A child is to receive vancomycin 40 mg/kg intravenously one hour before a scheduled procedure. The child weighs 44 pounds. How many mg of the medication should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only.)

First, we have to convert 44 ponds to kgs = 44/ 2.205 = 19.958 kgs Then, we calculate the mg to be administered by multiplying the above with 40 = 40 x 19.958 = 798.32 = 798 mg (rounded off to the nearest whole number)