HESI DOSAGE CALCULATIONS-LPN TO RN TRANSITION 3 VERSIONS EXAM
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X = 42*1/2.2 = 19 kg
So the dose is 0.5 mg x 19 kg = 9.5 mg
---------------- that’s the 1st part to get into the final part of the question which is how many ml should be administered? In other words, to get 9.5 mg delivered, how many mL should be given?
The key answer is how much sol...
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HESI DOSAGE CALCULATIONS-LPN TO RN TRANSITION
3 VERSIONS EXAM
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, Dose is 0.5 mg x kg
Child’s weight is in pounds, so we have to convert it to
kg
1 Kg = 2.2 pounds (lb)
X kg = 42 lb
X = 42*1/2.2 = 19 kg
So the dose is 0.5 mg x 19 kg = 9.5 mg
---------------- that’s the 1st part to get into the final partof
the question which is how many ml should be
administered? In other words, to get 9.5 mg delivered,
how many mL should be given?
The key answer is how much solution, ampule, syrup ….
you have (in other words, the fixed amount of medicine
that would be supplied for you from the pharmacy)
So here we have 25 mg / mL in each ampule, and we need
to give 9.5 mg, if you arrange it in an equation, it will be:
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