Question

A physician orders to give a 80 mg of a medication IV push. The available dose 100 mg/10 mL. The nurse should administer _____ mL's to the patient.

Answer 1

To administer 80 mg of medication, the nurse should give 8 mL to the patient.

Step-by-step explanation:

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

C1V1 = C2V2

In this formula, C1 represents the concentration of the available dose, V1 represents the volume to be administered, C2 represents the desired concentration, and V2 represents the desired volume.

Using the given information:

C1 = 100 mg/10 mL

V1 = ?

C2 = 80 mg

V2 = 1 mL

We can plug in these values into the formula and solve for V1:

(100 mg/10 mL) x V1 = (80 mg) x (1 mL)

Dividing both sides of the equation by (100 mg/10 mL), we get:

V1 = (80 mg) x (1 mL) / (100 mg/10 mL) = 8 mL

Therefore, the nurse should administer 8 mL of the medication to the patient.