Weight Conversion
The child weighs 10 pounds, what is weight in kilograms? Round to the nearest tenth.
What is 4.5 kg?
The formula for pediatric daily fluid maintenance need is?
What is:
less than or equal to 10 kg = 100ml/kg/day
10-20 kg 1000ml/day +50ml/kg/day for each kg over 10 kg.
>20 kg 1500 ml/day +20ml/kg/ day for each kg over 20kg.
The dr orders 1000 ml LR to infuse in 24 hours. What will the ml/hr be on the pump?
Round to the nearest whole number.
What is 42ml/ hr?
1000ml/ 24 hours= 41.66
The dr orders 200 mg of Ibuprofen. The pharmacy supplies 100 mg/ tablet. How many tablets do you administer?
What is 2 tablets?
mg/ tablets 200mg
100 mg = 2 tablets
What are your two patient identifiers ?
What is name and date of birth?
You are working in the NICU and admitted a 2.1 kg 35 week newborn for respiratory distress. How much does your patient weigh in pounds? Round to the nearest tenth.
What is 4.6 pounds?
2.2 x 2.1=
The pump needs to be set at what ml/hr?
What is 93.3ml/hr?
10kg x 100ml= 1000 ml
10kg x 50ml = 500 ml
37kg x 20 ml = 740 ml
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Total: 2240 ml/24 hours = 93.3 ml
The dr orders Ampicillin 200 mg. Infuse in 30 min.
On hand you have Ampicillin 200 mg in a 100 ml. IV bag.
How many ml/hr do you set the pump at?
What is 200 ml/hr?
ml/hr 100ml x 60 min =6000
30min = 30
6000 divided by 30 = 200ml/hr
Ondestron 1.5 mg ordered po. every 8 hours.
On hand oral suspension 4 mg/ 5ml.
How many mls are you going to administer?
Round to the nearest tenth.
What is 1.9 mls?
mls 5mls 1.5 mg = 7.5
4 mg
7.5/ 4= 1.875 mls = 1.9 mls
You check your medication rights this many times?
Your patient weighs 2.5 pounds. How many kg does your patient weigh? Round to the nearest one hundredth.
What is 1.14 kg?
lbs 2.5 / 2.2 = 1.1363
A child needs IV fluid. Weight- 44 kg. The rate for the pump needs to be set at how many ml/hr?
Round to the nearest tenth.
What is 82.5 ml/hr
10 kg x 100= 1000 ml
10 kg x 50 = 500 ml
24 kg x 20 = 480 ml
Total: 1980/24hr = 82.5__________________
The dr orders a child a 20 ml bolus of IV Dextrose to infuse in 30 min. What would the ml/ hr be on the pump?
What is 40 ml/ hr?
ml/r 20 x 60min = 1200
30min 30
1200/ 30 = 40 ml/ hr
The dr orders Digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.50 mg PO daily. How many tablets do you administer as the nurse?
(Available: 0.25 mg tablets)
What is 2 tablets?
tabs 0.50mg 1 tablet
0.25 mg
0.50/ 0.25 =2
The physician orders you to administer an unsafe dose, what is your nursing action?
What is do not administer the dose, and let the dr know it is unsafe?
The child weighs 15 pounds. How many kilograms does this child weigh?
What 6.8 kg?
A pediatric patient you are caring for is in renal failure, and weighs 56 kg. The dr. order D5 1/2 NS plus 20 KCL. Calculate how many mls/ hr will be administered for full maintenance.
What is 92.5 ml/hr?
10 kg x 100 ml= 1000 ml
10 kg x 50 ml = 500 ml
36 kg x 20 ml = 720 ml
Total: 2220/ 24 hrs = 92.5 ml
The dr orders a D10 bolus for a neonate experiencing a low blood glucose level. The child weighs 9 kg.
(recommended dose- 5ml/kg/IV bolus)
What is the total volume IV this child will get?
What is 45 mls?
mls= 5ml x 9 kg = 45
Ibuprofen is ordered 100 mg every 8 hours prn for fever over 100.4 F. or pain. What is the safe dose range?
Child weighs 18 kg
Recommeded dosing is 5-10 mg/kg/dose
What is 90 to 180 mg ?
18 x5 = 90
18 x 10 = 180
The dr orders the pediatric patient 1000 mls of IV fluids of D5 with 20 Meq of Potassium at 40 ml/ hr. How many hours will it run?
What is 25 hours?
1 hour 1000 mls
40 ml
1000/ 40= 25
You patient weighs 3550 grams. How many kgs does your patient weigh? Round to the nearest hundredth.
What is 3.55 kg?
3550 / 1000= 3.55
(1000 gm = 1 kg)
kg 1 3550 gm 1 kg
1000 gm
Calculate the fluid maintenance for a child that weighs 5 kg. What is the ml/ hr? (round to nearest tenth)
What is 20.8 ml/hr. ?
An infant that is 3.6 kg is admitted and needs Ampicillin 250mg/ kg/day IV every 8 hours which is equal to 300 mg/ dose.
The Ampicillin on hand is: 500 mg/ ml
How many mls will you give IV?
What is 0.6mls ?
ml= ml x 300
500 mg dose
300 / 500 = 0.6 ml
Amoxicillin 450 mg PO every 12 hours. How many mls do you administer as the nurse per dose?
Recommended dosing is 25-45 mg/ kg/ dose
Available is 400 mg/ 5 ml
What is 5.6 mls?
mls 5ml x 450
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400
What is the FULL fluid maintenance for 24 hours for a child that weighs 4 kg. Round to the nearest tenth.
What is 16.7 mls?
4 kg x 100= 4000ml / 24 hours =