The nurse is preparing to administer surfactant (Survanta) 4 mg/kg every 12 hours for 2 days. The newborn weighs 2,300 g. How many milligram of the medication will the newborn receive for all of the doses?

Question

(Numeric value only. Round to the nearest tenth decimal point.)

Answer 1

36.8 mg
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The nurse needs to first convert the baby's weight of 2,300 g to kilogram by dividing by 1,000 or 2,300 / 1,000 = 2.3 kg. Then the nurse is to multiply the prescribed dose of 4 mg × 2.3 kg = 9.2 mg. This is the amount of medication the baby is to receive for each dose. Since the baby is to receive one dose every 12 hours for 2 days or a total of four doses, the nurse would then multiply the single dose amount of 9.2 mg × 4 = 36.8 mg. The baby will receive 36.8 mg of the medication for the total four doses.