Question

The health care provider orders prednisone for a client weighing 122 pounds. The drug literature recommends 2-3 mg/kg/day, in 2 divided equal doses. The Round to the nearest tenth nurse determines that the daily dose range for this client would be: mg/day to mg/day

Answer 1

To calculate the daily dose range of prednisone for a client weighing 122 pounds, we first need to convert their weight to kilograms.

To convert pounds to kilograms, we divide the weight in pounds by 2.2046 (since 1 pound is approximately 0.4536 kilograms).

Weight in kilograms = 122 pounds / 2.2046 = 55.34 kg (rounded to two decimal places)

Next, we can calculate the daily dose range based on the recommended dosage range of 2-3 mg/kg/day.

Minimum daily dose = 2 mg/kg/day * 55.34 kg = 110.68 mg/day (rounded to the nearest tenth)

Maximum daily dose = 3 mg/kg/day * 55.34 kg = 166.02 mg/day (rounded to the nearest tenth)

Therefore, the daily dose range for this client would be approximately 110.7 mg/day to 166.0 mg/day.