Identify the household measure: 3 tsp What will be an ideal ...

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Identify the household measure: 3 tsp
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The nurse is determining which volume of diluent to use when reconstituting a medication. The medication available is 1 gram. The clientt is to receive 750 mg.
 
  Which volume should the nurse use to reconstitute the medication so that the lowest volume is administered to the client? 1. 2 mL to yield 1000 mg/1 mL
  2. 3 mL to yield 1000 mg/2 mL
  3. 4 mL to yield 1000 mg/3 mL
  4. 5 mL to yield 1000 mg/4 mL

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Answer to Question 1

three teaspoons
3 teaspoons

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Using 2 mL to reconstitute the medication will produce the lowest volume since the dose of 750 mg would be administered in 1.5 mL of the medication or 750/1000 x 1 mL = 0.75 mL. The other volumes will cause the nurse to administer a larger volume.