The healthcare provider prescribes amoxicillin 5 grams PO daily, in equally divided doses to be administered every 8 hours. The medication is available in a bottle labeled, "Amoxicillin suspension 200 mg/5 mL." How many mL should the nurse administer every 8 hours? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

To determine the amount of amoxicillin suspension the nurse should administer every 8 hours, follow these steps: Convert grams to milligrams: 5 grams = 5000 milligrams (since 1 gram = 1000 milligrams). Calculate the dose per 8 hours: 5000 milligrams / 3 doses per day = 1666.7 milligrams per dose. Convert milligrams to milliliters: Amoxicillin suspension is 200 mg/5 mL. (1666.7 milligrams) / (200 mg/5 mL) = 41.7 milliliters per dose. So, the nurse should administer 41.7 mL of amoxicillin suspension every 8 hours.