Directions: Calculate the Following Children's Dosages

question 23

Short Answer

Directions: Calculate the following children's dosages.
Order: Garamycin 15 mg IV q8h
Available: How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values; a low standard deviation indicates that the values tend to be close to the mean, whereas a high standard deviation indicates that the values are spread out over a wider range.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the numbers by the count of numbers.

Normally Distributed

A statistical distribution that is uniform around its mean, highlighting that data points near the mean are more prevalent than ones at a greater distance.

Standard Deviation

A metric that assesses the spread or diversity among a collection of figures, indicating the degree to which each figure differs from the mean value.