The client has an order for morphine (Oramorph) 30 mg PO. The medication available is morphine 10 mg/2.5 mL. How many teaspoons will the nurse administer?
- Calculation:
30 mg10 mg×2.5 mL1=7.5 mL\frac{30 \, \text{mg}}{10 \, \text{mg}} \times \frac{2.5 \, \text{mL}}{1} = 7.5 \, \text{mL}10mg30mg×12.5mL=7.5mL
Convert mL to teaspoons (1 teaspoon = 5 mL):
7.5 mL5 mL/tsp=1.5 tsp\frac{7.5 \, \text{mL}}{5 \, \text{mL/tsp}} = 1.5 \, \text{tsp}5mL/tsp7.5mL=1.5tsp
Answer: 1.5 tsp
2. The client has an order for morphine (Oramorph) 50 mg PO. The medication available is morphine 10 mg/2.5 mL. How many teaspoons will the nurse administer?
- Calculation:
50 mg10 mg×2.5 mL1=12.5 mL\frac{50 \, \text{mg}}{10 \, \text{mg}} \times \frac{2.5 \, \text{mL}}{1} = 12.5 \, \text{mL}10mg50mg×12.5mL=12.5mL
Convert mL to teaspoons:
12.5 mL5 mL/tsp=2.5 tsp\frac{12.5 \, \text{mL}}{5 \, \text{mL/tsp}} = 2.5 \, \text{tsp}5mL/tsp12.5mL=2.5tsp
Answer: 2.5 tsp
3. The healthcare provider has ordered propranolol (Inderal) 30 mg PO. The medication available is propranolol 30 mg tablets/scored tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
- Calculation:
30 mg30 mg/tab=1 tablet\frac{30 \, \text{mg}}{30 \, \text{mg/tab}} = 1 \, \text{tablet}30mg/tab30mg=1tablet
Answer: 1 tablet
4. The healthcare provider ordered risperidone (Risperdal Consta) 25 mg IM. The medication available is risperidone 25 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer?
- Calculation:
25 mg25 mg/mL=1 mL\frac{25 \, \text{mg}}{25 \, \text{mg/mL}} = 1 \, \text{mL}25mg/mL25mg=1mL
Answer: 1 mL
5. The healthcare provider ordered morphine 8 mg IM. The medication available is morphine 10 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?
- Calculation:
8 mg10 mg/mL=0.8 mL\frac{8 \, \text{mg}}{10 \, \text{mg/mL}} = 0.8 \, \text{mL}10mg/mL8mg=0.8mL
Answer: 0.8 mL
These calculations follow standard dimensional analysis to ensure accuracy in medication administration.