A licensed nurse practitioner is instructed to give a patient 2700 milligrams of an antibiotic over a period of 48 hours. If the
antibiotic is to be given every 6 hours starting immediately, how much antibiotic should be given in each dose? To answer this question, solve the equation 8x = 2700
A licensed nurse practitioner is instructed to give a patient 2700 milligrams of an antibiotic over a period of 48 hours. If the antibiotic is to be given every 6 hours
Hence: the number of doses or times the antibiotic would be administered =
48 hours/6 hours = 8 doses(times)
The amount of antibiotic that should be given in each dose is:
