NUR 412: Nursing Concepts for Pediatric Patients Exam 1 questions with correct answers
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Nurs 412
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A two year old toddler who weighs 30 pounds is diagnosed with otitis media (middle ear infection.) The physician ordered the antibiotic amoxicillin 20 mg/kg PO q8h. The label reads 125 mg in 5 mL. How many milliliters will you administer?
A. 20 mL
B. 5 mL
C. 1.75 mL
D. 10.9 mL Correct Answer-D....
NUR 412: Nursing Concepts for Pediatric Patients
Exam 1 questions with correct answers
A two year old toddler who weighs 30 pounds is diagnosed with otitis
media (middle ear infection.) The physician ordered the antibiotic
amoxicillin 20 mg/kg PO q8h. The label reads 125 mg in 5 mL. How
many milliliters will you administer?
A. 20 mL
B. 5 mL
C. 1.75 mL
D. 10.9 mL Correct Answer-D. 10.9 mL
Prescriber's order: Lanoxin (digoxin) 0.1 mg IM daily. The label reads
0.1 mg/mL injection. What is the dose in micrograms?
A. 0.1 mcg
B. 0.01 mcg
C. 0.001 mcg
D. 0.0001 mcg Correct Answer-D. 0.0001 mcg
A child who weighs 18 kg is to receive Motrin (ibuprofen) 8 mg/kg po
q4h prn for pain. The label reads 100 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters
will you administer?
A. 0.7 mL
B. 0.9 mL
C. 7.3 mL
D. 7.2 mL Correct Answer-D. 7.2 mL
,135 mg dose of medication is to be administered to a patient. The drug is
available in 250 mg/5 mL. Your drug reference says that the drug should
be diluted in NS to a total volume of 40 mL to be administered and
infused over 30 minutes.
A. How much medication will you initially draw up?
B. How much NS will you add to the medication to receive the
appropriate volume?
C. What rate (mL/hour) will you infuse the medication to administer it in
the appropriate time frame?
D. At what rate (mL/hour) will you infuse the flush? Correct Answer-A.
2.7 mL
B. 37.3 mL
C. 80 mL/hour
D. 80 mL/hour
A child weighing 18 lbs. is to receive 200 mg dose of a medication every
6 hours. The average (or safe) dosage range for this medication is 50-
100 mg/kg/day.
A. What is the dosage infusing in 24 hours for this patient?
B. What is the average (or safe) daily dose range for this patient?
C. Is the patient's dosage within average (or safe) daily dose range?
Correct Answer-A. 800 mg/day
B. 410 mg/day - 820 mg/day
C. Yes
,Patient's weight: 45 pounds. Give 30 mg/kg/day equally divided in 3
doses.
A. How many mg per dose?
B. How many mg per day? Correct Answer-A. 205 mg/dose
B. 615 mg/day
Patient's weight: 45 pounds. Give 30 mg/kg TID.
A. How many mg per dose?
B. How many mg per day? Correct Answer-A. 615 mg/dose
B. 1845 mg/day
Patient's weight: 47 pounds. Order for medication 40 mg BID.
Recommended dosage 3-5 mg/kg/day every 12 hours.
A. What is the recommended dose for this patient per day?
B. What is the actual dose per day for this patient?
C. Is the dose safe? Correct Answer-A. 64.2 mg/day - 107 mg/day
B. 80 mg/day
C. Yes
Order to give 75 mg of a medication. The medication comes in 250 mg/5
mL. What is the volume of medication that you should administer?
Correct Answer-1.5 mL
Patient's weight 28 pounds. Order for medication 150 mg/kg/day in 2
divided doses. Medication is supplied in 500 mg/5 mL.
, A. What is the dose of medication per day?
B. What is the dose of medication per dose?
C. What is the volume of medication that you should administer per
dose? Correct Answer-A. 1905 mg/day
B. 952.5 mg/dose
C. 9.5 mL/dose
Patient's weight is 12 kg. Order is 50 mg/kg now. The medication comes
in 0.2 mg/mL. What is the volume of medication that you should
administer? Correct Answer-3 mL
Patient's weight is 11 pounds. Order is 20 mg/kg PO every 12 hours.
How much medication will you administer per dose? Correct Answer-
100 mg/dose
Patient's weight is 21 pounds. Order is 8 mg every 4 hours.
Recommended dosage is 2 - 4 mg/kg/day in divided doses.
A. What is the recommended dose for this patient per day?
B. What is the actual amount per day for this patient?
C. Is the dose safe? Correct Answer-A. 19 mg/day - 38 mg/day
B. 48 mg/day
C. No
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