Question

the nurse is preparing to administer 25 mg of hydroxyzine pamoate liquid suspension. the medication is available in a multi - dose bottle labeled \10 mg/5 ml.\ how many ml should the nurse administer? (enter numeric value only, rounding to the nearest tenth.)

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

Let \( x \) be the volume in mL. The proportion is \(\frac{10\space mg}{5\space mL}=\frac{25\space mg}{x\space mL}\)

Step2: Cross - multiply

\( 10x = 25\times5 \)
\( 10x = 125 \)

Step3: Solve for \( x \)

\( x=\frac{125}{10}=12.5 \)

Answer:

12.5