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While Working in the Pediatric Clinic, the Nurse Receives a Call

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While working in the pediatric clinic, the nurse receives a call from a patient trying to figure out how much infant acetaminophen (Tylenol) to give to her child. The doctor has prescribed 45 mg every 4 hours. The medication is provided in a 60 mg/5 mL concentration. How much medication (in mL) should the patient provide per dose? Round to the nearest tenths place. (Rounding to the full mL would give the child too much medication.)

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3.8 mL
mL = 5 mL contains 60 mg, need 45...

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