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HudsonKB16

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How many milliliters of full-strength Sustacal will the nurse use to prepare 250 mL of a 3/4-strength Sustacal solution?
 
  1. 125 mL
  2. 187.5 mL
  3. 450 mL
  4. 625.75 mL

Question 2

Express the dosage using the official symbol/abbreviation: fifty-five milliequivalents
 
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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: The nurse should use the equation 250 mL (sol)  3 mL (solute)/4 mL (sol) = 187.5 mL (solute). The nurse would use 187.5 mL of full-strength Sustacal to make 250 mL of a  strength solution.

Answer to Question 2

55 mEq



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