ATI Pediatric Medications
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 2mg/kg/dose PO every 8 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 to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
1.1 mL
a nurse is preparing to administer famotidine 1 mg/kg/day PO divided equally every 12 hr to a child who weighs 41 lbs. Available is famotidine oral suspension 40 mg/5 lm. how many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
1.2
a nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 10 mg/kg PO divided in divided in equal dosages every 8 hr to a toddler who weighs 30 lb. available is clindamycin oral suspension 75 mg/5 ml. how many ml should the nurse administer per dose?
3 mL`
a nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone 0.3 mg/kg/day PO divided into 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?
34
A nurse is converting an infant's weight in LB and oz to kg. The infant weighs 9 lb and 4 oz. What is the infant's weight in kg? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
4.2
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?
41
A nurse is converting an adolescent's weight in lb to kg. The adolescent weighs 120 lb. How many kg does the adolescent weigh?
54.5
A nurse is converting an infant's weight from lb to kg. The infant weighs 13 lb 8 oz . How many kg does the infant weigh?
6.1
a nurse is caring for an infant who weighs 6 kg. what is the infant's daily maintenance fluid requirement?
600 ml/day
A nurse is converting a preschool-age child's weight in lb to kg. The preschool-age child weighs about 44 lb. How many kg does the child weigh?
20
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who weighs 57 kg. What is the adolescent's daily maintenance fluid requirement?
2240 ml/day
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 IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
24
a nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 20 mL/kg IV to infuse over 4 he to an adolescent who weighs 57 kg. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?
285 mL
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?
29
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about administering IM injections to children. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
"Do not inject more that 1 mL for an IM injection in infants"
a nurse is preparing to administer morphine 0.05 mg/kg intermittent IV bolus to a newborn who weighs 3 kg. available is morphine 0.5 mg/mL injection
0.3
A nurse is caring for a toddler who weighs 13.5 kg. What is the toddler's daily maintenance fluid requirement?
1175 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 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?
13
a nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who weighs 18 kg. hat is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement?
1400
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 22 kg. what is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement?
1540
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 35 kg. What is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement?
1800
A nurse is preparing to administer immunizations to a preschooler. which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Have the preschooler blow bubbles during the injection
a nurse is preparing to administer a dose of liquid medication to a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Offer the infant a feeding after administering the medication.
A nurse is planning to administer an IM medication to a 2-month-old infant. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
The nurse should use a 22- to 30-gauge needle to administer an IM injection for a 2-month-old infant to prevent tissue damage
A charge nurse is reviewing techniques for the safe administration of medications to children with newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statement should the nurse make?
The nurse should use a nomogram to calculate a child's body surface area prior to administer high risk medications, such as chemotherapy, to ensure safe administration of medication.