A child weighing 44 lbs. is prescribed to receive vancomycin hydrochloride (Vancocin) 30 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 6 hours
The nurse is using a volume controlled chamber to administer the medication and the medication available is 1 g/20 mL. How many mL of fluid will the nurse need to add to the volume controlled chamber to equal 100 mL? 1. 88 mL
2. 97 mL
3. 112 mL
4. 131 mL
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Rationale 1: mL/dose = 20 mL/1 g x 1 g/1000 mg x 30 mg/1 kg x 1 kg/2.2 lb x 44 lb/day x 1 day/4 doses. Multiply the numerators and the divide by the denominators. The client will receive 3 mL of medication at each dose; therefore, the nurse will need to add 97 mL of fluid to the volume controlled chamber.
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