ATI-Dosages-by-Weight-Q-As

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 This study source was downloaded by 100000826342158 from CourseHero.com on 10-25-2021 13:02:07 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/16285327/8-ATI-Dosages-by-Weight/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.com 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