Pre-Test 1 and 2: Introduction to Special Questions Based on Official NCLEX-RN[®]

73. A child is to receive digoxin 0.07 mg PO twice daily. The label on the bottle of digoxin reads 0.05 mg/mL. A nurse correctly calculates that this client should receive ______ mL of digoxin.

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Know the standard ratio and proportion calculations and be careful with decimal points.

Content Area: Child Health, Cardiovascular; Integrated Process: Nursing Process, Implementation; Cognitive Level: Analysis; Client Need/Subneed: Physiological Integrity/Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies/Dosage Calculation

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Pre-Test 1 and 2: Introduction to Special Questions Based on Official NCLEX-RN[®]

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Dose desired (0.07 mg) is to dose on hand (0.05 mg) as amount desired (x) is to amount on hand (1 mL): 0.07 mg/0.05 mg = x/1 mL; x = 1.4 mL.

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