{"id":136773,"date":"2024-09-11T07:48:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=136773"},"modified":"2024-09-11T09:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T09:34:39","slug":"a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-clindamycin-phosphate-im-15-mg-kg-day-divided-in-equal-doses-every-6-hr-to-an-infant-who-weighs-21-lb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/11\/a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-clindamycin-phosphate-im-15-mg-kg-day-divided-in-equal-doses-every-6-hr-to-an-infant-who-weighs-21-lb\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin phosphate IM 15 mg\/kg\/day divided in equal doses every 6 hr to an infant who weighs 21 lb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin phosphate IM 15 mg\/kg\/day divided in equal doses every 6 hr to an infant who weighs 21 lb. Available is clindamycin phosphate injection 150 mg\/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if applicable. Do not use a trailing zero.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To determine how many mL of clindamycin phosphate injection to administer per dose, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Convert the Infant\u2019s Weight to Kilograms<\/strong>: The infant’s weight is given in pounds (21 lb). To convert pounds to kilograms, use the conversion factor: 1 lb = 0.453592 kg.21\u2009lb\u00d70.453592\u2009kg\/lb=9.53\u2009kg21 \\, \\text{lb} \\times 0.453592 \\, \\text{kg\/lb} = 9.53 \\, \\text{kg}21lb\u00d70.453592kg\/lb=9.53kg<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Calculate the Total Daily Dose in mg<\/strong>: The prescribed dose is 15 mg\/kg\/day. Multiply the infant’s weight in kg by the dose in mg\/kg.9.53\u2009kg\u00d715\u2009mg\/kg\/day=142.95\u2009mg\/day9.53 \\, \\text{kg} \\times 15 \\, \\text{mg\/kg\/day} = 142.95 \\, \\text{mg\/day}9.53kg\u00d715mg\/kg\/day=142.95mg\/day<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Determine the Dose Per Administration<\/strong>: The total daily dose needs to be divided into equal doses every 6 hours. Since there are 24 hours in a day, the medication is administered 4 times a day.142.95\u2009mg\/day4\u2009doses\/day=35.74\u2009mg\/dose\\frac{142.95 \\, \\text{mg\/day}}{4 \\, \\text{doses\/day}} = 35.74 \\, \\text{mg\/dose}4doses\/day142.95mg\/day\u200b=35.74mg\/dose<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Calculate the Volume of Medication to Administer<\/strong>: The concentration of the clindamycin phosphate injection is 150 mg\/mL. To find out how many mL to administer per dose, divide the dose in mg by the concentration in mg\/mL.35.74\u2009mg\/dose150\u2009mg\/mL=0.238\u2009mL\/dose\\frac{35.74 \\, \\text{mg\/dose}}{150 \\, \\text{mg\/mL}} = 0.238 \\, \\text{mL\/dose}150mg\/mL35.74mg\/dose\u200b=0.238mL\/doseRounding this to the nearest hundredth:0.238\u22480.24\u2009mL\/dose0.238 \\approx 0.24 \\, \\text{mL\/dose}0.238\u22480.24mL\/dose<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Thus, the nurse should administer 0.24 mL<\/strong> of clindamycin phosphate per dose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Weight Conversion<\/strong>: Infants’ weights are often given in pounds, but medical calculations usually require weight in kilograms. The conversion is straightforward but crucial for accurate dosing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Daily Dose Calculation<\/strong>: The total daily dose ensures that the medication provided over 24 hours aligns with the prescribed dosage per kilogram. This step is essential to ensure the infant receives the correct total amount of medication each day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Dose Per Administration<\/strong>: Dividing the total daily dose by the number of doses per day ensures that each dose is consistent, allowing for proper medication levels to be maintained throughout the day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Volume Calculation<\/strong>: Knowing the concentration of the medication allows for precise volume measurements to be drawn up and administered. This step is vital for ensuring that the infant receives the correct amount of medication in each dose.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin phosphate IM 15 mg\/kg\/day divided in equal doses every 6 hr to an infant who weighs 21 lb. Available is clindamycin phosphate injection 150 mg\/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if applicable. Do […]<\/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-136773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136773","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=136773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136773\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}