Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 95%
Simulated
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty and has a new prescription for enoxaparin 1mg/kg subcutaneous. The client weighs 185 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct answer
84.1 mg
Rationale
185 lb ├À 2.2 Ôëê 84.1 kg; 84.1 kg ├ù 1 mg/kg = 84.1 mg, the dose to administer.