Dosage calculations-can you check my answers?

[njmomstudent]

I just got my syllabus the other day and there are a few assignments in there. I'm usually pretty good with dosage calcs, but I've never seen questions like these two before and was hoping I did them correctly. Also, the instructor uses Gm as an abbreviation. I am assuming this means grams?? Is that right? I've only ever seen g used and can't for the life of me figure out what else it could mean (see below).

1) Order: Staphcillin 1.5 Gm IM

Vial Label: Staphcillin 6 Gm/vial in dry form

Reconstitution: Add 8.6 sterile saline to yield 500 mg/ml.

**Thats all it says!!! There's no actual question! I am assuming they want to know how many ml's to give for the dose and I came up with 3ml. There's nothing else to use except the 500 mg/ml correct?? Thats really the only thing I need to know to find out how many ml's will give a 1.5 Gm injection right???

2) Order: Penicillin 400,000 units IM

Vial label: Penicillin 1,000,000 units in dry form

Reconstitution: Add 3.6 sterile diluent to yield 250,000 units/ml.

**Assuming the same as above I came up with 1.6ml

Is there anything I'm not using/doing/assuming that I should be??? Thanks for any help!!!

[Asystole RN]

i just got my syllabus the other day and there are a few assignments in there. i'm usually pretty good with dosage calcs, but i've never seen questions like these two before and was hoping i did them correctly. also, the instructor uses gm as an abbreviation. i am assuming this means grams?? is that right? (g) is the proper abbreviation for gram. i've only ever seen g used and can't for the life of me figure out what else it could mean (see below).

1) order: staphcillin 1.5 gm im

vial label: staphcillin 6 gm/vial in dry form

reconstitution: add 8.6 sterile saline to yield 500 mg/ml.

**thats all it says!!! there's no actual question! i am assuming they want to know how many ml's to give for the dose and i came up with 3ml. there's nothing else to use except the 500 mg/ml correct?? thats really the only thing i need to know to find out how many ml's will give a 1.5 gm injection right???

correct.

2) order: penicillin 400,000 units im

vial label: penicillin 1,000,000 units in dry form

reconstitution: add 3.6 sterile diluent to yield 250,000 units/ml.

**assuming the same as above i came up with 1.6ml

correct

is there anything i'm not using/doing/assuming that i should be??? thanks for any help!!!

do not overthink the question, it really is that simple.

[njmomstudent]

Thank you so much!!!