7. (a). A doctor orders a child to get 8700mg of medication. The medication on hand
comes in a pill format of 300ml per pill.
i. How many pills should the child be given in total? (2 marks)
ii. The pills are to be taken 3 times daily, what is the amount of pills per dose. (1
mark)
(b). The pills are to be administered via IV. Each dose is dissolved in a 500ml saline
IV. The IV is to be delivered over 2 hours. What is the millimetres per hour you need
to set the controller? (3 marks)
