An NP is prescribing a drug that is known to be safe in children but is unable to find recommendations about drug dosing.The recommended adult dose is 100 mg per dose.The child weighs 14 kg.Using Clark's rule,the NP should order _____ mg per dose.

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Clark's rule suggests dividing the weight of the child in kg by the weight of an adult in kg and multiplying the result by the adult dose to get an approximation of the child's dose.The average adult weighs 150 lb,or 70 kg.The equation is: 14 kg/70 kg = 0.2.0.2 × 100 = 20 mg.

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