ATI LPN Dosage Calculation PN Nursing Care of Children Proctored Assessment 3.1
Calculation
A nurse is caring for a child who has a prescription for 12,600 units of pancrelipase PO with each meal. The amount available is pancrelipase 4,200 units/capsule. How many capsules should the nurse administer with each meal? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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Explanation & Rationale
To determine the number of capsules the nurse should administer, divide the prescribed dose of pancrelipase by the amount available per capsule. The calculation is as follows: 12,600 units prescribed divided by 4,200 units per capsule equals exactly 3 capsules. Therefore, the nurse should administer 3 capsules of pancrelipase with each meal.
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