Question

The healthcare provider prescribes digoxin elixir 125 mcg PO daily. The drug is available in a 60 ml. bottle labeled, "Digoxin elixir 0.05 mg/mL." How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

Answer 1

To administer a 125 mcg dose of Digoxin elixir, the nurse should administer 2.5 mL of the elixir.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the amount of Digoxin elixir the nurse should administer, we need to calculate the volume required to deliver the prescribed dose. The prescription calls for 125 mcg (micrograms) of Digoxin elixir. The concentration of the elixir is 0.05 mg (milligrams) per mL. We can convert the dose in micrograms to milligrams by dividing by 1000. So, 125 mcg = 0.125 mg.

We can now use the formula:

Dose (mg) = Volume (mL) × Concentration (mg/mL)

Since we want to find the volume (mL), we rearrange the formula to:

Volume (mL) = Dose (mg) / Concentration (mg/mL)

Plugging in the values, we have:

Volume (mL) = 0.125 mg / 0.05 mg/mL

Volume (mL) = 2.5 mL

Therefore, the nurse should administer 2.5 mL of the Digoxin elixir.