Nurse orders 375mL every 8 hours, client weighs 38 pounds. Recommended dose is 50ml
1. pounds to kg -> 17.27 kg
2. individual dose is 17.27 x 375 = 6476.25 mL
3. Daily dose is 6476.25 x 3 because 24 hours divided by 8 = 3.
therefore the daily dose is 19,428.75 mg.
Is this correct?
What is the maximum dose client could have?
I would multiply the weight x the recommended dose
which equals to 863.5 mL.
To determine if the calculations are correct, we need to break down each step:
Step 1: Converting pounds to kilograms.
To convert pounds to kilograms, divide the weight in pounds by 2.2046.
In this case, 38 pounds divided by 2.2046 equals approximately 17.27 kilograms.
Step 2: Calculating the individual dose.
The nurse orders 375mL every 8 hours. To calculate the individual dose, we multiply the weight in kilograms by 375 mL.
17.27 kg multiplied by 375 mL equals approximately 6476.25 mL.
Step 3: Calculating the daily dose.
The recommended dose is 50 mL.
To calculate the daily dose, we multiply the individual dose by the number of times the medication is administered within a 24-hour period. In this case, it is administered every 8 hours, so we divide 24 by 8, which equals 3.
Therefore, the daily dose is 6476.25 mL multiplied by 3, which equals approximately 19,428.75 mL.
So, based on the given information and calculations, the daily dose would be approximately 19,428.75 mL, not 19,428.75 mg as you mentioned. It seems that there might be an error in the final unit conversion from mL to mg.