Question about this dosage question.

[guest08/05/2014]

First off I understand how to do it, I am just a bit confused about the final answer.

Dilaudid 2 mg is ordered for your patient. It is supplied as Dilaudid 5 mg per teaspoon. How many ml will you administer?

So, here what I did.

1 teaspon = 5 ml.

I multiplied 5ml x 2 mg, I got 10.

I divided 10 by 5 mg (D/H)

and got the answer 2. Is it 2 ml? or 2 tsp? in that case would the answer be 10 ml?

[NuGuyNurse2b]

GBW....

OMG his screen name changed. I thought I just posted in the wrong thread when it bounced back to the top, I was starting to doubt myself.

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

OP- thanks for changing that obnoxious, offensive screen name. Seriously

[ArrowRN, BSN, RN]

I'm really shocked at the initial post with all the calculation for something I worked in my had in less than 2 seconds. This has already been explained but nursing students sometimes you need to drop the math and use a bit of common sense.

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

Dilaudid 2 mg is ordered for your patient. It is supplied as Dilaudid 5 mg per teaspoon. How many ml will you administer?

So, here what I did.

1 teaspon = 5 ml.

I multiplied 5ml x 2 mg, I got 10.

I divided 10 by 5 mg (D/H)

and got the answer 2. Is it 2 ml? or 2 tsp? in that case would the answer be 10 ml?

Please stop and think. If you have 5 mg in ONE teaspoon and you need to give 2 mg, how would you EVER come to the conclusion that you would give 2 TEASPOONS? That's 10 mg. Five times the ordered dose. 2 is less than 5, therefore you need to give less than half of one teaspoon as you know that in one teaspoon, there are 5 mL. This is a very simple problem that can be done in one's head. 1 mg/mL, 2 mg = 2 mL.

[Jester05]

Dialudid can be dispensed in liquid form. Its a clear liquid with a sweet smell to it.

[Running24/7]

First off I understand how to do it, I am just a bit confused about the final answer.Dilaudid 2 mg is ordered for your patient. It is supplied as Dilaudid 5 mg per teaspoon. How many ml will you administer?So, here what I did.1 teaspon = 5 ml.I multiplied 5ml x 2 mg, I got 10.I divided 10 by 5 mg (D/H)and got the answer 2. Is it 2 ml? or 2 tsp? in that case would the answer be 10 ml?

You could look into this YouTube video where a professor offers a very simple way to figure out dosage calculations. It will help you with your set up/not loosing track of your units.

If the link doesn't work, it is PHARM 203, burger math with Dr. Steven Farmer on YouTube. He makes it very easy to understand. Hope this helps!!