Hesi Medical Dosage Calculation
Hesi Medical Dosage Calculation ( 53 Questions)
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Question 24 :
The healthcare provider prescribes ceftazidime 30 mg/kg/day for an infant weighing 3,500 grams. What dose should the nurse administer daily to this infant? (Enter numeric value only.)
Correct Answer: ["105 mg"]
To calculate the daily dose of ceftazidime for this infant, we need to multiply the prescribed dose per kilogram by the infant's weight in kilograms.
Since 1 gram is equal to 0.001 kilogram, we can convert the infant's weight from grams to kilograms by dividing it by 1,000.
Therefore, the infant's weight in kilograms is 3,500 / 1,000 = 3.5 kg.
Now, we can multiply the prescribed dose of 30 mg/kg by 3.5 kg to get the daily dose of ceftazidime for this infant. The result is 30 x 3.5 = 105 mg.
