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A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive liquid medications via a gastrostomy...

A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive liquid medications via a gastrostomy tube. The client is prescribed phenytoin 250 mg. the amount available is phenytoin oral solution 25 mg/5 ml. how many ml, should the nurse administer per dose?
A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 0.175 mg PO once every day. The amount available is levothyroxine 88 (0.088 mg) mcg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer dose?
A nurse is preparing to administer cefprozil 15 mg/kg PO every 12 hours to a child. The child weighs 45 lb. Available is cefprozil 250 mg/5ml. How many ml should the nurse administer?

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Question 1

Answer :

prescribed dose of phenytoin = 250 mg

amount available =25 mg/5 ml

There for 1 ml = 25mg /5 =5mg

So now we know that 1ml = 5mg

So that 250mg / 50. =5mg

= 5mg * 50. = 250 mg

= 1ml * 50. = 50ml

how many ml, should the nurse administer per dose. = 50ml

Question 2

Answer :

Prescribed dose of levothyroxine = 0.175 mg

Available dose = 88 (0.088 mg) mcg/tablet.

There for, 1 tablet = 0.088mg

Required dose = 0.175mg

= 0.175mg / 0.088mg

= 2 tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer dose = 2 tablets.

Question 3

Answer :

Prescribed dose of cefprozil = 15 mg/kg

Child's weight. = 45 lb = 20.4 kg

So required dose = 15mg * 20.4kg

= 306 mg

Available dose of cefprozil. = 250 mg/5ml.

= 50mg /1ml

There for required volume = (306mg/50mg) * 1ml

= 6.12 * 1ml

= 6.12 ml

How many ml should the nurse administer = 6.12 ml. ( round figure 6ml)

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