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Question9. The APRN has prescribed Colace 100 mg BID. How many mg(s)\mathrm{mg}(\mathrm{s}) will the client receive daily? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? How many milligrams of Colace does the client get each day? Watch out! BID means twice a day, so don't forget to multiply!

STEP 2

1. Understand BID
2. Calculate the total daily dosage

STEP 3

BID is a super common abbreviation in medicine.
It stands for "**b**is **i**n **d**ie," which is Latin for "twice a day." So, if a medication is prescribed BID, it means the patient needs to take it two times each day.

STEP 4

The prescribed dosage of Colace is 100 mg\text{100 mg}.
This is the amount the client receives *per dose*.

STEP 5

Since the medication is prescribed BID, the client takes it 2\text{2} times a day.

STEP 6

To find the *total* daily dosage, we **multiply** the per-dose amount by the number of doses per day: Total daily dosage=Dosage per dose⋅Number of doses per day \text{Total daily dosage} = \text{Dosage per dose} \cdot \text{Number of doses per day}

STEP 7

Let's **plug in** our values: Total daily dosage=100 mg⋅2 \text{Total daily dosage} = 100 \text{ mg} \cdot 2

STEP 8

**Calculate the result**: Total daily dosage=200 mg \text{Total daily dosage} = 200 \text{ mg}

STEP 9

The client will receive 200 mg\text{200 mg} of Colace daily.

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