Next Generation NCLEX Case Study

NCLEX Case study: Four-month-old Caryn Badger has been prescribed amoxicillin 60 mg orally every 8 hours for the treatment of a respiratory infection. Last document update:   ago

Next Generation NCLEX Case study: Four-month-old Caryn Badger has been prescribed amoxicillin 60 mg orally every 8 hours for the treatment of a respiratory infection. Caryn weighs 12.5 lb. The drug literature indicates that in children weighing less than 20 kg, the safe dose is 40 mg/kg/day, divided into three doses. Caryn's nurse prepares to administer the first dose of the medication.

Next Generation NCLEX Case study: Four-month-old Caryn Badger has been prescribed amoxicillin 60 mg orally every 8 hours for the treatment of a respiratory infection. Last document update:   ago

Next Generation NCLEX Case study: Four-month-old Caryn Badger has been prescribed amoxicillin 60 mg orally every 8 hours for the treatment of a respiratory infection. Caryn weighs 12.5 lb. The drug literature indicates that in children weighing less than 20 kg, the safe dose is 40 mg/kg/day, divided into three doses. Caryn's nurse prepares to administer the first dose of the medication.