Question

Om duvais CULOUIS UL dodarone tetapy DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Applying (Application) REF: p. 399 TOPNURSING PROCESS: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies COMPLETION 1. The nurse is preparing to administer a bolus dose of verapamil (Salan) as follows: "Give 5-mg bolus of verapamil, IV push, over 2 minutes. May repeat in 30 minutes if needed." The medication is available in a 2.5-mg/ml strength solution. Identify how many milliliters will the nurse draw into the syringe for this dose.

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Answer 1

1. Ordered dose of verapamil is 5 mg bolus IV over 2 minutes

Repeat in 30mins if needed .

Available medication concentration is 2.5mg in 1ml of solution

1ml of available drug solution has 2.5mg of verapamil so, for 5mg of verapamil the nurse should draw 2ml into the syringe from the available medication solution .

Answer - 2ml