ATI PN Dosage Calculations. Adult medical surgical proctored assessment 3.1
ATI PN Dosage Calculations. Adult medical surgical proctored assessment 3.1 ( 25 Questions)
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Question 4 :
A nurse is preparing to administer ketorolac 30 mg IM for a loading dose. Available is ketorolac injection 15 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: ["2"]
To give a loading dose of ketorolac 30 mg IM, the nurse needs to calculate the volume of the injection solution.
The solution has a concentration of 15 mg/mL, which means that every 1 mL contains 15 mg of ketorolac.
To find the volume, the nurse can use the formula: volume = dose / concentration. Plugging in the values, we get: volume = 30 mg / 15 mg/mL = 2 mL.
Therefore, the nurse should administer 2 mL of ketorolac injection for a loading dose.