A physician orders I milligram (mg) of atropine intravenous (IV) for a patient in cardiac arrest. Atropine
available as 0,5 mg/5 mL. The nurse administers the medication at 8:30 PM and charts the time given as 1
... How many milliliters of solution should be given to the patient?

Respuesta :

0.5mg is half of 1mg. The Doctor ordered 1mg. The patient should be given 0.5mg and another 0.5mg which would be 1mg given at 830pm. The nurse must be specific in writing to prevent errors.