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Author Question: The nurse is preparing a bottle feeding for a newborn. How many mL of strength Similac can be made ... (Read 72 times)

rayancarla1

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on: Jul 3, 2018
The nurse is preparing a bottle feeding for a newborn. How many mL of  strength Similac can be made from one 8 ounce bottle of the solution?
 
  1. 120 mL
  2. 240 mL
  3. 360 mL
  4. 480 mL

Question 2

Express the dosage using the official symbol/abbreviation: three hundred twenty-five milliequivalents
 
  What will be an ideal response?


Gabe

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: The nurse should use the equation 8 ounces (full strength) x 2 ounce solution/1 ounces full = 16 ounces of bottle feeding. To determine the number of mL multiply the total number of ounces x 30 or 16 x 30 = 480 mL.

Answer to Question 2

325 mEq


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