Psychosocial Integrity

38. A physician prescribes haloperidol decanoate (Haldol Decanoate) 0.5 mg IM to a client diagnosed with schizophrenia. Haldol Decanoate is available as a 2-mg/mL solution for IM injection. In order to administer the correct dosage, a nurse should inject _______ mL intramuscularly.

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Content Area: Mental Health, Pharmacology; Integrated Process: Nursing Process, Analysis; Cognitive Level: Analysis; Client Need/Subneed: Physiological Integrity/Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies/Dosage Calculation

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0.25 mL.

Use this calculation: 0.5 mg/2 mg × 1 mL = 0.25 mL

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