Dosage Calculation: Dosage by Weight| Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified

a nurse is preparing to administer potassium gluconate (kaon) 2mEq/kg PO every 12 hr to a child who weighs 50 lb. how many mEq should the nurse administer per dose? (round to tenth) - 45.4 50/2.2 = 22.7 2 * 22.7 = 45.45 a nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate (EryPed) 50 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 6 hr to a toddler who weighs 32 lb. available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension 200 mg/5 ml. how many ml should the nurse administer per dose? - 4.5 /2.2 = 14.5 14.5 * 50 = 725 725/200*5 = 4.5 a nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin (amoxil) 25 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8 hr to a preschooler who weighs 43 lb. available is amoxicillin suspension 250 mg/5 ml. how many ml should the nurse administer per dose? (tenth) - 3.3 43/2.2 = 19.5 19.5*25 = 488.6 488.6/250*5 = 9.8 9.8/3 = 3.3 a nurse is preparing to administer epoetin alfa (Epogen) 50 units/kg subcutaneous to a preschooler who weighs 40 lb. Available is epoetin alfa 2,000 units/ml. how many ml should the nurse administer? (hundredth) - 0.46 40/2.2 = 18.2 18.2*50 = 910