Question

the healthcare provider prescribes furosemide 25 mg iv. the drug is available in a solution of 10 mg/ml. how many milliliters should the nurse administer? (enter numerical value only. if rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the formula for drug dosage calculation

The formula for calculating the volume of drug to administer is \(\text{Volume} = \frac{\text{Desired Dose}}{\text{Available Dose per Unit Volume}}\). Assuming the drug is available as 10 mg/mL (since the text seems to have a typo and likely means 10 mg per milliliter, a common concentration for furosemide IV). The desired dose is 25 mg, and the available dose per mL is 10 mg/mL.

Step2: Plug in the values into the formula

Using the formula, we have \(\text{Volume} = \frac{25\space mg}{10\space mg/mL}\)

Step3: Perform the calculation

\(\frac{25}{10}= 2.5\)

Answer:

2.5