Question

The nurse is preparing digoxin 0.125 mg intravenous push. the digoxin available is 250 mcg/ml. how much should the nurse administer?

Answer 1

To give a dose of 0.125 mg of digoxin from a solution of 250 mcg/mL, the nurse should administer 0.5 mL.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking how much digoxin, at a concentration of 250 mcg/ml, should be administered to give a dose of 0.125 mg. First, it is necessary to convert the desired dose from milligrams to micrograms because the available solution's concentration is given in micrograms. One milligram (mg) is equal to 1000 micrograms (mcg), so 0.125 mg is equivalent to 125 mcg.

Next, we calculate the volume needed to administer the dose using the formula: Volume (mL) = Dose (mcg) / Concentration (mcg/mL).

Plugging in the values gives us: Volume (mL) = 125 mcg / 250 mcg/mL which equals 0.5 mL. Thus, the nurse should administer 0.5 mL of the digoxin solution.