I'm a first year nursing student. I'm confused about a medication label given on a drug calculation practice test. Can someone please clear this up for me?
The label given in the question reads:
"Diphenhydramine HCL Inj
50mg/ml
1ml in a 2ml Single Dose vial"
The order is for 50mg IV. Does this mean that the vial contains only 1ml or 2ml?
How many milligrams would would be given if I administered the entire vial?
Thanks in advance
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I'm a first year nursing student. I'm confused about a medication label given on a drug calculation practice test. Can someone please clear this up for me?
The label given in the question reads:
"Diphenhydramine HCL Inj
50mg/ml
1ml in a 2ml Single Dose vial"
The order is for 50mg IV. Does this mean that the vial contains only 1ml or 2ml?
How many milligrams would would be given if I administered the entire vial?
Thanks in advance