A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 500 mg PO to a client. Available is amoxicillin oral suspension 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Determine the total daily dosage: The client is prescribed 500 mg of amoxicillin. Calculate the dosage per dose: The medication is to be administered in a single dose. Dosage per dose is 500 mg. Determine the volume per dose: The amoxicillin oral suspension contains 250 mg per 5 mL. The nurse needs to administer 500 mg per dose. To find the volume per dose, we can set up a proportion: 250 mg / 5 mL = 500 mg / x mL Cross-multiplying gives us: 250x = 2500 Dividing both sides by 250, we get: x = 10 mL