Can anyone answer this?Order: acetaminophen exlixer 10mg/kg po. Child weight is 10poundsAvailable: acetaminophen elixir 160mg/5ml. How much acetaminophen will you administer?
Editorial Team / Admin Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN 6 Articles; 11,437 Posts Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development. Has 18 years experience. Mar 25, 2017 Please show us your work- how are you setting up your equation?What information have you been given and what info do you need?
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Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN 4 Articles; 20,908 Posts Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma. Has 43 years experience. Mar 26, 2017 Can anyone answer this?Order: acetaminophen exlixer 10mg/kg po. Child weight is 10poundsAvailable: acetaminophen elixir 160mg/5ml. How much acetaminophen will you administer?We are happy to help but we ask ALL students to show what they think first and we will jump right in. From previous posts I know you are starting your LPN to RN program and you are nervous. Just give it a try and we will see where we need to help you.This site may help DosageHelp.com - Helping Nursing Students Learn Dosage Calculations
bgxyrnf, MSN, RN 1,208 Posts Specializes in Med-Tele; ED; ICU. Has 10 years experience. Mar 29, 2017 Can anyone answer this?Order: acetaminophen exlixer 10mg/kg po. Child weight is 10poundsAvailable: acetaminophen elixir 160mg/5ml. How much acetaminophen will you administer?Think of it this way:1) Order: Dose per kg of body weight2) Weight in pounds converts to weight in kg.3) Compute total dose... a 1 kg kid would get 10 mg... a 3 kg kid would get 30 mg... how 'bout this kid?if 1 kg kid = 10 mg dose then [this kid's weight] kg = ? mg dose4) Now that you have the total dose ordered, consider how many mL contain that dose... if 5 mL = 160 mg then ? mL = [total dose] mg
KelRN215, BSN, RN 1 Article; 7,349 Posts Specializes in Pedi. Has 16 years experience. Apr 2, 2017 Can anyone answer this?Order: acetaminophen exlixer 10mg/kg po. Child weight is 10poundsAvailable: acetaminophen elixir 160mg/5ml. How much acetaminophen will you administer?First step = convert child's weight in pounds to kg.Second step = determine child's dose my multiplying mg/kg/dose by child's weight in kgThird step = Use the dose determined in step 2 to figure out the correct volume of acetaminophen to administer when it is dispensed as 160 mg/5 mL.
