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    A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative hip arthroplasty and has a new prescription for drug E 1mg/kg/dose subcutaneous every 12 hr. The client weighs 191 lbs. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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    Convert the client's weight from pounds to kilograms 1 pound (lb) = 0.453592 kilograms (kg) 191 lbs × 0.453592 kg/lb = 86.636072 kg Calculate the dosage in milligrams (mg) The prescription is 1 mg/kg/dose. 86.636072 kg × 1 mg/kg = 86.636072 mg Round the answer to the nearest tenth 86.636072 mg to the nearest tenth is 86.6 mg.
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