Question

a nurse is preparing to administer amikacin im to a client who weighs 176 lb. the medication reference states that the safe dosage range is 7.5 to 15 mg/kg/day divided every 12 hr. what is the maximum safe dose the nurse should expect to administer per day? (round the answer to the nearest whole number. use a leading zero if it applies. do not use a trailing zero.)

Explanation:

Step1: Convert weight to kg

$176\ \text{lb} \times \frac{1\ \text{kg}}{2.2\ \text{lb}} = 80\ \text{kg}$

Step2: Calculate max daily dose

$80\ \text{kg} \times 15\ \text{mg/kg/day} = 1200\ \text{mg/day}$

Answer:

1200