Final Dosage:  A patient who weighs 45 kg receives a prescri…

Final Dosage:  A patient who weighs 45 kg receives a prescription for erythromycin (E-mycin) tablets at 50 mg/kg/day.  The medication supply is available as 250-mg tablets. How many tablets should the patient receive for each dose, if three doses per day are administered?  __________ tab(s)

Final Dosage: The prescriber has ordered dicloxacillin (Beto…

Final Dosage: The prescriber has ordered dicloxacillin (Betoclox) 300 mg every 6 hours for a patient weighing 118 lbs.  The safe dose range is 25 – 50 mg/kg/day. a. What is the safe dose range/dose for this patient? __________  mg (round to whole number) b. Should the nurse administer this medication and why?                    

The prescriber has ordered ranitidine HCL (Zantac) 10 mg IV…

The prescriber has ordered ranitidine HCL (Zantac) 10 mg IV every 8 hours for a patient weighing 30 lbs. Dosage range:  2 – 4 mg/kg/day What is the safe dose range per day? [range]  (whole numerical value only) Should the nurse administer this medication and why?  [reason]  Select  letter A, B, or C only                       A – Yes, Rx is within SDR                        B – No Rx is too high                        C – No, Rx is too low