A nurse calculates that a child should receive 8.57218 mL of a cold medicine and has a standard 10 mL syringe available to administer the medicine. Exactly how much should the nurse measure using the syringe available and explain your reason.

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A nurse calculates that a child should receive 8.57218 mL of a cold medicine and has a standard 10 mL syringe available to administer the medicine. Exactly how much should the nurse measure using the syringe available and explain your reason.

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