Question

The nurse is caring for a client who weighs 188 lbs. The nurse received a prescription for the client to receive methylprednisolone 2 mg/kg. The label reads 125 mg / 2 ml. How many ml should the nurse administer to the client with each dose? Round answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

To calculate the amount of methylprednisolone a nurse should administer to a client weighing 188 lbs, convert the weight to kilograms (85.5 kg) and multiply it by the prescribed dose of 2 mg/kg. Then, determine the volume of medication needed based on the concentration of the medication (125 mg/2 mL). The nurse should administer 2.7 mL of methylprednisolone to the client.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the amount of methylprednisolone the nurse should administer to the client, we need to convert the client's weight from pounds to kilograms. There are 2.2 pounds in 1 kilogram, so the client weighs 85.5 kg (188 lbs / 2.2 lbs/kg).

The next step is to calculate the dosage of methylprednisolone by multiplying the weight in kilograms by the prescribed dose of 2 mg/kg. This gives us a dosage of 171 mg (85.5 kg * 2 mg/kg).

Lastly, we need to determine the volume of medication needed based on the concentration of the medication. The label indicates that there is 125 mg of methylprednisolone in 2 ml. Therefore, the nurse should administer 2.7 ml of methylprednisolone to the client (171 mg / 125 mg * 2 ml).