The physician orders 500 mg of cefepime IV q.12h. The nurse has a 2 g vial of cefepime with the following instructions for reconstitution:

Single-dose vials for IV/IM administration	Amount of diluent to be added (mL)	Approximate available volume (mL)	Approximate cefepine concentration (mg / mL)
1 g (IV)	10	11.3	100
1 g (IM)	2.4	3.6	280
2 g (IV)	10	12.5	160

The nurse is correct to:

Expert Solution

Ordered cefepime 500 mg IV q 12.h mean=s every 12 hours

nuRgse has given 2gm of vial of cefepime for reconstitution

Amount of diluent to be added is =10ml, approximate available volume=12.5 ml

Approximate available cefepime concentration =160mg/ml

means 160mg cefepime is in 1 ml

then 1mg will be in =1/160 ml

then 500mg will be available in =(1/160)X 500 ml

=3.1 ml

Nightingale answered 2 years ago

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