Question

a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative hip arthroplasty and has a new prescription for enoxaparin 1 mg/kg/dose subcutaneous every 12 hr. the client weighs 95 lbs. how many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (round the answer to the nearest tenth. use a leading zero if it applies. do not use a trailing zero.) mg

Explanation:

Step1: Convert pounds to kilograms

We know that \(1\space kg = 2.2\space lbs\). So, the client's weight in kilograms is \(kg=\frac{95}{2.2}\approx43.18\space kg\)

Step2: Calculate the dose

The dose is \(1\space mg/kg\). So, the dose \(D = 1\times43.18\approx43.1\space mg\) (rounded to the nearest tenth)

Answer:

43.1