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A nurse is preparing to administer prednisolone 2 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr to a toddler who has acute asthma and weighs 26lb. Available is prednisolone syrup 15 mg/5 mL. How many mL 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.)

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Correct Answer:

3.9

Rationale:

🔸 Weight conversion:

✔️26 lb ÷ 2.2 = 11.82 kg

🔸 Total daily dose:

✔️ 2 mg/kg × 11.82 kg = 23.64 mg/day

🔸 Dose per 12 hr (divided BID):

✔️ 23.64 mg ÷ 2 = 11.82 mg

🔸 Volume to administer:

✔️ (11.82 mg × 5 mL) ÷ 15 mg = 3.94 (rounding off)

👉🏻= 3.9 mL

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