NURSING HEALTH ASS Infants administrations Four month old

  Four-month-old Caryn Badger has been prescribed amoxicillin 60 mg orally every 8 hours for the treatment of a respiratory infection. Caryn weighs 12.5 lb. The drug literature indicates that in children weighing less than 20 kg, the safe dose is 40 mg/kg/day, divided into three doses. Caryn's nurse prepares to administer the first dose of the medication.   Caryn weighs 12.5 lb. The nurse, determining whether the dosage prescribed for Caryn is safe, calculates Caryn’s weight in kilograms. How many kilograms does Caryn weigh? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth.) 5.7 kg   SOLUTION: 12.5 LBS / 2.2 LBS = 5.68 kg ROUND THE TO THE NEAREST TENTH 5.7 kg  Q. The safe dose of the prescribed medication is 40 mg/kg/day, divided into three doses. Using Caryn's weight in kilograms, the nurse determines the maximal daily dose of the medication that Caryn can safely be given. What is the maximal daily dose in milligrams? 228 mg/day