A nurse practitioner orders the antibiotic Rocephin used to treat skin infections to be given at a maximum of  5.0 mg/kg of body weight. If a child weighs 75.9 lb and the available stock of Rocephin is 61 mg/ml, how many milliliters does the nurse administer to the child? Round your answer to the tenths place

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A nurse practitioner orders the antibiotic Rocephin used to treat skin infections to be given at a maximum of  5.0 mg/kg of body weight. If a child weighs 75.9 lb and the available stock of Rocephin is 61 mg/ml, how many milliliters does the nurse administer to the child? Round your answer to the tenths place.

1 lb = 16 oz

1 kg = 2.20 lb

454 g = 1 lb

     

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