DOSAGE CALCULATION 3.0 PEDIATRIC MEDICATIONS TEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
BRAND NEW 2025-2026
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 35 kg. What is the child's daily maintenance
fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - CORRECT ANSWER -
1,800 mL/day
A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who weighs 18 kg. What is the child's daily
maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - CORRECT
ANSWER -1,400 mL/day
A nurse is caring for a toddler who weighs 13.5 kg. What is the toddler's daily maintenance fluid
requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - CORRECT ANSWER -1175 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 10 mg/kg PO divided in equal doses every 8 hour
to a toddler who weighs 30 Ib. Available is clindamycin oral suspension 75 mg/5 ml. How many
mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use
a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER -3 mL
A nurse is caring for an infant who weight 6 kg. What is the infant's daily maintenance fluid
requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - CORRECT ANSWER -600
mL/day
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 2 mg/kg/dose PO every 8 hr to an infant who
weighs 12 Ib. Available is furosemide oral solution 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do
not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER -1.1 mL
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
