The nurse is preparing to administer oral ampicillin to a child who weighs 40 kg. The safe dose for children is 50 to 100 mg/kg/day divided in doses administered every 6 hours. What would be the low single safe dose and high single safe dose per day for this child?

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The low single safe dose is calculated as 40 kg * 50 mg/kg = 2,000 mg/day, divided by 4 doses/day = 500 mg/dose. The high single safe dose is 40 kg * 100 mg/kg = 4,000 mg/day, divided by 4 doses/day = 1,000 mg/dose.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Administer Oral Ampicillin to a Child