Math and Dosage Calculations for Health Care 3rd Edition by James Whaley, Kathryn Booth, Booth Kathryn

Exercise 33

In Exercises 11, determine if the order is safe. If it is, then determine the amount to administer.
The patient is a 3-day-old newborn who weighs 6 lb 5 oz. Ordered: Nebcin 5 mg IM q12h
On hand: Nebcin multidose vial, 20 mg/2 mL. According to the package insert, a premature or full-term neonate up to 1 week of age may be administered up to 4 mg/kg/day in 2 equal doses every 12 h.