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A pediatric client with a ventricular septal defect repair is placed on a maintenance dose of digoxin. The safe dose is 0. 03 mg/kg/day, and the client's weight is 7. 2 kg. The primary health care provider (PHCP) prescribes the digoxin to be given twice daily. How much digoxin should the nurse administer to the client at each dose?

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Using proportions, it is found that the nurse should administer 0.108 mg of digoxin to the client in each dose.

What is a proportion?

A proportion is a fraction of a total amount.

In this problem, the daily amount is of 0. 03 mg/kg, hence for a person of 7.2 kg, the amount is:

T = 0.03 x 7.2 = 0.216 mg.

This daily amount is given in two equal doses, hence the amount of each dose is given by:

E = 0.216/2 = 0.108 mg.

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