Question

a nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin 30 mg subcutaneous every 12 hr to a client. available is enoxaparin 60 mg/0.6 ml. how many ml should the nurse administer? (round the answer to the nearest tenth. 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 administer. The proportion is \(\frac{60\ \text{mg}}{0.6\ \text{mL}}=\frac{30\ \text{mg}}{x\ \text{mL}}\)

Step2: Cross - multiply and solve for \( x \)

Cross - multiplying gives \( 60x = 30\times0.6 \). Then \( 60x=18 \), and \( x=\frac{18}{60}=0.3 \)

Answer:

\( 0.3 \)