A Nursing Student Has an Order to Administer 45 Milligrams

question 6

Multiple Choice

A nursing student has an order to administer 45 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) for a child, but the student only knows the child's weight in pounds (lb) . The student knows that which of the following will need to be done as part of solving the problem in dimensional analysis?

• A) Use a conversion factor.
• B) Use pounds (lb) as the main unit of measure.
• C) Give 45 mg of the medication to the child.
• D) Start the problem with kilograms as the unit of measure for the answer.

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