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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer prednisolone 2 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr to a toddler who has acute asthma and weighs 26lb. Available is prednisolone syrup 15 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.)
      Correct Answer:3.9 mL
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer dimercaprol 3 mg/kg IM to an adolescent who weighs 79 lb. Available is dimercaprol injection 100 mg/mL. 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.)
      Correct Answer:1.1 mL
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 0.1 mg/kg IM to a school-age child who weighs 88 Ib. The amount available is morphine 4 mg/mL. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:1 mL
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 40 mL IV to infuse over 20 min to a child. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:120 mL/hr

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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer ibuprofen 10 mg/kg PO every 6 to 8 hr PRN pain to a child who weighs 55 lb. Available is ibuprofen suspension 100 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.)
      Correct Answer:12.5 mL
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer quinine 25 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8 hr to a school-age child who weighs 86 lb. Available is quinine 325 mg tablets. How many tablets 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:1 tablet
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr to a school-age child. The nurse should ensure the IV pump is set 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.)
      Correct Answer:63 mL/hr
    4. A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has a new prescription for an IV infusion of 250 mL lactated Ringers to run over 6 hr. The nurse should ensure the IV pump is set 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.)
      Correct Answer:42 mL/hr

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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer 1.5 tsp fluconazole oral suspension PO to a toddler who has systemic candidiasis. The nurse should recognize that this is equivalent to how many mL? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:7.5 mL
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer hydroxyzine 1 mg/kg IM to a school-age child who weighs 67 lb. Available is hydroxyzine injection 25 mg/mL. 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.)
      Correct Answer:1.2 mL
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.25 mg PO to a school-age child. Available is digoxin elixir 50 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer midazolam 3 mg IM to a child. The amount available is midazalam solution 5 mg/mL. 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.)

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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 100 mg oral suspension PO to a school-age child who has epilepsy. According to the medication label. What is the total dose of the container? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer methylphenidate 10 mg PO. Available is methylphenidate oral solution 5 mg/tsp. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's 150 mL IV to infuse over 30 min. 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.)
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer penicillinG benzathine 200,000 units IM to a school-age child. Available is penicillinG benzathine injection 600,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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    1. A nurse is administering azithromycin 10 mg/kg PO to a toddler who weighs 27 lb. Available is azithromycin suspension 200 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer pantoprazole 7 mg PO to an infant. The amount available is pantoprazole 2 mg/mL. 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.)
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 835 mg IM to an adolescent. The amount available is 330 mg/mL. 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.)
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium 40 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 25 lb. Available is amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium suspension 200 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.)

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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer ferrous fumarate 3 mg/kg PO 3 times a day to a toddler who weighs 22 lb. Available is ferrous fumarate drops 45 mg/0.6 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.)
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 19.000 mcg PO to a school-age child who has Tourette's syndrome. The nurse should recognize that this is equivalent to how many g? (Round the answer to the nearest thousandth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer methimazole 0.3 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8 hr to a school-age child who weighs 55 lb. Available is methimazole 5 mg tablets. How many tablets 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.)
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in 0,9% sodium chloride 500 mL IV to infuse over 2 hr to a school-age child. 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.)