage Available × 1 mL. For this situation, the equation would be 15 mg/60 mg × 5 mL = 15/60 × 5 mL = 0.25 × 5 mL = 1.25 mL.
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