13 is preparing the dosage of Dilantin. Based on the medication that is available on the...
The patent states: “my throat and ear hurt". The nurse assesses her temperature, notes if to be 102 degress Farenheit and contacts the nurse practitioner who writes the following orders: Omnicef (Cefdinir) 7 mg/kg po q 12 hrs for 10 days Available is a suspension of 125 mg/5 ml Motrin (Ibuprofen) 5 mg/kg po q 6-8 hours Available is an oral suspension of 100 mg/5 mL 3. The nurse is preparing to administer the Omnicef to Miss A. Based on...
The nurse is preparing to administer IV fluids to the 13 kg child who has dehydration. The daily IV fluid requirement is to administer 1000 ml + 50 ml/kg over 10 kg. How many milliliters should the nurse calculate to administer the IV therapy correctly? The order is chloral hydrate 200 mg. The bottle reads chloral hydrate 0.1 g/capsule. How many capsules do you give? The nurse should tell the mother to administer how the nurse is to administer promethazine...
MEDICATION CALCULATION #65 Order: Dilantin 60 mg, PO, bid. Child's weight: 12 kg. Child's drug dosage: 4-8 mg/kg/day Available: Dilantin - 30 Pediatric 30 mg/5mL oral suspension a. Is the prescribed dose within safe parameters? b. If the drug dose is to be administered, how many mL should the child receive? Please show your step by step calculations.
EXPERIMENT 13 REPORT SHEET DOSAGE CALCULATIONS Name: CHI01 Lab Section A. DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS METHOD Please show all calculations for solving the problems. 1.2200 m- Date: Drawer: Instructor . 2. 3.44 mem km 3. 1,235,500 cm 4. 31,625 kg- km .8 - . - 6. 420 hr- wks 5, 49 oz = lb 1850 g = 8. 7. 78 ft /sec_ mi/hr 02.2Lt 9.0.82 qt- -mL A child requires a 7 mL dose of medicine each day. How many days would...
101 you. This wiato & proportion. IJ IUF 16 mg of a medication. The dosage strength of the medication is 4 mg in one drop. How many drops will the nurse administer? Using the linear ratio & proportion method, this problem looks like this: 4 mg : one drop :: 16 mg: X drops. First multiple the extremes = 4 mg X Xdrops = 16 mg drop. Can cross off mg from each side and drops from each side. 4X...
The dosage strength of a medication ordered is 300 mcg per 1.5 milliliters. The dose ordered is 0.75 mg. How much will the nurse administer? Include units & round to the nearest tenth
QUESTION 1 The nurse is preparing a medication for a child weighing 66 lbs. The order reads: Clarithromycin (Biaxin) 7.5 mg/kg a 12 hours oral suspension. The medication available is 250 mg/5 ml. How many ml of the medication will the nurse provide for each dose? 3.6 ml O 4.5 mL 2.3 mL 2.8 ml QUESTION 2 The nurse is preparing IV digoxin (Lanoxin) for a 2-year-old child weighing 33 lbs. The child is to receive 25 mcg/kg/d and the...
1. Allopurinol 400 mg IV is prescribed for the client with tumor lysis syndrome. The medication vial contains 500 mg per 25 ml. How many milliliters of medication should the nurse prepare? 2. The patient is to receive cefazolin 500 mg in 50 ml of NS IVPB. The medication is to be infused over 20 minutes. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many milliliters per hour? 3.The nurse prepares to administer naloxone 0.4 mg IV to...
A client weighing 132 lbs is to receive a loading dose of Dilantin intravenously. The client is to receive 20mg/kg in three divided doses in 2-hr intervals. In order to give the correct dose, how many mg should the nurse administer at each dose? Answer in mg.
The nurse is preparing a dose of amoxicillin for a 3 year-old with acute otitis media. The child weighs 33 lbs. The dosage prescribed is 50mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours. The concentration of the drug is 250mg/5ml. a) How many milliliters should the nurse administer per dose?