A 4-year-old is admitted with croup and receives a prescription for a single dose of dexamethasone 0.6 mg/kg IM. The child weighs 35 pounds. pounds. How many mg should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

Given: Ordered dose of Dexamethasone: 0.6 mg/kg Child's weight: 35 pounds Step 1: Convert child's weight from pounds to kilograms: 1 pound (lb) = 0.453592 kilograms (kg) Child's weight in kg = 35 lbs x 0.453592 kg/lb = 15.87572 kg Step 2: Calculate the total dose of Dexamethasone: Total dose (mg) = Ordered dose (mg/kg) x Child's weight (kg) Total dose (mg) = 0.6 mg/kg x 15.87572 kg Total dose (mg) = 9.525432 mg Step 3: Round to the nearest whole number: Total dose (mg) ≈ 10 mg