The healthcare provider prescribes Aminophylline 165mg oral solution by mouth for an adult patient with acute severe asthma.

The label on the solution reads Aminophylline 105mg/5mL.

To administer the correct dose how many mL should the nurse give?

Choice A rationale

Negligence is the failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in similar circumstances. While administering the wrong medication is a breach of duty, legal charges of negligence might not fully capture the severity of a serious untoward reaction resulting from a medication error by a professional.

Choice B rationale

Malpractice is a specific type of negligence committed by a professional, such as a nurse, in the performance of their professional duties. Administering the wrong medication, leading to a serious adverse reaction, falls under the scope of professional nursing practice and can be considered a breach of the professional standard of care, thus potentially leading to charges of malpractice.

Choice C rationale

Assault is an intentional act that creates a reasonable apprehension of immediate harmful or offensive contact. Administering medication, even the wrong one, is usually not intended to cause apprehension of harm in the way assault is legally defined.

Choice D rationale

Battery is the intentional touching of another person without consent. While administering the wrong medication involves touching without consent, the more appropriate legal charge in a professional healthcare setting where harm results from a breach of duty is typically malpractice. .

Step 1 is: Calculate the total daily dose: 3 mg/kg/day × 100 kg = 300 mg/day.

Step 2 is: Calculate the amount per dose: 300 mg/day ÷ 3 doses/day = 100 mg/dose.

The amount for each dose should be 100 mg.