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frosja888 [35]
1 year ago
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The nurse is providing care for a newborn who is prescribed ampicillin in the treatment of meningitis. The newborn’s current wei

ght is 8 lbs. The hospital formulary recommends a dose range of 200–400 mg/kg/day. The NNP prescribes 240 mg for the newborn for administration every 4 hours.
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antiseptic1488 [7]1 year ago
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The treatment of meningitis for a newborn is usually through the use of antibiotics such as ampicillin and gentamicin or cefotaxime.

The dosage for a newly born child that is no older than 8 days is 150 mg/kg per day divided every 8 hours.

In addition, there should be the administration of gentamicin 4 mg/kg daily or cefotaxime 100 to 150 mg/kg per day that is divided every 8 to 12 hours.

<h3>What is Meningitis?</h3>

This refers to the inflammation of the fluid and the three membranes that surround the brain and the spinal cord.

Hence, we can see that the main cause of meningitis is virus infection and other causes can also include:

  • Bacterial infections

  • fungal infections

  • parasitic infections (very rarely)

Read more about meningitis here:

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