025-2026 DOSAGE CALCULATION PN
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NURSING CARE FOR CHILDREN TEST
WITH Q&A GRADED A+
nurse is preparing to administer methimazole 0.4 mg/kg/day PO divided into two
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equal doses to a preschool-age child who weighs 27.3 Ib. Available is methimazole 5
mg/tablet. How many tablets 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.) -
CORRECT ANSWER-0.5
nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 0.2 g PO. Available in phenytoin oral
A
suspension 125 mg/5ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER-8
nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 6 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses
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every 12 hr to a school-age child who weighs 88 lb. Available is phenytoin suspension
125 mg/5 ml. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer
to the nearest tenth. - CORRECT ANSWER-4.8 ml
nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin sodium and sulbactam sodium 1,000 mg
A
intermittent IV bolus. Available is ampicillin with sulbactam injection 1,000 mg in
dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 100 ml to infuse over 0.5 hr. The nurse should set the IV
infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. - CORRECT ANSWER-200
nurse is preparing to administer tobramycin 6 mg/kg/day IM divided in three equal
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doses to a child who weighs 12 kg. Available in tobramycin 40 mg/ml. How many ml
should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.) -
CORRECT ANSWER-0.6
nurse is preparing to administer epetin alfa 50 units/kg subcutaneously to an
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adolescent who weighs 110 lb. Available is epoetin alfa injection 2,000 units/ml. How
many ml should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.) -
CORRECT ANSWER-1.3 ml
, nurse is preparing to administer 0.75 L of fluid to a child via IV bolus. How many mL
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should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. -
CORRECT ANSWER-750
nurse is reviewing a new prescription for a child that reads "MSO 2 mg IM every 4 hr
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PRN severe pain." Which of the following information should the nurse clarify with the
provider? - CORRECT ANSWER-The name of the medication to be administered.
nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 1 mg/kg IM to a toddler who weighs 22 lb.
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Available is furosemide injection 10 mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer
per dose? (Round answer to the nearest whole number. - CORRECT ANSWER-1 ml
nurse is preparing to administer gentamicin 3 mg/kg/day IM divided in equal doses
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every 8 hr to a client who weights 45 kg. Available is gentamicin injection 40 mg/ml.
How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest
tenth. - CORRECT ANSWER-1.1
nurse is preparing to administer prednisolone 0.1 mg/kg/day PO, divided equally into
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four doses to a child who weighs 44 lbs. Available is prednisolone oral solution 5 mg/5
ml. How many ml should the nurse administer per dose? ( Round the answer to the
nearest tenth. - CORRECT ANSWER-0.5
nurse is preparing to administer cefdinir 7 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every
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12 hr to a preschool-age child who weighs 36 lbs. Available is cefdinir 125 mg/5ml. How
many ml should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
- CORRECT ANSWER-2.3 ml
nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 160 mg PO every 6 hr PRN pain.
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Available is acetaminophen liquid 100 mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer
per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. - CORRECT ANSWER-1.6
nurse is converting an infant's weight from kg to lb. The nurse should Identify that 1 kg
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is equal to how many lb? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. - CORRECT
ANSWER-2.2 lb
nurse is preparing to administer leuorilide 50 mcg/kg subcutaneous to a child who
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weighs 63 lb. Available is leuprolide 5,000 mcg/ml. How many ml should the nurse
administer? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. - CORRECT ANSWER-0.29
ml
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NURSING CARE FOR CHILDREN TEST
WITH Q&A GRADED A+
nurse is preparing to administer methimazole 0.4 mg/kg/day PO divided into two
A
equal doses to a preschool-age child who weighs 27.3 Ib. Available is methimazole 5
mg/tablet. How many tablets 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.) -
CORRECT ANSWER-0.5
nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 0.2 g PO. Available in phenytoin oral
A
suspension 125 mg/5ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER-8
nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 6 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses
A
every 12 hr to a school-age child who weighs 88 lb. Available is phenytoin suspension
125 mg/5 ml. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer
to the nearest tenth. - CORRECT ANSWER-4.8 ml
nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin sodium and sulbactam sodium 1,000 mg
A
intermittent IV bolus. Available is ampicillin with sulbactam injection 1,000 mg in
dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 100 ml to infuse over 0.5 hr. The nurse should set the IV
infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. - CORRECT ANSWER-200
nurse is preparing to administer tobramycin 6 mg/kg/day IM divided in three equal
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doses to a child who weighs 12 kg. Available in tobramycin 40 mg/ml. How many ml
should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.) -
CORRECT ANSWER-0.6
nurse is preparing to administer epetin alfa 50 units/kg subcutaneously to an
A
adolescent who weighs 110 lb. Available is epoetin alfa injection 2,000 units/ml. How
many ml should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.) -
CORRECT ANSWER-1.3 ml
, nurse is preparing to administer 0.75 L of fluid to a child via IV bolus. How many mL
A
should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. -
CORRECT ANSWER-750
nurse is reviewing a new prescription for a child that reads "MSO 2 mg IM every 4 hr
A
PRN severe pain." Which of the following information should the nurse clarify with the
provider? - CORRECT ANSWER-The name of the medication to be administered.
nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 1 mg/kg IM to a toddler who weighs 22 lb.
A
Available is furosemide injection 10 mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer
per dose? (Round answer to the nearest whole number. - CORRECT ANSWER-1 ml
nurse is preparing to administer gentamicin 3 mg/kg/day IM divided in equal doses
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every 8 hr to a client who weights 45 kg. Available is gentamicin injection 40 mg/ml.
How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest
tenth. - CORRECT ANSWER-1.1
nurse is preparing to administer prednisolone 0.1 mg/kg/day PO, divided equally into
A
four doses to a child who weighs 44 lbs. Available is prednisolone oral solution 5 mg/5
ml. How many ml should the nurse administer per dose? ( Round the answer to the
nearest tenth. - CORRECT ANSWER-0.5
nurse is preparing to administer cefdinir 7 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every
A
12 hr to a preschool-age child who weighs 36 lbs. Available is cefdinir 125 mg/5ml. How
many ml should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
- CORRECT ANSWER-2.3 ml
nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 160 mg PO every 6 hr PRN pain.
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Available is acetaminophen liquid 100 mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer
per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. - CORRECT ANSWER-1.6
nurse is converting an infant's weight from kg to lb. The nurse should Identify that 1 kg
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is equal to how many lb? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. - CORRECT
ANSWER-2.2 lb
nurse is preparing to administer leuorilide 50 mcg/kg subcutaneous to a child who
A
weighs 63 lb. Available is leuprolide 5,000 mcg/ml. How many ml should the nurse
administer? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. - CORRECT ANSWER-0.29
ml
