Question

Penicillin G benzathine suspension 2.4 million units is prescribed for a client. The medication is available in a 10-mL multidose vial in which 1 mL = ________ units. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? Record your answer using a whole number.

Answer 1

The required amount of Penicillin G benzathine suspension to be administered to provide the prescribed 2.4 million units cannot be determined as the question does not provide the strength of the multidose vial (units per mL). If information about the concentration is provided, the calculation is a simple division of the total units required by the concentration per mL.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many milliliters of Penicillin G benzathine suspension will be administered, we need to understand the concentration of units in the available medication. We know that 2.4 million units is prescribed for the client and that the medication is available in 10-mL multidose vial. However, the number of units in a 1 mL is not provided in the question, so we cannot calculate the exact amount to be administered. The key piece of information missing in this question is the strength of the multidose vial (how many units are there per 1 mL).

For example, if 1 mL of the medication contains 200,000 units, then the nurse would need to administer 12 ml to provide the prescribed 2.4 million units (since 2,400,000 units divided by 200,000 units per mL equals 12 mL).

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