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Question:
A nurse is working in a clinic. She must give an adult patient a single intramuscular injection (IM) of penicillin G benzathine. The vial of medication states there are 600,000 units/mL. The patient’s order is for 2.4 million units given as a single dose. How many mLs of medication should the nurse draw up to give the correct dose this patient.
A
4 mL
explanation
To find the volume of medication to draw up for injection, take the total dose to be given 2.4 million or 2,400,000 units and divide it by the number of units in each mL of solution 600,000. This will give your answer, which is 4 mL.
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