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ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication
Administration 3.0 - Dosages by Weight Exam
– 25 Q’s and A’s
A nurse is caring for an infant who weighs 11 lb 4 o. What is the infants
weight in lb? - -11.25 lb
-A nurse is preparing too administer gentamicin to a client who weighs
165lb. The medication reference recommends administering 2mg/kg IM
every 8 hr. How many mg should the nurse plan to administer per dose? - -
150 mg
-A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 50 mg/kg/day Po divided in
equal doses every 8 hr to a child who weighs 39.6 lb. Available is ampicillin
oral suspension 250 mg/5ml. How many mL should the nurse administer per
dose? - -6 ML/dose
-A nurse is preparing to administer valproic acid 45 mg/kg/day PO divided in
equal doses every 8 hr to a child who weighs 66 lb. Available is valproic acid
syrup 250 mg/5 ML. How many ML should the nurse administer per dose? - -
9mL
-A nurse is preparing to administer tobramycin 2.5mg/kg IM to a preschooler
who weighs 20kg. Available is tobramycin injection 40 mg/mL. How many Ml
should the nurse administer per dose - -1.3 ML/dose
-a nurse is preparing to administer acyclovir 5 mg/kg iv bolus every 8 hr to a
client who weighs 75lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose
- -170.5 mg/dose
-a nurse is preparing to administer famotidine 0.5mg/kg PO to a child who
weighs 50 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose - -11.4
mg
-A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride liquid 5meq/kg/day
po divided in equal doses every 6 hr to a child who weighs 64 lb. Available is
potassium chloride liquid 40 meq/15mL. How many ML should the nurse
administer per dose - -13.6 mL/dose
-A nurse is converting a toddlers weight from lb to kg. If the toddler weighs
17 lb 9 oz, what is the toddlers weight in kg - -8 kg
-A nurse is converting a toddlers weight from lb to kg. If the toddler weighs
20lb 8 oz, what is the toddlers weight in kg - -9.3 kg
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