Question

The healthcare provider prescribes thiamine HCL 0.03 grams IM TID for a client with beriberi. Thiamine is available for injection 100 mg/ml. The nurse should prepare to administer how many ml? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

a) 0.3
b) 0.4
c) 0.2
d) 0.1

Answer 1

The nurse should prepare to administer 0.3 ml of thiamine HCL.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the volume of thiamine HCL that needs to be administered, we can use the following formula:

Volume (ml) = Mass (g) / Concentration (mg/ml)

Given that the healthcare provider prescribes 0.03 grams of thiamine HCL and the concentration of the thiamine injection is 100 mg/ml, we can substitute these values into the formula:

Volume (ml) = 0.03 g / 100 mg/ml

Converting grams to milligrams: 0.03 g = 30 mg

Volume (ml) = 30 mg / 100 mg/ml = 0.3 ml

Therefore, the nurse should prepare to administer 0.3 ml of thiamine HCL.