PLEASE HELP!!! Pediatric Dosage Calc.

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I'm having a very hard time right now trying to think and I can't figure out simple problems. I have my final dosage calc exam tomorrow can someone please help me answer this question:

1.Order: nafcillin 900mg IVPB q6h.

Recommended dose: 100-200 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 6 hours to be infused over 20 minutes

Supplied: 100mg/ml Patient weighs 59lbs If this is a safe dose, at what rate will you set the IV pump (round answer to the nearest tenth.)

My answer (Not completed)

Weight: kg=1kg/2.2lbx59lbs/1= 26.818 ----> 26.82kg

Dose: 900mg IVPB q6h Rec: 100-200mg/kg/day 100x26.82=2,682 mg/day (low dose)

200x26.82=5364 mg/day (max dose)

Safe?: Yes, it is 3600mg/day

Answer: 1ml/100mgx900/1=9ml (This is where I stopped at and always get stuck!!!) I need to find the ml/hr.......?????

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Somehow my response is now the original poster???
The threads split somehow....one of the reasons we do not allow duplicate threads.....I have re-merged them.

Mystery solved :)

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