The nurse needs to provide 150 mg of a medication to a client IM. The medication available is 1 g/10 mL. How many mL of the medication should the nurse prepare? Round the answer to the nearest tenth
What will be an ideal response?
1.5 mL
Global Rationale: mL/dose = 10 mL/1 g x 1 g/ 1000 mg x 150 mg/1 . Multiply the numerators (10 x 1 x 150 = 1500). Multiply the denominators (1 x 1000 x 1 = 1000). 1500/1000 = 1.5 mL.
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