Hesi Medical Dosage Calculation
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Question 5 :
A child is to receive vancomycin 40 mg/kg intravenously one hour before a scheduled procedure. The child weighs 44 pounds. How many mg of the medication should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only.)
Correct Answer: ["798 mg"]
First, we have to convert 44 ponds to kgs = 44/ 2.205
= 19.958 kgs
Then, we calculate the mg to be administered by multiplying the above with 40 = 40 x 19.958
= 798.32
= 798 mg (rounded off to the nearest whole number)