A nurse is preparing to administer cefaclor to a preschooler who weighs 20 kg. The child is to receive cefacior 30 mg/kg/day to divide equally every 8 hr. Available is cefacior suspension 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer for one dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Prescribed Dose: 30 mg/kg/day Child’s Weight: 20 kg Dosing Schedule: Every 8 hours (3 doses per day) Calculate the total daily dose Total Daily Dose = 30 × 20 = 600 mg/day Calculate the dose per administration Dose per administration = Total Daily Dose ÷ 3 Dose per administration = 600 ÷ 3 = 200 mg per dose Determine the volume to administer using the available concentration Available Concentration: 125 mg/5 mL Volume per dose = (200 ÷ 125) × 5 Volume per dose = 1.6 × 5 Volume per dose = 8 mL