A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 10 mg/kg PO every 4 to 6 hours PRN pain to a toddler who weighs 26.4 lb. Available is acetaminophen liquid 160 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if applicable. Do not use a trailing zero.)
The Correct Answer is ["3.8"]
To calculate the correct dose of acetaminophen for the toddler, follow these steps:
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Convert pounds to kilograms:
- 26.4 lb * (1 kg / 2.2 lb) = 12 kg
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Calculate the dose in mg:
- 12 kg * 10 mg/kg = 120 mg
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Determine the volume to administer:
- 120 mg / 160 mg/5 mL = 3.75 mL
Therefore, the nurse should administer 3.8 mL of acetaminophen per dose.
answer = 3.8
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The child weighs 55 kg and the prescribed dose is 0.3 mg/kg/day, so the total daily dose is 55 kg * 0.3 mg/kg/day = 16.5 mg/day.
Since the medication is to be divided into equal doses every 8 hours, we need to divide the total daily dose by 3 to get the dose per administration: 16.5 mg/day / 3 = 5.5 mg per dose.
Finally, since each tablet contains 5 mg of methimazole, we need to divide the dose per administration by the amount of medication per tablet: 5.5 mg per dose / 5 mg per tablet = 1.1 tablets per dose.
Correct Answer is ["1"]
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There are approximately 14.7868 mL in 1 tablespoon.
Therefore, to convert 15 mL to tablespoons, we divide 15 by 14.7868.
This gives us approximately 1.014 tablespoons. The answer is rounded to the nearest whole number as instructed.
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