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The health care provider has prescribed gabapentin (Neurontin) 30 mg/kg/day divided q 8 hours for a child with a seizure disorder. The child weighs 110 lb. The nurse is preparing to administer the 1200 dose.
 
  Calculate the dose the nurse should administer in milligrams. Record your answer below in a whole number.
  _________

Question 2

The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with a seizure disorder about the triggers that can cause a seizure. What should the nurse include in the teaching session? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Cold
  b. Sugared drinks
  c. Emotional stress
  d. Flickering lights
  e. Hyperventilation


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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS:
500

The correct calculation is:

110 lb/2.2 kg = 50 kg

Dose of Neurontin is 30 mg/kg/day divided every 8 hours

30 mg  50 = 1500 mg/day

1500 mg/3 = 500 mg for one dose

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C, D, E
The most common factors that may trigger seizures in children include emotional stress, sleep deprivation, fatigue, fever, and physical exercise. Other precipitating factors include sleep, flickering lights, menstrual cycle, alcohol, heat, hyperventilation, and fasting. Cold and sugared drinks are not triggers for seizures.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
:D TYSM

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Gracias!

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