ATI LPN Dosage Calculation PN Nursing Care Of Children Proctored Assessment 3.1

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 36 lb. Available is quinine 325 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nu

A nurse is preparing to administer filgrastim 10 mcg/kg subcutaneous to a child who weighs 71 lb. Available is filgrastim injection 300 mcg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answ

A nurse is preparing to administer cefotaxime 100 mg/kg/day IM divided in equal doses every 6 hr to a school-age child who weighs 50 lb. Available is cefotaxime injection 300 mg/mL. How many mL should

A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for haloperidol 0.15 mg/kg/day IM in divided doses every 8 hr PRN for a child who weighs 40 kg. How many mg should the nurse administer with each dose? (Round t

A nurse is preparing to administer magnesium hydroxide 0.85 g PO to a school-age child. How many mg should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it

A nurse is caring for a child who has a prescription for 12,600 units of pancrelipase PO with each meal. The amount available is pancrelipase 4,200 units/capsule. How many capsules should the nurse ad

A nurse is preparing to administer fluconazole 42 mg PO to an infant. The nurse should recognize that this is equivalent to how many g? (Round the answer to the nearest thousandth. Use a leading zero

A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for dexamethasone 0.2 mg/kg/day in two divided doses for a child who weighs 66 lb. The amount available is dexamethasone 0.5 mg/5 mL elixir. How many mL should

A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 400 mg PO to an adolescent. Available is acetaminophen liquid 160 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest wh

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin and clavulanate 30 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr to an infant who weighs 16 lb. Available is amoxicillin and clavulanate suspension 125

A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 6 hr to a toddler who weighs 26 lb. Available is cephalexin suspension 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nu

A nurse is reviewing a prescription for nystatin 200,000 units in a troche PO 4 times per day. How should the nurse interpret this prescription?

A nurse is preparing to administer 7.5 mL of ampicillin 250 mg oral suspension to a toddler who has otitis media. The nurse should recognize that 7.5 mL is equivalent to how many tsp? (Round the answe

A nurse is preparing to administer triamcinolone 40 mg IM to a child. Available is triamcinolone 80 mg/mL. What is the total mL the nurse should administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride 500 mL IV to infuse over 8 hr to a school-age child. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answ

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 30 mcg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8 hr to a school-age child who weighs 38 lb. Available is digoxin elixir 0.05 mg/mL. How many mL should the nur

A nurse is preparing to administer hydrocortisone 7.5 mg PO to a child. The amount available is hydrocortisone 5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the near

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

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

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 6 mg IM to a child. The amount available is furosemide 10 mg/mL. How many ml. should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a l

A nurse is administering prochlorperazine 0.13 mg/kg IM to a child who weighs 55 lb. Available is prochlorperazine injection 5 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 100 mL IV to infuse over 15 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 12 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use

A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 5 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr to a school-age child who weighs 38 lb. Available is phenytoin 50 mg chewable tablets. How many tablets s

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 l