6. George is a 35 Kg 8 yr old who is ordered to receive Ancef 1 Gram IV Q 8hrs. The SDR for Ancef is 50-100mg/Kg/day. Determine the SDR for George?
35 ( 50 ) - 35 ( 100 ) mg / day ; 1750 - 3500 mg/ day
6. Is George’s dose of Ancef within SDR?
Pt recvs 3000mg or 3 Gm / day which is within the SDR / day
Pt recvs 1000mg or 1 Gm / dose which is within the SDR / dose
1750mg/day - 3500mg/day
1.750 Gm /day - 3.500 Gm/day
6. What is your nursing action?
Give the dose.
PLease check my answers
I do not know what your acronyms mean.
you have calculated the Safe Dosage Rate (SDR) correctly, 1750-3000 mg/day.
receiving 1gram each 8 hours is 3g/day, which is within the SDR
Give the dose as prescribed.
This reminds me of a precept taught to quality nurses: the doctor prescribes, the nurse checks before administering dosage.
Your calculations for determining the SDR for George are correct. To calculate the SDR for George, you can use the formula:
SDR = weight (in kg) * (lower limit of recommended dose) - weight (in kg) * (upper limit of recommended dose)
In this case, George weighs 35 kg, and the lower limit of the recommended dose is 50 mg/kg/day, while the upper limit is 100 mg/kg/day.
So, the calculation for the SDR for George would be:
SDR = 35 kg * 50 mg/kg/day - 35 kg * 100 mg/kg/day
SDR = 1750 mg/day - 3500 mg/day
SDR = 1.750 Gm/day - 3.500 Gm/day
Your conclusion that George's dose of Ancef is within the SDR is also correct. George receives 3000 mg or 3 Gm per day, and 1000 mg or 1 Gm per dose, which falls within the recommended range.
Therefore, your nursing action should be to give the dose of Ancef to George as prescribed.