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NCLEX-RN · Question #253
A physician's order reads: Administer furosemide oral solution 0.5 mL stat. The furosemide bottle dosage is 10 mg/mL. What dosage of furosemide should the nurse give to this infant?
The correct answer is A. 5 mg. (A) 1 mg = 0.1 mL, then 0.5 mL X= 55 mg. (B) Thisanswer is a miscalculation. (C) This answer is a miscalculation. (D) This answer is a miscalculation.
Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Question
A physician's order reads: Administer furosemide oral solution 0.5 mL stat. The furosemide bottle dosage is 10 mg/mL. What dosage of furosemide should the nurse give to this infant?
Options
- A5 mg
- B0.5 mg
- C0.05 mg
- D20 mg
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A77% (24)
- B3% (1)
- C13% (4)
- D6% (2)
Explanation
(A) 1 mg = 0.1 mL, then 0.5 mL X= 55 mg. (B) Thisanswer is a miscalculation. (C) This answer is a miscalculation. (D) This answer is a miscalculation.
Topics
#medication calculation#furosemide#oral solution dosing#pediatric pharmacology
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