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Calculate the daily rate of maintenance fluids and the hourly flow rate in mL/h for a child who weighs 8 kilograms.

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A patient who weighs 40 kg is to receive Fortaz (ceftazidime) 50 mg/kg IVPB q.8h. The recommended dose range is from 250 mg to 2 g every 8—12 hours. Is this dose within the safe range?

yes

A young client weighing 33 lbs. is prescribed to receive valproic acid (Depakene) 10 mg/kg/day in 4 divided doses. The medication available is 100 mg/mL. How much medication will the nurse provide the client for each dose? Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.

37.50 mg per 0.38 mL

Calculate the daily rate of maintenance fluids and the IV hourly flow rate for a child who weighs 95 pounds.

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A client is prescribed ampicillin 250 mg IM every 6 hours. The nurse has a vial of the medication containing 2 grams/5 mL. How many mL of the medication should the nurse provide to the patient? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

0.63 mL

The client is prescribed Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride) 75 mg IM stat. The label on the 20 mL multidose vial reads 100 mg/mL. How many mL of medication will the nurse administer to this client? Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.

0.75 mL

The client is prescribed thiothixene hydrochloride 4 mg IM twice a day. The concentration of the medication is 5 mg/1 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer to this client? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

0.8 mL

The nurse is preparing a solution that is 2 parts bleach to 6 parts water to cleanse a wound per the provider's prescription. Which is the strength of the solution as a fraction? Record your answer using a fraction reduced to the lowest terms.

1/3

A client weighing 176 lbs. is prescribed to receive heparin sodium 150 units/kg subcutaneous injection every 6 hours. The medication available is 10,000 units/mL. How many mL of the medication will the nurse give the patient for each dose?

1.2 mL

A drug is ordered to be administered IV at the initial rate of 2 mU/min, and may increase by 4 mU/min q 15 min to a maximum of 18 mU/min. The IV strength is 10 mU/mL. The initial flow rate is ? mL/h.

12 mL/ hr

The strength of a solution is 25%. What is the strength of this solution expressed as a ratio? Record your answer as a ratio.

1:4

Determine how many Detrol LA capsules the patient will receive each day for a 4-mg dose. Show your work. 2mg capsules

2 capsules

A client weighing 176 lbs. has been receiving dobutamine hydrochloride (Dobutrex) 1 mcg/kg/min for one hour. The nurse needs to titrate the dose up to 5 mcg/kg/min. The infusion bag contains 1000 mg/L. How many additional mL of the medication will the patient receive for the next hour?

24 mL

A client is receiving a continuous IV at 120 mL/hr. How many milliliters will infuse in two hours and thirty minutes? Round to the nearest whole number.

300 mL

An IVPB is infusing at 0.5 mcg/min. The solution concentration is 50 mcg in 100 mL NS. What is the pump setting in mL/hr? Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

60 mL per hour

The nurse caring for a pediatric client receives a new medication order for the client. The order states ampicillin 100 mg/kg/day in divided doses q6h IVPB in 50 mL NS infuse over 30 minutes. The directions state to "reconstitute the 1 g vial with 10 mL of NS." The child weighs 30 pounds. How many milliliters of this antibiotic will you withdraw from the vial? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

3.4 mL

The client is prescribed 3/4 strength Ensure 240 mL via NG tube over 8 h. What is the pump setting in mL/hr? Round to the nearest whole number.

30 mL/ hr

The client is prescribed D5W 500 mL IV to infuse over 12 hours. How many mL/hr will the client receive? Round to the nearest whole number.

42 mL

An intravenous solution of Dextrose 5% and 0.45% Normal Saline is infusing at a rate of 28 gtts/minute. The drop factor is 10 gtts/mL and there is 700 mL of fluid remaining in the bag. How long will it take for the fluid to infuse into the client? Round to the nearest tenth decimal point.

4.2 hours

Dopamine is ordered to be administered IV at the initial rate of 5 mcg/kg/min, and may increase by 1 mcg/kg/min to a maximum of 10 mg/kg/min. The solution is mixed 400 mg Dopamine in 250 mL normal saline. The client weighs 50 kilograms. The initial flow rate is

9.4 mL/ h

Order: Ceclor (cefaclor) 100 mg PO, t.i.d.The recommended dose for a child older than one month is 20—40 mg/kg/d in divided doses q.8h. Is the dose safe for a child who weighs 33 pounds?

Yes

The physician orders potassium chloride 25 mEq p.o. q.8h. for an adult with hypokalemia. If the recommended adult dose is 10—100 mEq/d p.o. in

Yes

Calculate the daily rate of maintenance fluids and the IV hourly flow rate for a child who weighs 44 pounds.

1500 mL per day 62.5 mL per hr

The nurse must administer Narcan (naloxone hydrochloride) to a neonate who is experiencing respiratory depression. The prescription is 0 .01 mg/kg subcut stat for this neonate who weighs 3,300 g. The strength available is 0.4 mg/mL. How many milliliters will you administer? Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.

0.08 mL

The nurse is preparing a solution that is 1 part solute to 1,000 parts solution. What is the strength of this solution expressed as a percentage/? Record your answer rounding to the nearest tenth.

0.1%

The nurse needs to provide 150 mg of a medication to a client IM. The medication available is 1 g/10 mL. How many mL of the medication should the nurse prepare? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

1.5 mL

The client is prescribed Thorazine (chlorpromazine hydrochloride) 40 mg IM q6h prn for agitation. The vial is labeled 25 mg/mL. How many mL of medication will the client receive at each dose? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

1.6 mL

The nurse is preparing 1 part solute to 2 parts solution. What is the strength of this solution expressed as a fraction? Record your answer using a fraction reduced to the lowest terms.

1/2

The nurse is preparing an infusion of dobutamine hydrochloride (Dobutrex) for a client weighing 176 lbs. The order is to administer 1 mcg/kg/min then titrate up to 5 mcg/kg/min. The infusion bag contains 1000 mg/L. How many mL of the medication will the client receive in the first 30 minutes of the infusion?

2.4 mL

A client is receiving an enteral feeding of 200 mL 3/4 strength Sustacal. The feeding is infusing at the rate of 12 gtts/minute and the drop factor is 10 gtts/mL. How long will it take for this tube feeding to be completed? Round to the nearest tenth decimal point.

2.8 hours

A client is prescribed morphine sulfate 33 mcg/min by continuous infusion. The medication amount can be increased by 1 mg/hr for pain control if needed. An infusion bag containing 100 mg morphine sulfate/1 liter is being used. What is the initial flow rate for this medication when using a microdrop infusion set? Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

20 mcgtt/ min

The nurse is preparing to administer an IVPB medication to a client. The bag contains 200 mg of medication per 100 mL of solution. If the medication will infuse at the rate of 10 mg/min, how long will this infusion take to completely administer to the client? Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

20 minutes

The nurse is preparing a solution that is 1 part solute in 5 parts solution. What is the strength of this solution as a percentage? Record your answer using a whole number.

20%

A client is prescribed piperacillin tazobactam 4.5 grams every 6 hours. The medication vial states to reconstitute the medication with 10 mL of diluent for 2 gram of medication to yield 2 grams/10 mL. How many mL of the medication should the nurse provide the client for each dose? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

22.5 mL

The nurse is preparing to administer medication to a school-age client who weighs 66 lbs. The provider prescribes Kantrex (kanamycin). The medication is prescribed as 15 mg/kg/day, IM in equally divided doses every 12 hours. How many mg will the provider prescribe for this client? Round answer to the nearest whole number.

225 mg per dose

The client is prescribed a medication at 4 mcg/kg/min. The adult client weighs 83 kg. The solution used has a strength of 100 mg in 250 mL. How many mcg/min will this client receive? Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

332 mcg/ min

The client is prescribed 1,000 mL NS IV to infuse over 24 h. How many mL/hr will this client receive? Round to the nearest whole number.

42 mL

The pediatric client is prescribed Dycill (dicloxacillin sodium) 50 mg po q6h. The recommended dosage for a 35-pound child is 12.5-25 mg/kg/d in 4 equally divided doses. The concentration of the medication is 50 mg/5 mL. If the prescribed dose is safe, how many mL will the nurse administer? Round answer to the nearest whole number.

5 mL

A client weighing 198 lbs. is prescribed eptifibatide (Integrilin) 2 mcg/kg/min. The medication available is 2 mg/mL. How many mL of the medication will the client receive in a hour? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

5.4 mL/ hr

Determine how many milliliters of this antibiotic a patient who weighs 85 lbs would receive per dose if the order reads 2 mg/lb. daily po for 10 days. packet: 50mg/ml

Ans. 17 mL

Order: Dilantin (phenytoin) 15 mg PO q.12h.The recommended dose for children is 5 mg/kg/day divided in 2—3 doses. Is this order a safe dose for a child who weighs 11 pounds?

No

Calculate the daily rate of maintenance fluids and the IV hourly flow rate for a child who weighs 25 kilograms.

ans. 66.7 mL/ hr

The client is prescribed Phenergan (promethazine hydrochloride) 12.5 mg IM q4h prn nausea. The vial is labeled 50 mg/mL. How many mL of medication will the nurse administer to this client? Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.

answer aint 0.24 ml

The client is prescribed to receive an IV medication. The concentration in the IV bag contains 600 mg of a drug in 200 mL of NS, and it must infuse over 2 hours. What is the flow rate for this medication in mL/hr? Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

answer aint 300 mL/hr

A nitroglycerin infusion has been ordered to begin at 30 mcg/min. May increase by 10 mcg/min up to 70 mcg/min. The medication comes in a pre-mixed bottle with a concentration of 50 mg/250 ml. Complete the titration table. Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) Dose (mcg/min.)Rate (ml/hr.) 30​ 40​ 50​ 60 ​70

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As a maintenance dose for an adult leukemia patient with BSA of 1.55 m2, the prescriber orders Folex (methotrexate) 50 mg p.o. twice a week. If the recommended maintenance dose is 20—30 mg/m2 p.o. twice a week, is the prescribed order safe?

no

Order: Amoxil 125 mg PO, q.8h.The recommended dose for children who weigh less than 40 kg is 25 mg/kg/day divided q.12h., or 20 mg/kg/day divided q.8h. Is this a safe dose for a child who weighs 16 pounds?

no

The nurse is preparing to administer aminophylline. The medication is ordered at 27 mg/kg/day and will be given by mouth over 6 doses each day. The concentration of the medication is 105 mg/5 mL. How many mL will be administered for the client who weighs 45 lbs? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

well the answer is not 0.9 ml

Order: Pediaprofen (ibuprofen) 40 mg PO, q.6h. p.r.n. temperature below 102.5°F.The label on the bottle reads, "100 mg/5 mL." The recommended dose is 5 mg/kg q 6—8h, with a maximum daily dose of 40 mg/kg/d. Is this a safe dose for a child who weighs 21 pounds?

yes