Order: Prednisone 0.15 mg/kg PO daily. The label on the bottle reads 2.5 mg/tab, and the child weighs 110 lb. Calculate the number of tablets that you should administer
1. 6 tablets
2. 14 1/2 tablets
3. 3 tablets
4. 18 tablets
3
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Prior to a clinical placement in an ambulatory ophthalmology clinic where cataract repairs and corneal transplants are performed, a nursing student is conducting a review of the anatomy and physiology of the eye
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