The prescriber ordered penicillin G potassium 275,000 units IM q6h. The pharmacy dispenses a one million unit vial of penicillin G potassium. Reconstitution directions state to add 1.8 mL of diluent. Resultant solution contains 500,000 units per mL. How many mL would the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the nearest tenth of a milliliter if rounding needed. Use a leading zero. Do not use a trailing zero. Do not use unit of measurement in the answer). _____mL
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