A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child and receives the following prescription: ceftriaxone IV, 100 mg/kg/day q 12 hours.
The medication on hand contains 40 mg/mL and the child weighs 40 lbs. The medication is mixed in 100 mL of normal saline and administered via IVPB over 1 hour with microdrip tubing. Calculate the amount of medication to be administered per dose and calculate the drip rate (round to the nearest whole number).
