The nurse is checking the dosage of a drug ordered in mg/kg

A client weighs 275 lb. The client weighs_________ kilograms.


Ans: 125 kg
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Pounds must be converted to kilograms using the conversion factor of 2.2 lb in 1 kg. Therefore, 275/2.2 = 125.

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