Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 3 Questions With Revised Answers
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Dosage Calculation
Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 3
Questions With Revised Answers
A child weighs 40 lbs. The medication order reads: 0.5 mg/kg of body weight. The nurse should
administer what dose? - answer9
Remicade 3 mg/kg IV infusion monthly has been prescribed for a client diagnosed with
rheumatoid arthri...
Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 3
Questions With Revised Answers
A child weighs 40 lbs. The medication order reads: 0.5 mg/kg of body weight. The nurse should
administer what dose? - answer✔✔9
Remicade 3 mg/kg IV infusion monthly has been prescribed for a client diagnosed with
rheumatoid arthritis. The client weighs 150 pounds. How many mg of Remicade will be infused?
Round your answer to the nearest whole number. - answer✔✔205
A 44-lb (20-kg) preschooler is being treated for inflammation. The physician orders 0.2
mg/kg/day of dexamethasone by mouth to be administered every 6 hours. The elixir comes in a
strength of 0.5 mg/5 ml. How many teaspoons of dexamethasone should the nurse give this client
per dose? Record your answer using a whole number. - answer✔✔2
An antineoplastic medication is prescribed for a child. The nurse is verifying the dose is the
recommended dose for a child with a certain body surface area (BSA). The child's BSA is 0.43
m2. The average adult BSA is 1.7 m2, and the usual adult dose of this medication is 40 mg.
What is the recommended child's dose? (Round to the nearest whole number.) - answer✔✔10
A nurse is caring for a 61-year-old client whose health care provider has ordered 2200 mg of
ethambutol daily. The recommended dose for ethambutol is 15-25 mg/kg/day. The client weighs
90 kg. Based on dosage calculation, the prescribed dose is: - answer✔✔At the high end of the
recommended range.
A nurse is preparing to administer the first dose of tobramycin to an adolescent with cystic
fibrosis. The order is for 3 mg/kg I.V. daily in three divided doses. The client weighs 95 lb (43.2
kg). How many milligrams should the nurse administer per dose? Record your answer using one
decimal place. - answer✔✔4.3 mg
A child with a urinary tract infection who is prescribed cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day in 3 divided
doses. Knowing that the child weighs 15 kilograms, the nurse should administer how many mg
with each dose? - answer✔✔125 mg
Medication doses given to children are usually smaller than those given to adults. Doses for
children can also be calculated based on the child's weight. Which would be correct when
calculating a dose based on weight? - answer✔✔1 kg equals 2.2 lbs
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