Question

The physician order 7.5 ML of Cipro for pediatric patient. How many teaspoons should the parent and administer?

a. 7.5 tsp
b. 1.5 tsp
c. 3 tsp
d. 1 tsp

Answer 1

To determine how many teaspoons the parent should administer, we need to convert 7.5 mL of Cipro to teaspoons.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many teaspoons the parent should administer, we need to convert 7.5 mL of Cipro to teaspoons. Since 1 teaspoon is approximately 5 mL, we can set up a proportion:

1 teaspoon / 5 mL = x teaspoons / 7.5 mL

By cross multiplying and solving for x, we find that the parent should administer 1.5 teaspoons (option b).