Given: Compute the Amount of Medication That Will Be Given

question 16

Essay

Given: Compute the amount of medication that will be given to administer one dose of the following medication orders. Round all parenteral administration orders that are over 1 mL to one decimal place. Round all parenteral administration orders under 1 mL to two decimal places. Do not include zeros at the end of decimal numbers. The problems and drug orders are presented for practice only, and actual prescribed dosages will vary according to a patient's age, condition, reaction, additional medications, and other factors.
- $$\begin{array} { l l } \text { Order: } & \text { pericillin G procaine 1,200,000 units IM q. o.d. } \\\text { Supply: } & \text { pencillin G procaine 600,000 units per mL } \\\text { Give: } &\underline{\quad\quad} \text { mL }\end{array}$$

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