Dosage Calculation RN Nursing Care of children Questions
With Complete Solutions
A Nurse is Calculating the IV Flow Rate for Dobutamine
Infusion at 5 mcg/kg/min for a Child Weighing 25 kg. Available
is Dobutamine 250 mg in 250 ml D5W. How Many ml/hr
Should the Nurse Set the IV Pump to Deliver? Correct Answer
10 ml/hr
A Nurse is Calculating the IV Flow Rate for Dopamine 5
mcg/kg/min for a Child Weighing 30 kg. Available is Dopamine
400 mg in 250 ml D5W. How Many ml/hr Should the Nurse Set
the IV Pump to Deliver? Correct Answer 8 ml/hr
A Nurse is Calculating the IV Flow Rate for Heparin Infusion at
10 units/kg/hr for a Child Weighing 40 kg. Available is Heparin
25,000 units in 500 ml D5W. How Many ml/hr Should the
Nurse Set the IV Pump to Deliver? Correct Answer 50 ml/hr
A Nurse is Converting an Infant's Weight from kg to lb. The
Nurse Should Identify That 1 kg is Equal to How Many lb?
Correct Answer 2.2 lb
A Nurse is Preparing to Administer 0.75 L of Fluid to a Child
via IV Bolus. How Many mL Should the Nurse Administer?
Correct Answer 750
A Nurse is Preparing to Administer 0.9% Sodium Chloride
(0.9% NaCl) 100 ml IV to Infuse Over 30 min. The Nurse
Should Set the IV Infusion Pump to Deliver How Many ml/hr?
Correct Answer 200 ml
, A Nurse is Preparing to Administer Acetaminophen 160 mg PO
Every 6 hr PRN Pain. Available is Acetaminophen Liquid 100
mg/ml. How Many ml Should the Nurse Administer per Dose?
Correct Answer 1.6
A Nurse is Preparing to Administer Amoxicillin 200 mg PO to a
Child. Available is Amoxicillin Suspension 200 mg/5 ml. How
Many tsp Should the Nurse Administer? Correct Answer 1 tsp
(1 tsp = 5 ml)
A Nurse is Preparing to Administer Ampicillin Sodium and
Sulbactam Sodium 1,000 mg 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? Correct
Answer 200
A Nurse is Preparing to Administer Cefdinir 7 mg/kg/day PO
Divided in Equal Doses Every 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? Correct
Answer 2.3 ml
A Nurse is Preparing to Administer Codeine 0.5 mg/kg/dose PO
Every 6 hr to a School-Age Child Who Weighs 88 lb. Available
is Codeine Oral Solution 10 mg/5 ml. How Many ml Should the
Nurse Administer per Dose? (Round the Answer to the Nearest
Whole Number. Correct Answer 10 ml
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