Question about this dosage question.

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

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.

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.

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

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?