QuestionA nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vials reads . How much would the nurse give?
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STEP 1
1. The nurse needs to administer mg of the drug.
2. The concentration of the drug is mg/mL.
3. We need to determine the volume in mL that corresponds to mg.
STEP 2
1. Define the variable.
2. Set up an equation using the concentration.
3. Solve for the volume.
STEP 3
Let be the volume in mL that the nurse needs to administer.
STEP 4
Use the concentration to set up an equation. The concentration is given as mg/mL, so:
STEP 5
Solve for by dividing both sides of the equation by mg/mL:
STEP 6
Calculate the volume:
The nurse should administer:
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