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PEDIATRIC MEDICATIONS TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Terms in this set (20)
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who 2240 ml/day
weighs 57 kg. What is the adolescent's daily
maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number.)
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% 24 ml/hr
sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 6 mL/kg IV to
infuse over 2 hr to an infant who weighs 8
kg. The nurse should set the IV pump to
deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number.)
A nurse is converting a preschool-age 20 kg
child's weight in lb to kg. The preschool-
age child weighs 44 lb. How many kg does
the child weigh? (Round the answer to the
nearest whole number.)
A nurse is caring for a school-age child 1800 ml/day
who weighs 35 kg. What is the child's daily
maintenance fluid requirement? (Round
the answer to the nearest whole
number.)
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 13 ml/hr
5% in water (D5W) 7 mL/kg IV to infuse
over 6 hr to a toddler who weighs 11 kg.
The nurse should set the IV pump to
deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number.)
A nurse is preparing to administer 1.10 ml
furosemide (Lasix) 2 mg/kg/dose PO every
12 hr to an infant who weighs 12 lb.
Available is furosemide oral solution 10
mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round the answer to
the nearest tenth.)
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated 29 ml/hr
Ringer's solution 25 mL/kg to infuse over 12
hr to a toddler who weighs 14 kg. The nurse
should set the IV pump to deliver how
many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the
nearest whole number.)
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 285 ml/hr
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
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