The nurse reconstitutes a powdered medication in a vial. The label on the vial states 1.5 ml of diluent yields 200,000 U/ml of the medication. The client has an order for 150,000 U of the me-dication. How much does the nurse administer?
1. 0.5 ml
2. 1.0 ml
3. 1.5 ml
4. 0.75 ml
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4. Solve this problem as a proportion problem:
Cross multiply and divide to obtain 0.75 ml.
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