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To calculate the dosage of quinine for the child, first convert the child's weight from pounds to kilograms, knowing that 1 kilogram equals 2.2 pounds. The child weighs 36 pounds, which is approximately 16.36 kilograms (36/2.2). Next, calculate the total daily dose of quinine using the child's weight in kilograms: 25 mg/kg/day * 16.36 kg = 409 mg/day. Since the dose is divided into equal doses every 8 hours, divide the total daily dose by 3 to get the per dose amount: 409 mg/day / 3 doses/day = approximately 136.33 mg/dose. Finally, to find out how many 325 mg tablets the nurse should administer per dose, divide the per dose amount by the strength of the tablet: 136.33 mg/dose / 325 mg/tablet = approximately 0.42. Rounding to the nearest whole number, the nurse should administer half a tablet per dose.

To calculate the dosage of filgrastim, first convert the child's weight from pounds to kilograms, knowing that 1 kilogram equals 2.2 pounds. The child weighs 71 pounds, which is approximately 32.27 kilograms (71 lb / 2.2 kg/lb). Next, multiply the child's weight in kilograms by the dosage prescribed, which is 10 mcg/kg. This results in a total dosage of 322.7 mcg (32.27 kg * 10 mcg/kg). Finally, divide the total dosage needed by the concentration of the available medication to find out how many mL to administer. The filgrastim injection available is 300 mcg/mL, so you would administer approximately 1.08 mL (322.7 mcg / 300 mcg/mL), which rounds to 1.1 mL when rounded to the nearest tenth.

To calculate the dosage of cefotaxime, first convert the child's weight from pounds to kilograms, knowing that 1 kilogram equals 2.2 pounds. The child weighs 50 lb, which is approximately 22.7 kg (50 / 2.2). The prescribed dose is 100 mg/kg/day, so the total daily dose is 2,270 mg (100 mg/kg * 22.7 kg). This total daily dose should be divided into equal doses administered every 6 hours, which means 4 doses per day. Therefore, each dose will be 567.5 mg (2,270 mg / 4). With the medication available at a concentration of 300 mg/mL, divide the single dose by the concentration to find the volume per dose: 567.5 mg / 300 mg/mL = 1.89 mL. Rounded to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer 1.9 mL per dose.

To calculate the dosage of haloperidol for the child, first determine the total daily dose by multiplying the child's weight by the prescribed amount per kilogram. For a child weighing 40 kg, this would be 0.15 mg/kg/day * 40 kg, which equals 6 mg/day. Since the medication is to be administered in divided doses every 8 hours, divide the total daily dose by the number of doses per day. There are 24 hours in a day, so with doses every 8 hours, that's 3 doses per day. Therefore, 6 mg/day divided by 3 doses per day equals 2 mg per dose.

To convert grams to milligrams, the value in grams is multiplied by 1,000. Therefore, to administer magnesium hydroxide 0.85 g PO, the nurse should administer 850 mg. This is because 0.85 grams equals 850 milligrams. When rounding to the nearest whole number, the amount remains 850 mg, as it is already a whole number.

To determine the number of capsules the nurse should administer, divide the prescribed dose of pancrelipase by the amount available per capsule. The calculation is as follows: 12,600 units prescribed divided by 4,200 units per capsule equals exactly 3 capsules. Therefore, the nurse should administer 3 capsules of pancrelipase with each meal.

To convert milligrams (mg) to grams (g), one must remember that 1 gram is equivalent to 1000 milligrams. Therefore, to find the equivalent in grams for 42 mg, the amount in milligrams should be divided by 1000. Doing the math, 42 mg divided by 1000 gives 0.042 grams. When rounding this to the nearest thousandth, it remains 0.042, as the fourth decimal place is not significant enough to round up the third decimal place. Hence, 42 mg is equivalent to 0.042 g.

To calculate the dosage of dexamethasone in milliliters for the child, first convert the child's weight from pounds to kilograms, knowing that 1 kilogram equals 2.2 pounds. The child weighs 66 pounds, which is approximately 30 kilograms (66 / 2.2). According to the prescription, the child requires 0.2 mg of dexamethasone per kilogram per day. So, for a 30 kg child, the total daily dosage is 6 mg (30 kg * 0.2 mg/kg). This total daily dose should be divided into two doses, which means each dose will be 3 mg (6 mg / 2). Given that the available elixir concentration is 0.5 mg per 5 mL, to administer a 3 mg dose, the nurse would need 30 mL of the elixir (3 mg / 0.5 mg * 5 mL). Therefore, the nurse should administer 30 mL per dose.

To calculate the dosage of acetaminophen liquid required, one must use the formula: (desired dose / available dose) x volume of available dose. For the adolescent who needs 400 mg of acetaminophen, and with the available acetaminophen liquid concentration of 160 mg per 5 mL, the calculation would be: (400 mg / 160 mg) x 5 mL. This simplifies to 2.5 x 5 mL, which equals 12.5 mL.

To calculate the dosage of amoxicillin and clavulanate for the infant, we first convert the weight from pounds to kilograms, knowing that 1 pound is approximately 0.453592 kilograms. The infant weighs 16 pounds, which is roughly 7.25748 kilograms. The prescribed dose is 30 mg/kg/day, so for the infant, it would be 30 mg/kg/day * 7.25748 kg = 217.7244 mg/day. Since the medication is to be administered every 12 hours, the daily dose should be divided into two, resulting in 217.7244 mg/day / 2 = 108.8622 mg per dose. With the medication available in a concentration of 125 mg/5 mL, we calculate the volume per dose as (108.8622 mg * 5 mL) / 125 mg = 4.354488 mL per dose. Rounding to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer 4.4 mL per dose.