I am doing a dosage calculation problem and my instructor have not given me the answer sheet and I feel like I am not getting the right answer. I was someone can help correct my answer.
Question: The school nurse needs to administer ibuprofen 10mg/kg PO Q 4H. The client weighs 17lb. How many mg will the nurse administer per day.
In the real world, yes; however, there was very little real world in the problem the OP posted. And, based upon some of the problems posted here this is becoming more common. Whether they are trying to make the problem more "challenging" or just don't know the medication and don't care enough to look it up isn't clear.
Either way, I think it sad, and think it sends a bad message to the students.
I agree. The answer on the test did not include the ml. But, there is only one on-hand OTC formulation, and that is 100 mg/5ml. So, I was assuming reality and knowledge of pharm here.
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In the real world, yes; however, there was very little real world in the problem the OP posted. And, based upon some of the problems posted here this is becoming more common. Whether they are trying to make the problem more "challenging" or just don't know the medication and don't care enough to look it up isn't clear.
Either way, I think it sad, and think it sends a bad message to the students.