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Dosage Calculation 3.0 Pediatric Medications Test Exam Questions and Answers
Dosage Calculation 3.0 Pediatric Medications Test Exam Questions and Answers
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Dosage Calculation 3.0 Pediatric MedicationsTest Exam Questions and Answers
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.) - -1,800 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.) - -1,400 mL/day
-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.) - -1175 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 Ib. 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.) - -3 mL
-A nurse is caring for an infant who weight 6 kg. What is the infant's daily
maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number.) - -600 mL/day
-A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 2 mg/kg/dose PO every 8 hr
to an infant who weighs 12 Ib. 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.) - -1.1 mL
-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.) - -
285 mL/hr
-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.) - -1,540 mL/day
-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? - -"Confirm chemotherapy medication
dosages using a body surface area nomogram."
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