Order, digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg IM daily. Available digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.5 mg/2 mL How many mL will the nurse administer?

The transition from a group home to an evolving consumer household typically involves promoting independence and empowering the client to become more self-sufficient. The ultimate goal is to enable the client to fulfill their daily responsibilities without the need for constant supervision or assistance.

The others are incorrect:

While meeting with a therapist on a weekly basis may be part of the client's overall mental health support, it is not the specific goal of transitioning to an evolving consumer household.

Using the increased emotional support of paid staff may be a temporary measure during the transition period, but the long-term goal is for the client to become self-reliant and less dependent on constant emotional support.

Resolving crises within a shorter time period is a desirable outcome for any mental health support system, but it does not directly relate to the specific goal of fulfilling daily responsibilities without supervision.

To calculate the amount of mL the nurse should administer, we can use a proportion based on the available concentration of digoxin (Lanoxin) and the prescribed dose.

The available concentration is 0.5 mg/2 mL, which means there are 0.5 mg of digoxin in 2 mL of solution.

The prescribed dose is 0.25 mg.

Now we can set up the proportion:

0.5 mg / 2 mL = 0.25 mg / x mL

Cross-multiplying, we have:

0.5 mg * x mL = 2 mL * 0.25 mg

0.5x = 0.5

Dividing both sides by 0.5, we get:

x = 0.5 / 0.5

x = 1

Therefore, the nurse should administer 1 mL of digoxin (Lanoxin) to deliver a dose of 0.25 mg.