A nurse is preparing to administer medication with a recommended dose of 10mg/kg. The client weighs 50kg. How many mg of medication should be administered?
400mg
500mg
600mg
700mg
The Correct Answer is B
To calculate the dose of a medication based on client’s weight,the nurse should multiply recommended dose by client’s weight in kg.In this case,the recommended dose is 10mg/kg and client weighs50kg so,the nurse should administer10mg/kg x50kg=500mg of medication.
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Correct Answer is B
Explanation
Step 1: 6 mL ÷ 3 min
Answer: 2 mL/min
Correct Answer is C
Explanation
To calculate volume of liquid medication to administer based on its concentration and prescribed dose,the nurse should divide prescribed dose by concentration and multiply by volume in which concentration is expressed.In this case,the concentration is100mg/2mL and prescribed dose is200mg so,the nurse should administer(200mg/100mg)x2mL=4mL of medication.
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