Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 76%
Simulated
A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 500 mg PO to a client. The amount available is amoxicillin suspension 250 mg/5 ml. How should the nurse administer?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
The correct answer is A: 10 ml. To administer 500 mg of amoxicillin, the nurse needs to calculate the volume of the suspension containing 500 mg. Since the suspension is 250 mg/5 ml, 500 mg would be present in 10 ml (250 mg/5 ml x 10 ml = 500 mg). Therefore, the nurse should administer 10 ml of the amoxicillin suspension to provide the client with the prescribed dose. Other choices are incorrect as they do not correspond to the correct calculation based on the concentration of the suspension.