Pediatric Medication Practice QuestionsFor 4109ANSWER KEY
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Pediatric Medication Practice QuestionsFor 4109ANSWER KEY
1.Amoxicillin 250 mg PO every 8 hours is ordered for a 20 kg patient.The formulary hasa therapeutic dose 20-40 mg/kg in three divided doses every 8 hours.Amoxicillin issupplied 125 mg/5ml liquid suspension.How many mls would you give and is...
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1. Amoxicillin 250 mg PO every 8 hours is ordered for a 20 kg patient. The
formulary has a therapeutic dose 20-40 mg/kg in three divided doses every
8 hours. Amoxicillin is supplied 125 mg/5ml liquid suspension. How many
mls would you give and is this a safe dose? Yes, this is a safe dose. The
range is 400-800 mg/dose (133 to 266/dose). The nurse should draw up 10 mls.
2. Morphine 5 mg. IV every 4 hours PRN pain is ordered for your post-op
patient who is 20 kg. The formulary has a therapeutic dose as Morphine 0.1-
0.2 mg./kg every 3-4 hours. Morphine is stocked in the Pyxis machine in 2
mg./ml single dose vials. How many mls and would you administer and is
this a safe dose? 2.5 mls
Therapeutic dose is 2-4 mg, this dose is too high.
3. Furosemide oral solution 10 mg PO BID is ordered for a child who weighs 16
lb. The recommended pediatric dosage is 0.5-2mg/kg BID. The medication is
supplied as 10mg/ml. What is the minimum single dose for this child? What
is the maximum single dose for this child? Is the ordered dose safe?
16/2.2=7.2
Minimum dose = 3.6/kg bid
Maximum dose = 14.4 mg/kg bid
Yes, it is safe
4. In the above question, if the dose ordered is safe how many mls would you
give? 1 mg
5. Dilantin 100mg IV ordered TID for a child who weighs 20kg. Recommended
dosing is 5mg/kg/day in 2-3 divided doses. If the dosage ordered is safe? If
the order is not safe, explain why not and what should you do? No it is not
safe. The ordered dose is too high; 300 mg/day is equal 15/mg/kg/day.
6. Ancef 1000mg IV TID ordered. The pharmacy sent up a vial (powder) to e
reconstituted with sterile water. After reconstitution, the vial is 250 mg/ml.
How many mls should the nurse draw up? 4 ml
7. According to the formulary Ancef should be diluted to a concentration of 100
mg/ml to be administered into a peripheral IV. Referring to the above
question, how much should the nurse dilute the Ancef in order to give it
safely? 10 ml
8. Order: Lanoxin 0.15 mg PO Q12 hours maintenance dose for a 9 year-old
child who weighs 70 lbs. The recommended maintenance dose of Lanoxin
is 7-10 mcg/kg/day divided into 2-3 equal doses. What is the
recommended minimum and maximum daily dosage for this child? Is the
prescribed order safe?
70 lb = 70/2.2=31.8
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