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a nurse is preparing to administer hydrocortisone 100 mg im daily to a client. available is hydrocortisone 250 mg/2 ml. how many ml should the nurse administer per dose? (round the answer to the nearest tenth number. use a leading zero if it applies. do not use a trailing zero.)

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the proportion

Let \(x\) be the volume (in mL) to be administered. The proportion is \(\frac{250\space mg}{2\space mL}=\frac{100\space mg}{x\space mL}\)

Step2: Cross - multiply

\(250x = 100\times2\)
\(250x=200\)

Step3: Solve for \(x\)

\(x=\frac{200}{250}\)
\(x = 0.8\)

Answer:

$0.8$