{"id":133624,"date":"2024-08-23T20:58:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T20:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133624"},"modified":"2024-08-23T20:58:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T20:58:55","slug":"a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-amoxicillin-30-mg-kg-day-divided-equally-every-12-hr-to-a-toddler-who-weighs-33-lb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/23\/a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-amoxicillin-30-mg-kg-day-divided-equally-every-12-hr-to-a-toddler-who-weighs-33-lb\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg\/kg\/day divided equally every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 33 lb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg\/kg\/day divided equally every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 33 lb. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg\/5 mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To determine the amount of amoxicillin suspension to administer, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step-by-Step Calculation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  1. Convert the Toddler’s Weight to Kilograms:<\/strong>\n
      \n
    • Weight in pounds: 33 lb<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Conversion factor: 1 lb = 0.454 kg<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Weight in kilograms: 33\u00a0lb\u00d70.454\u00a0kg\/lb=15\u00a0kg33 \\text{ lb} \\times 0.454 \\text{ kg\/lb} = 15 \\text{ kg}33\u00a0lb\u00d70.454\u00a0kg\/lb=15\u00a0kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Calculate the Total Daily Dose:<\/strong>\n
        \n
      • Dose per kilogram per day: 30 mg\/kg\/day<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Total daily dose: 15\u00a0kg\u00d730\u00a0mg\/kg\/day=450\u00a0mg\/day15 \\text{ kg} \\times 30 \\text{ mg\/kg\/day} = 450 \\text{ mg\/day}15\u00a0kg\u00d730\u00a0mg\/kg\/day=450\u00a0mg\/day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Determine the Dose for Each Administration:<\/strong>\n
          \n
        • The dose is divided equally every 12 hours, so there are 2 doses per day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Dose per administration: 450\u00a0mg\/day2=225\u00a0mg\/dose\\frac{450 \\text{ mg\/day}}{2} = 225 \\text{ mg\/dose}2450\u00a0mg\/day\u200b=225\u00a0mg\/dose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Find the Volume of Suspension Required for Each Dose:<\/strong>\n
            \n
          • Concentration of suspension: 200 mg\/5 mL<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Volume needed: 225\u00a0mg200\u00a0mg\u00d75\u00a0mL\\frac{225 \\text{ mg}}{200 \\text{ mg}} \\times 5 \\text{ mL}200\u00a0mg225\u00a0mg\u200b\u00d75\u00a0mL<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Volume needed: 225\u00a0mg200\u00a0mg\u00d75\u00a0mL=5.625\u00a0mL\\frac{225 \\text{ mg}}{200 \\text{ mg}} \\times 5 \\text{ mL} = 5.625 \\text{ mL}200\u00a0mg225\u00a0mg\u200b\u00d75\u00a0mL=5.625\u00a0mL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Round to the Nearest Tenth:<\/strong>\n
              \n
            • Volume to administer: 5.6 mL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              The nurse should administer 5.6 mL of amoxicillin suspension for each dose.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg\/kg\/day divided equally every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 33 lb. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg\/5 mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133624\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}