Question

A physician prescribed 35 mg of a medication, IM, q4h, prn. The drug is available as 50 mg/mL. How many milliliters would the nurse give for each dose? If the client received six doses over 24 hours, how many total milliliters would the nurse give?

A. 0.5:3
B. 0.6:36
C. 0.7:42

Answer 1

The nurse would give 0.7 milliliters of the medication for each dose and a total of 4.2 milliliters over 24 hours option (C).

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of milliliters the nurse would give for each dose, we need to divide the prescribed dose (35 mg) by the concentration of the drug (50 mg/mL). This calculation would give us the volume (in milliliters) of the drug needed for each dose. By dividing the prescribed dose by the concentration, we get:
(35 mg) / (50 mg/mL) = 0.7 mL.
Therefore, the nurse would give 0.7 milliliters of the medication for each dose.

To calculate the total milliliters the nurse would give for six doses over 24 hours, we need to multiply the volume per dose (0.7 mL) by the number of doses (6). This will give us the total volume (in milliliters) the nurse would give. By multiplying the volume per dose by the number of doses, we get:
(0.7 mL) * (6) = 4.2 mL.
Therefore, the nurse would give a total of 4.2 milliliters option (c) of the medication over 24 hours.