A Nurse Is Calculating the Maximum Recommended Dose That a School-Age

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Short Answer

A nurse is calculating the maximum recommended dose that a school-age client diagnosed with depression can receive for sertraline (Zoloft). The recommended pediatric dose for sertraline (Zoloft) is 1.5 to 3 mg/kg/day. If the child weighs 31 kg, the maximum recommended dose for this child would be ________ mg. Round answer to the nearest whole number.

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Definitions:

Computation Errors

Mistakes or inaccuracies that occur in the process of calculating or processing data.

Sample

A Sample is a subset of individuals or items selected from a larger population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion or variation in a set of values, indicating how much the values deviate from the mean.

Sample Size

The number of observations or replicates included in a statistical sample, significant in determining the precision of an estimate or test.