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Pediatric Safe Dosage Range Math Calculations

Pediatric safe dose medication calculations involve determining the appropriate amount of medication to administer to a child based on factors like their age, weight, and the medication's recommended dosage range for safety and effectiveness. This problem focuses on finding the high safe range and the low safe range (to see how to solve only if the dose is safe, check out this video): Nursing students: for private tutoring, visit This problem required proper knowledge of basic math principles and identification of factors found within the word problem. Steps used in this problem: 1. Converting Units: Ensure that all units of measurement are consistent. 2. Solving Safe Dosage Range: Using the provided high and low safe dosage range per day by multiplying by the patient's weight. 3. Comparing the calculated dosage range to the doctor's order by first determining what the doctor's order was per day. Hi I'm Karla Castillo, an experienced RN and nursing tutor that has helped HUNDREDS of nursing students pass their exams, excel in their courses, and succeed in their nursing program. Some of the most common topics I review with students include medication dosage calculations, fluids & electrolytes, ABGs, med-surg, and EKG interpretation. For private tutoring visit