A nurse needs to calculate the dosage of a medication to be given to a 5-year-old child. Which of the following would be an appropriate method?
a. Give the dose provided in the medicine cart
b. Give the dose recommended for children
c. Calculate the child's weight in kilograms and compare with the recommended dose
d. Give the ordered dose because it was prescribed by a physician
C
The nurse should calculate the child's weight in kilograms and compare with the recommended dose. The dose in the cart may or may not be correct, so the nurse must always check to see if it is appropriate. The nurse would not give the recommended dose unless it was ordered. The nurse would contact the physician and confirm the order, not just blindly give whatever the physician orders.
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