Question

The nurse is preparing to administer streptomycin 0.25 g. The directions say to reconstitute with 9 ml of sterile water for a concentration of 400 mg/ 2ml. How many mis will the nurse give?

Answer 1

The nurse will give 1.25 ml of the reconstituted solution.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many ml the nurse will give, we need to use the concentration of the reconstituted solution. The concentration is given as 400 mg/2ml, which means there are 400 mg of streptomycin in every 2 ml of the solution. The nurse needs to administer 0.25 g of streptomycin, which is equivalent to 250 mg. We can use a proportion to find the volume of the solution needed:

(400 mg) / (2 ml) = (250 mg) / (x ml)

Cross multiplying,

400x = 500

x = 500 / 400

x = 1.25 ml

Therefore, the nurse will give 1.25 ml of the reconstituted solution.