After an anthrax exposure, the health care provider orders doxycycline 100 mg PO. The label on the bottle of doxycycline oral powder states to reconstitute with sterile water to prepare a concentration of 0.025 g/5 mL
The nurse should prepare to administer ______ mL to the patient. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
20
Rationale : First, it is necessary to change the grams to milligrams.
1000 mg = 1 g
0.025 × 1000 = 25 mg
There are 25 mg of doxycycline in each 5 mL of liquid.
25 mg/5 mL = 100 mg/x mL
x= 20 mL
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