Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 65%
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
The correct answer is 0.8 mL. To calculate this, divide the desired dose (30 mg) by the concentration (40 mg/mL) to find the volume needed: 30 mg / 40 mg/mL = 0.75 mL. Since we need to round to the nearest tenth, and 0.75 is closer to 0.8 than 0.7, the nurse should administer 0.8 mL. The other choices are incorrect because they do not result from the proper calculation based on the provided information.