Dosage Calculation 3.0 Pediatric Medication Test
"Confirm chemotherapy medication dosages using a body surface area nomogram."
A charge nurse is reviewing techniques for the safe administration of medications to children with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
1400 ml/day
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.)
1540 ml/day
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 22 kg. What is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
1800 mL/day
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.)
1175 ml
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.)
2240ml/day
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.)
600 ml/day
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.)
20 kg
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. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
54.5 kg
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. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
6.1 kg
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. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
4.2 kg
A nurse is converting an infant's weight in lb and oz to kg. The infant weighs 9 lb 4 oz. What is the infant's weight in kg? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Use a 25 gauge needle for the injection.
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?
41 ml/hr
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. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
24 ml/hr
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. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Offer the infant a feeding after administering the medication.
A nurse is preparing to administer a dose of a liquid medication to a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
3 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 10 mg/kg PO divided in equal doses 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? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
34 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone 0.3 mg/kg/day 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. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
285 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. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
13 ml/hr
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. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
1.2 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer famotidine 1 mg/kg/day PO divided equally every 12 hr to a child who weighs 41 lb. Available is famotidine oral suspension 40 mg/5 mL. 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.)
1.1 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 2 mg/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 the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Have the preschooler blow bubbles during the injections.
A nurse is preparing to administer immunizations to a preschooler. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
29 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. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
0.3 ml
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. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
"Do not inject more than 1 milliliter for an intramuscular injection in infants."
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about administering IM injections to children. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
