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The nurse is calculating the medication dose for a 4-year-old child by plotting the child's height and weight on a nomogram, then drawing a line between the two points. The point at which the line intersects the surface area line is the child's BSA. The dose is calculated using the BSA. What does this calculation represent?
1. Body weight method
2. Age–weight method
3. Pharmacokinetic method
4. Body surface area method
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Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice

Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice


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Wow! Thanks, for the rationale and reasoning, makes total sense.
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I've studied this stuff recently, so I knew what the answer was. Good luck with the rest.
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