The nurse needs to provide 500 mg of a medication to a client. The medication is in powder form and is to be reconstituted prior to administering
How should the nurse reconstitute the medication to produce the lowest volume to administer to the clients? 1. 1 mL to yield 1000 mg/mL
2. 2 mL to yield 1000 mg/2 mL
3. 3 mL to yield 1000 mg/3 mL
4. 4 mL to yield 1000 mg/4 mL
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Rationale 1: If there is 1000 mg/mL then the nurse would provide an injection of 0.5 mL which is the lowest volume. The other volumes for reconstitution will require the nurse to administer larger volume of medication.
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