Thanks so much....let me show you what I have so far before I get stuck. Dr. order is Ampicillin 225mg IV every 4 hours. The pt weighs 16.6 kg. The recommended dose is 50-100 mg/kg/day. The guideline states 10 ml over 30 minutes. The pharmacy sends a...
Shaq23 replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in Student Assist
Morte, Thanks so much for your reply. Since I am knew to allnurses, I made a mistake in posting my problem on top of another students problem. Your question of "where does it say that the 400 gm/5 ml is POST reconstitution?" came from another stude...
First of all, I am a new member to allnurses.com but have been viewing many post that have helped me out in my journey through nursing school. I am in my 4th semester and am having a rough time with pediatric medication calculations. I have two pro...
Shaq23 replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in Student Assist
Daytonite, First of all, I am a new member to allnurses.com but have been viewing many post that have helped me out in my journey through nursing school. I am in my 4th semester and am having a rough time with pediatric medication calculations. I h...