Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 89%
Simulated
A client is to receive enoxaparin 30 mg subcutaneously. Available is enoxaparin 40 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.)
Correct answer
0.8
Rationale
To calculate the amount of enoxaparin to administer, use the formula: dose required (30 mg) ├À concentration available (40 mg/mL) = volume to administer. So, 30 mg ├À 40 mg/mL = 0.75 mL. However, since we need to round to the nearest tenth, 0.75 mL becomes 0.8 mL. Therefore, the correct answer is 0.8 mL.
Incorrect choices:
A: 1.2 mL - Incorrect, as it is not the correct calculated volume.
B: 0.5 mL - Incorrect, as it does not result from the calculation.
C: 0.3 mL - Incorrect, as it is an incorrect calculation.
D: 1.0 mL - Incorrect, as it is not the correct calculated volume.
E: 0.6 mL - Incorrect, as it is an incorrect calculation.
F: 0.9 mL - Incorrect, as it is not the
Incorrect choices:
A: 1.2 mL - Incorrect, as it is not the correct calculated volume.
B: 0.5 mL - Incorrect, as it does not result from the calculation.
C: 0.3 mL - Incorrect, as it is an incorrect calculation.
D: 1.0 mL - Incorrect, as it is not the correct calculated volume.
E: 0.6 mL - Incorrect, as it is an incorrect calculation.
F: 0.9 mL - Incorrect, as it is not the