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the nurse is preparing to give digoxin (lanoxin) to a 9-month-old infant. the nurse checks the dose and draws up 4 ml of the drug. the most appropriate nursing action is which?

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The appropriate action of nurse should be to not give the drug.

The Digoxin is commonly prescribe drug by the doctors concerning heart disorders. The dosage is drug varies based on initial to later stage of medication. The amount of drug intake varies for each age group and hence should be strictly taken as per the doctor's recommendation.

The Digoxin can be taken as oral solution or tablets. The dosage is based on age, medical condition and body weight. For infants between 1 month to 24 months, the dosage begins from 35 to 60 micrograms per kilogram of body weight. The maintenance dosage is 13.8 to 18.8 micrograms per kilogram body weight per day.

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