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ATI-Dosages-by-Weight-Q-As
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ATI-Dosages-by-Weight-Q-As
Dosages by Weight
1. A nurse is about to give Amoxil 25mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8hr to a preschooler
wh...
ATI-Dosages-by-Weight-Q-As
Dosages by Weight
1. A nurse is about to give Amoxil 25mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8hr to a preschooler
who weighs 43lbs. Available is suspension 250mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse give per
dose? Round to the nearest 10th
.
a. 43lbs x 0.453= 19.5kg
b. 19.5kg x 25mg= 487.5mg/day or 162.5mg every 8hr (487.5/3)
c. X= 5mL/ 250mg x 162.5mg
d. X= 3.25= 3.3mL
2. A nurse is about to give Tobrex 2.5mg/kg IM to a preschooler who weighs 20kg. Available is
injection 10mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse give per dose? Round to the nearest 10th
.
a. 2.5mg x 20kg= 50mg/kg
b. 1mL/10mg x 50mg
c. X= 5mL
3. A nurse is about to give EryPed 50mg/kg/day Po divided in equal doses every 6hr to a toddler who
weighs 32lbs. Available is suspension 200mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse give per dose?
Round to the nearest 10th
.
a. 32lbs x 0.453= 14.5kgs
b. 14.5kgs x 50mg= 725mg/day or 181.25mg every 6hr (725/4)
c. X= 5mL/200mg x 120.8 mg
d. X= 4.5mL
4. A nurse is about to give Kaon-Cl 5mEq/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 6hrs to a child who
weighs 64lb. Available is 40mEq/15mL. How many mL should the nurse give per dose? Round to
the nearest 10th
.
a. 64lbs x 0.453= 29.1kg
b. 5mEq x 29.1kg= 145.5mEq
c. 29.1kg x 5mEq= 145.5m/Eq/day or 36.375mEq every 6hr
d. X= 15mL/ 40mEq x 36.375mEq
e. X= 14mL
5. A nurse is about to give Amoxil 30mg/kg/day PO divided into equal doses every 12hr to an infant
who weighs 5.5kg. Available is suspension 125mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse give per
dose? Round to the nearest 10th
.
a. 30mg x 5.5kg= 165mg
b. 5.5kg x 30mg= 165mg/day or 82.5 every 12hr (165/2)
c. 5mL/125mg x 82.5mg
d. X= 3.3mL
6. A nurse is about to give Fortaz 30mg/kg/day IV bolus divided into equal doses every 8hr to a
toddler who weighs 22lbs. Available is injection 280mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse give
per dose? Round to the nearest 10th
.
a. 22lbs x 0.453= 9.9kg
b. 9.9kg x 280mg= 297mg/day or 99mg/hr
c. 1mL/280mg x 99mg
d. X= 0.4mL
7. A nurse is converting an infant’s weight from lb to kg. If the infant weighs 6lb 2oz, she weighs how
many kg? Round to the nearest 10th
.
a. 16oz= 1lb
b. 2oz/16oz= 0.125lbs, round to 0.1
c. Equals 6.1lbs
d. 6.1lbs x 0.453= 2.8kg
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8. A nurse is about to give Epogen 50units/kg subcutaneous to a preschooler who weighs 40lbs.
Available is 2000units/mL. How many mL should the nurse give per dose? Round to the nearest
10th
.
a. 40lbs x 0.453= 18.1kg
b. 1mL/2000units x 50 units x 18.1kg
c. X= 0.5mL
9. A nurse is about to give Pepcid 0.5mg/kg PO every 12hr to a child who weighs 50lbs. How many
mg should the nurse give per dose? Round to the 10th
.
a. 50lbs x 0.453= 22.7kg
b. 22.7kg x 0.5mg=11.4mg per dose
c. X= 11.4mg
10. A nurse is about to give a loading dose of Dilantin 5mg/kg IV bolus stat to an infant who weighs
12lb 4oz. How many mg should the nurse give? Round to the nearest whole number.
a. 4oz/16oz= 0.25lb
b. 12.25lb x 0.453kg= 5.5kg
c. 5.5kg x 5mg= 27.5mg per dose
d. X= 28mg
11. A nurse is about to give Kaon 2mEq/kg PO every 12hr to a child who weighs 50lb. How many mEq
should the nurse give per dose? Round to the nearest 10th
.
a. 50lb x 0.453= 22.7kg
b. 22.7kg x 2mEq= 45.4mEq
12. A nurse is converting an infant’s weight from lb to kg. If the infant weighs 20lb 8oz, she weighs
how many kg? Round to the nearest 10th
.
a. 8oz/16oz= 0.5lb
b. 20.5lbs x 0.453= 9.3kg
13. A nurse is about to give Depakote 45mg/kg/day PO divided into equal doses every 8hr to a kid
who weighs 66lb. Available is 250mg/5mL. . How many mL should the nurse give per dose? Round
to the nearest whole number.
a. 66lb x 0.453= 30kg
b. 30kg x 45mg= 1350mg/day or 450mg/dose
c. 5mL/250mg x 450mg
d. X= 9mL
14. A nurse is about to give Zovirax 5mg/kg PO every 8hr to a kid who weighs 75lb. How many mg
should the nurse give per dose? Round to the nearest 10th
.
a. 75lb/ 2.2lbs= 34.1kg
b. 34.1kg x 5mg= 170.5mg
15. A nurse is about to give Dilantin 15mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8hr to a kid who
weighs 120lb. Available is 125mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse give per dose?
a. 120lbs / 2.2lbs= 54.5kg
b. 54.5kg x 15mg= 817.5mg/day or 272.5mg/dose
c. 5mL/125mg x 272.5mg
d. X= 11mL
16. A nurse is about to give Ceclor 40mg/kg/day PO divided into equal doses every 8hr to a kid who
weighs 48lb. Available is 375mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse give per dose? Round to the
10th
.
a. 48lb / 2.2lb= 21.8kg
b. 21.8kg x 40mg= 872mg/day or 290.7mg/dose
c. 5mL/375mg x 290.7mg
d. X= 3.9mL
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