Pediatric Medications Test
A nurse is caring for an infant who weighs 6 kg. What is the infant's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
600 ml
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who weighs 57 kg. What is the adolescent's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
2240 ml/day
A nurse is caring for a toddler who weighs 13.5 kg. What is the toddler's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
1175 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 0.05 mg/kg IV bolus to an infant who weighs 3 kg. Available is morphine 0.5 mg/mL injection. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.)
0.3 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide (Lasix) 2 mg/kg/dose PO every 12 hr to an infant who weighs 12 lb. Available is furosemide oral solution 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.)
1.10 ml
A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who weighs 18 kg. What is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
1400 ml
A nurse is converting an adolescent's weight in lb to kg. The adolescent weighs 120 lb. How many kg does the adolescent weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.)
54.5 kg
A nurse is caring for an infant who weighs 22 kg. What is the infant's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
1540 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer ranitidine (Zantac) 5 mg/kg/day PO divided equally every 12 hr to a child who weighs 41 lb. Available is ranitidine oral solution 15 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
3 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone (Decadron) 0.3 mg/kg PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr to a school-age child who weighs 50 lb. Available is dexamethasone oral solution 0.5 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
34 ml
A nurse is converting a preschool-age child's weight in lb to kg. The preschool-age child weighs 44 lb. How many kg does the child weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
20 kg
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 6 mL/kg IV to infuse over 2 hr to an infant who weighs 8 kg. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
24 ml/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 20 mL/kg IV to infuse over 4 hr to an adolescent who weighs 57 kg. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
285 ml/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's solution 25 mL/kg to infuse over 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 14 kg. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
29 ml/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin hydrochloride (Cleocin) 10 mg/kg PO divided in equal doses every 8 hr to a toddler who weighs 30 lb. Available is clindamycin hydrochloride oral solution 75 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
3 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 15 mL/kg IV to infuse over 8 hr to a school-age child who weighs 22 kg. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
41 ml/hr
A nurse is converting an infant's weight from lb and oz to kg. The infant weighs 13 lb 8 oz. How many kg does the infant weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.)
6.1 kg
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 7 mL/kg IV to infuse over 6 hr to a toddler who weighs 11 kg. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
13 ml/hr
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 35 kg. What is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
1800 ml/day
A nurse is converting an infant's weight in lb and oz to kg. The infant weighs 9 lb 4 oz. How many kg does the infant weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.)
4.2 kg