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Dosage Calculation 3.0 Pediatric Medications Test
1.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.): 1,800 mL/day
2.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.): 1,400 mL/day
3.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.): 1175 mL
4.A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 10 mg/kg PO divided in equal doses every 8 hr 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.): 3 mL
5.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.): 600 mL/day
6.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.): 1.1 mL
7.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? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. DO not use a trailing zero.): 285 mL/hr
8.A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 22 kg. What is the child's daily maintenance
fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.): 1,540 mL/day
9.A charge nurse is reviewing techniques for the safe administration of med- ications to children
with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following state- ments should the nurse make?: "Confirm chemotherapy medication dosages using a body surface area nomogram."
10.A nurse is converting an infant's weight from Ib and oz to kg. The infant weighs 13 Ib 8 oz. How
many kg does the infant weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): 6.1 kg
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11.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? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): 0.3 mL
12.A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCI) 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. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): 24 mL/hr
13.A nurse is converting an infant;s weight in Ib and oz to kg. The infant weighs 9 Ib 4 oz. What is
the infant's weight in kg? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): 4.2 kg
14.A nurse is preparing to administer a dose of liquid medication to a
6-month-old infant. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?: - Offer the infant a feeding after administering the medication.
15.A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about administering IM in- jections to children. Which
of the following statements should the nurse make?: "Do not inject more than 1 milliliter for an intramuscular injection in infants."
16.A nurse is caring for an adolescent who weighs 57 kg. What is the adolen- cent's daily
maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.): 2,240 mL/day
17.A nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone 0.3 mg/kg/day PO divid- ed in equal doses
every 12 hr to a school-age child who weighs 50 Ib. Available is dexamethasone oral solution 0. mg/5mL. 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.): 34 mL
18.A nurse is preparing to administer famotidine 1 mg/kg/day PO divided equally every 12 hr to a
child who weighs 41 Ib. Available is famotidine oral suspension 40 mg/5 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.): 1.2 mL
19.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.
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21.A nurse is converting a preschool-age child's weight in Ib to kg. The preschool-age child weighs
44 Ib. How many kg does the child weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): 20 kg
22.A nurse is converting an adolescent's weight in Ib to kg. The adolescent weighs 120 Ib. How
many kg does the adolescent weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): 54.5 kg
23.A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCI) 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? (round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): 41 mL/hr
24.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 11 kg. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): 13 mL/hr
25.A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's solution 25 mL/kg in 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. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): 29 mL/hr
