{"id":136136,"date":"2024-09-10T07:21:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T07:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=136136"},"modified":"2024-09-10T07:21:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T07:21:26","slug":"a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-docusate-sodium-po-to-a-postpartum-client-who-has-a-prescription-for-200-mg-day-in-two-equally-divided-doses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/10\/a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-docusate-sodium-po-to-a-postpartum-client-who-has-a-prescription-for-200-mg-day-in-two-equally-divided-doses\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is preparing to administer docusate sodium PO to a postpartum client who has a prescription for 200 mg\/day in two equally divided doses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A nurse is preparing to administer docusate sodium PO to a postpartum client who has a prescription for 200 mg\/day in two equally divided doses. The client states she has trouble swallowing tablets and capsules. Therefore, the nurse has obtained docusate sodium liquid 50 mg\/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To determine how many milliliters of docusate sodium liquid to administer per dose, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Calculate the Total Daily Dose Required<\/strong>: The prescription is for 200 mg of docusate sodium per day, divided into two equally sized doses. Therefore, each dose should be:Dose\u00a0per\u00a0administration=200\u00a0mg2=100\u00a0mg\\text{Dose per administration} = \\frac{200 \\text{ mg}}{2} = 100 \\text{ mg}Dose\u00a0per\u00a0administration=2200\u00a0mg\u200b=100\u00a0mg<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Determine the Concentration of the Liquid Medication<\/strong>: The available docusate sodium liquid is concentrated at 50 mg per 5 mL. This means:50\u00a0mg=5\u00a0mL50 \\text{ mg} = 5 \\text{ mL}50\u00a0mg=5\u00a0mL<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Calculate the Volume Required for One Dose<\/strong>: To find out how many milliliters are needed to deliver 100 mg of docusate sodium, use the proportion of the concentration. Set up the proportion where xxx is the volume needed:50\u00a0mg5\u00a0mL=100\u00a0mgx\u00a0mL\\frac{50 \\text{ mg}}{5 \\text{ mL}} = \\frac{100 \\text{ mg}}{x \\text{ mL}}5\u00a0mL50\u00a0mg\u200b=x\u00a0mL100\u00a0mg\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Solve for xxx<\/strong>: Cross-multiply to solve for xxx:50\u00a0mg\u00d7x\u00a0mL=100\u00a0mg\u00d75\u00a0mL50 \\text{ mg} \\times x \\text{ mL} = 100 \\text{ mg} \\times 5 \\text{ mL}50\u00a0mg\u00d7x\u00a0mL=100\u00a0mg\u00d75\u00a0mL 50x=50050x = 50050x=500 x=50050=10\u00a0mLx = \\frac{500}{50} = 10 \\text{ mL}x=50500\u200b=10\u00a0mL<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Therefore, the nurse should administer 10 mL<\/strong> of docusate sodium liquid per dose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Daily Dose Calculation<\/strong>: The total daily dose of 200 mg needs to be divided into two doses, so each dose is 100 mg. This division ensures that the client receives the correct total amount of medication throughout the day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Concentration of Liquid Medication<\/strong>: The concentration tells us how much medication is in a specific volume. Knowing that 50 mg of docusate sodium is contained in 5 mL of liquid helps us convert the required dose into a volume that can be administered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Proportional Calculation<\/strong>: Setting up a proportion helps to determine the volume needed to achieve the prescribed dose. By solving this proportion, we accurately find the volume of liquid needed for each dose, ensuring that the client receives the correct amount of medication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Administration<\/strong>: The final step is to round the answer if necessary and administer the calculated volume. In this case, 10 mL is a precise and whole number, so no rounding is needed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      In conclusion, administering 10 mL of docusate sodium liquid per dose ensures the client receives the required 100 mg of the medication with each dose, in line with the prescription.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      A nurse is preparing to administer docusate sodium PO to a postpartum client who has a prescription for 200 mg\/day in two equally divided doses. The client states she has trouble swallowing tablets and capsules. Therefore, the nurse has obtained docusate sodium liquid 50 mg\/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136136\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}