ATI Dosage Calculation: Pediatric Medications
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1. A nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone 34 mL
0.3 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr
to a school-age child who weighs 50 lb. Available is
dexamethasone oral solution 0.5 mg/5 mL. How many
mL should the nurse administer per dose?
2. A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who weighs 1400 mL/day
18 kg. What is the child's daily maintenance fluid re-
quirement?
3. A nurse is preparing to administer 2 mg/kg/dose PO 1.1 mL
every 8 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?
4. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chlo- 24 mL/hr
ride (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?
5. A charge nurse is reviewing techniques for the safe "Confirm chemotherapy
administration of medications to children with a new- medication dosages using
ly licensed nurse.Which of the following statements a body surface area nomo-
should the nurse make? gram."
6. A nurse is caring for an infant who weighs 6 kg. What 600 mL/day
is the infant's daily maintenance fluid requirement?
7. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about ad- "Do not inject more than
ministering IM injections to children. Which of the fol- 1 millimeter for an intra-
lowing statements should the nurse make? muscular injection in in-
fants."
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_emw673
1. A nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone 34 mL
0.3 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr
to a school-age child who weighs 50 lb. Available is
dexamethasone oral solution 0.5 mg/5 mL. How many
mL should the nurse administer per dose?
2. A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who weighs 1400 mL/day
18 kg. What is the child's daily maintenance fluid re-
quirement?
3. A nurse is preparing to administer 2 mg/kg/dose PO 1.1 mL
every 8 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?
4. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chlo- 24 mL/hr
ride (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?
5. A charge nurse is reviewing techniques for the safe "Confirm chemotherapy
administration of medications to children with a new- medication dosages using
ly licensed nurse.Which of the following statements a body surface area nomo-
should the nurse make? gram."
6. A nurse is caring for an infant who weighs 6 kg. What 600 mL/day
is the infant's daily maintenance fluid requirement?
7. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about ad- "Do not inject more than
ministering IM injections to children. Which of the fol- 1 millimeter for an intra-
lowing statements should the nurse make? muscular injection in in-
fants."
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