For the following problems, determine the safe dosage range of the medication. Round all answers along the way to the nearest hundredth (includes patient weight conversions to kg). Then, determine if the ordered dose is safe and explain why or why not. Then, only if the ordered dose is safe, determine how much (amount/volume) of the drug the nurse should administer per dose (round these answers to the nearest tenth). Order: docusate (Colace) 10 mg POBID Patient: 6.7 kg; 5 months old Supply: 20 mg/5 mL Literature: Infants and children less than 3 years old: 10 to 40 mg/day Order: vancomycin (Vancocin) 55mgIVQ8Hin 12mLD51/2NS Patient: 5.5 kg Supply: 500 mg powder in 10 mLsterile water for injection Literature: 10 mg/kg Q8H IV

For the following problems, determine the safe dosage range of the medication. Round all answers along the way to the nearest hundredth (includes patient weight conversions to kg). Then, determine if the ordered dose is safe and explain why or why not. Then, only if the ordered dose is safe, determine how much (amount/volume) of the drug the nurse should administer per dose (round these answers to the nearest tenth). Order: docusate (Colace) 10 mg POBID Patient: 6.7 kg; 5 months old Supply: 20 mg/5 mL Literature: Infants and children less than 3 years old: 10 to 40 mg/day Order: vancomycin (Vancocin) 55mgIVQ8Hin 12mLD51/2NS Patient: 5.5 kg Supply: 500 mg powder in 10 mLsterile water for injection Literature: 10 mg/kg Q8H IV

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Chapter5: Compliance

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