Question

the patient has an order 40mg/kg/day of medication

The patient has an order 40 mg/kg/day of Medication to be divided into 3 doses. The patient weighs 145 lb. The medication available is 125 mg/5 ML. How many ML Will the nurse administer each dose? (IP needed round, to the nearest whole number)

Answer 1

The patient weight is 145lb

We need to convert lbs to kg because we can count the dose of medication on behalf of kg.

So, 145lb is equal to 65kg

Then, the daily dose of patient should be $40mg\times 65kg\times 1day= 2600mg/day$

The patient can take a maximum of 2600mg of medication in one day.

We have to devide it into 3 same dose $2600mg\div 3= 866.666mg/dose$

That means we can give 866mg of medication in one dose.

The medication strength is 125mg/5ml I.e 25mg/ml and 865mg/34.64ml

Answer. A nurse can administer 35 ml of drug in one dose.