A nursing student has an order to administer 45 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) for a child, but the student only knows the child's weight in pounds (lb). The student knows that which of the following will need to be done as part of solving the problem in dimensional analysis?
A) Use a conversion factor.
B) Use pounds (lb) as the main unit of measure.
C) Give 45 mg of the medication to the child.
D) Start the problem with kilograms as the unit of measure for the answer.

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Dimensional analysis requires the use of conversion factors to convert units of measure.

A Nursing Student Has an Order to Administer 45 Milligrams