Practice Question
A nurse is preparing to administer dimercaprol 3 mg/kg IM to an adolescent who weighs 79 lb. Available is dimercaprol injection 100 mg/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.)
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Correct Answer:
1.1
Rationale:
🔸 Weight conversion:
☑️ 79 lb ÷ 2.2 = 35.91 kg
🔸 Dose calculation:
☑️ 3 mg/kg × 35.91 kg = 107.73 mg
🔸 Volume to give:
☑️107.73 mg ÷ 100 mg/mL = 1.08 (rounding off)
👉🏻= 1.1 mL
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