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    ATI LPN Dosage Calculation PN Nursing Care of Children Proctored Assessment 3.1

    A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 5 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr to a school-age child who weighs 38 lb. Available is phenytoin 50 mg chewable tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Us a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)