A nurse is preparing to administer metoclopramide 10 mg IM to a client who is postoperative. Available is metoclopramide 5 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Given: Prescribed dose: 10 mg of metoclopramide Available concentration: 5 mg/mL Steps to solve: Determine the volume to be administered: Set up a proportion to solve for the unknown volume (X): 5 mg/mL = 10 mg/X mL Cross-multiplying gives us: 5 mg x X mL = 10 mg x 1 mL Simplifying: 5X = 10 Solving for X: X = 10 / 5 = 2 mL