Question

: A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 33 lb. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5 mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) Show your work to receive full credit.

Answer 1

To determine the amount of amoxicillin a nurse should administer to a toddler, convert the toddler's weight from pounds to kilograms, calculate the total daily dosage, and divide by the concentration of the amoxicillin suspension. The nurse should administer 11.25 mL of the amoxicillin suspension to the toddler.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the amount of amoxicillin that the nurse should administer,

we need to convert the weight of the toddler from pounds to kilograms and then multiply it by the recommended dosage.

First, convert 33 pounds to kilograms by dividing by 2.2: 33 lb / 2.2 = 15 kg (rounded to the nearest tenth).

Next, calculate the total amount of amoxicillin the toddler should receive per day: 30 mg/kg/day * 15 kg = 450 mg/day.

Finally, divide the total daily dosage by the concentration of the amoxicillin suspension to determine the volume that should be administered: 450 mg/day / 200 mg/5 mL = 11.25 mL.

Therefore, the nurse should administer 11.25 mL of the amoxicillin suspension to the toddler.