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Ch 13 Pediatric Medications
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Chapter 13-Pediatric MedicationsChapter 13-Pediatric Medications
Mulholland: The Nurse, The Math, The Meds, 3rd Edition
ESSAY
1. A child’s weight is 34 lb 8 oz.
Weight in kilograms to the nearest tenth:
a. Estimated weight:
b. DA verification:
c. Evaluation:
ANS:
a. Estimate: approximately 17 kg (34 lb 8 oz ÷ 2)
b.
c. Equations are balanced. Only kg remains. Estimate supports answer.
2. Ordered: Drug X 125 mg 4 times daily
, a. Estimated weight in kg:
b. Child’s weight in kilograms to the nearest tenth:
c. Calculate the SDR for this child. Low safe dose:
High safe dose:
d. Decision: safe or unsafe order? State the reason.
ANS:
a. Estimate: approximately 25 kg (50 ÷ 2)
b. 22.7 kg
c. 454 mg per day (20 × 22.7); 681 mg per day (30 × 22.7)
d. Safe. Order falls within SDR.
3. Ordered: kanamycin 45 mg IV stat, for a child with an infection
SDR: 15 mg per kg per day divided in 2 or 3 doses
Child’s weight: 13.2 lb. Use a calculator.
Available:
a. Estimated weight in kilograms:
b. Child’s weight in kilograms:
c. SDR for this child:
d. Decision: safe or unsafe order? If unsafe, state the reason.
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