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ATI DOSAGE CALCULATION: PEDIATRIC
MEDICATIONS EXAM BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
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?
285 mL/hr
A nurse is converting an infant's weight from lb to kg. If the
infant weighs 9lb 4 oz. What is the infant's weigh in kg
4.2 kg
A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 10 mg/kg PO
divided in equal doses every 8 hr to a toddler who weighs 30
lb. Available is clindamycin oral suspension 75 mg/5mL. How
many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
3 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride
(0.9% NaCl) 15 mL/kg IV to infuse over 8 hr to a school-age
child who weighs 22 kg. The nurse should set the IV pump to
deliver how many mL/hr?
41 mL/hr
A nurse is caring for a school aged child who weighs 35 kg.
What is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement?
1,800 mL/day
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A nurse is converting an infant's weight from lb to kg. If the
infant weighs 13 lb 8 oz, she weighs how many kg?
6.1 kg
A nurse is planning to administer an IM medication to a 2-
month-old infant. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take?
Use a 25-gauge needle for the injection
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who weighs 57 kg. What
is the adolescents daily maintenance fluid requirement?
2,240 mL/day
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated 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?
29 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 0.05 mg/kg
intermittent IV bolus to a newborn who weighs 3 kg.
Available is morphine 0.5 mg/mL injection. How many mL
should the nurse administer?
0.3 mL
A nurse is converting a preschool-age child's weight in lb to
kg. The preschool-age child weighs 44 lb. How many kg does
the child weigh?
20 kg
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water
(D5W) 7 mL/kg IV to infuse over 6 hr to a toddler who weighs
ATI DOSAGE CALCULATION: PEDIATRIC
MEDICATIONS EXAM BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
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?
285 mL/hr
A nurse is converting an infant's weight from lb to kg. If the
infant weighs 9lb 4 oz. What is the infant's weigh in kg
4.2 kg
A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 10 mg/kg PO
divided in equal doses every 8 hr to a toddler who weighs 30
lb. Available is clindamycin oral suspension 75 mg/5mL. How
many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
3 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride
(0.9% NaCl) 15 mL/kg IV to infuse over 8 hr to a school-age
child who weighs 22 kg. The nurse should set the IV pump to
deliver how many mL/hr?
41 mL/hr
A nurse is caring for a school aged child who weighs 35 kg.
What is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement?
1,800 mL/day
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A nurse is converting an infant's weight from lb to kg. If the
infant weighs 13 lb 8 oz, she weighs how many kg?
6.1 kg
A nurse is planning to administer an IM medication to a 2-
month-old infant. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take?
Use a 25-gauge needle for the injection
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who weighs 57 kg. What
is the adolescents daily maintenance fluid requirement?
2,240 mL/day
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated 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?
29 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 0.05 mg/kg
intermittent IV bolus to a newborn who weighs 3 kg.
Available is morphine 0.5 mg/mL injection. How many mL
should the nurse administer?
0.3 mL
A nurse is converting a preschool-age child's weight in lb to
kg. The preschool-age child weighs 44 lb. How many kg does
the child weigh?
20 kg
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water
(D5W) 7 mL/kg IV to infuse over 6 hr to a toddler who weighs
