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Body Weight
100
1 gram (gm) is equal to __mg
What is 1000mg
100
Round to the tenth- 9.48317
What is 9.5
100
The safe dose range for Folic Acid is 16.5-20.5mg/kg/dose. Your client weighs 45kg. Calculate the safe dose range for this patient. Round to the tenth.
What is 742.5-922.5 mg/dose for the safe dose range
100
A nurse practitioner orders Dilantin 15mg/kg IV now. You have available Dilantin 10mg/mL. How many mL is a client going to receive that weighs 96 lbs? Round to the nearest tenth.
What is 65.5 mL
100
MD orders GI cocktail 250mg PO every 4 hours for one day. The pharmacy dispenses you with 100 mg/2mL. How many mL will you administer daily? Round to the nearest whole number.
What is 30mL
100
Calculate the total daily full maintenance fluid requirements for a child who weighs 32.7 kg. The maintenance fluid requirements are ___mL/day.
Using this full maintenance calculated above, how many milliliters per hour do the maintenance fluids need to be infused (volume to be infused)? ___mL/hr. Round to the whole number.
What is 1754 mL/day
What is 73 mL/hr
200
1 kilogram (kg) is equal to __pounds (lbs)
What is 2.2 lbs
200
Round to the whole number- 12.6409
What is 13
200
The provider orders cephalexin (Keflex) 25mg PO per day. The child weighs 16.36 kg. The recommended safe dose range is 1.5-3.8 mg/kg/day. Calculate the safe dose range (mg) and determine if the dose is safe to administer. (round mg to the hundreth).
Low- 24.54mg
High- 62.17mg
Dose is Safe
200
MD orders Amantadine 1.4mg/kg PO TID. The pharmacy dispenses Amantadine 50mg/5mL. Your patient weighs 35 lbs. How many mLs will you adminster? Round to the tenth.
What is 2.2mL
200
You have 75 mL of ampicillin to be infused over 60 minutes by IV pump. How fast should the flow rate be in mL/hr? Round to the nearest whole number.
What is 75mL/hr
200
A child is to receive IV fluids at a full maintenance rate. She weighs 11.4 kg. Calculate her total (full) daily fluid requirements _______ mL/day.
How many milliliters per hour are needed to infuse (volume to be infused) the maintenance fluids? _______ mL/hr Round to the nearest whole number.
What is 1070 mL/day
What is 45 mL/hr
300
30 milliliters (mL) is equal to __ounces (oz)
What is 1 fluid ounce
300
Round to the hundredth- 7.3724
What is 7.37
300
The client has a headache and the doctor has ordered Ibuprofen 800mg to be administered PO q8h PRN for pain. The recommended safe dose range for Ibuprofen is 2-16mg/kg/dose. The client weighs 100 lbs. Calculate the safe dose range and determine if the medication is safe to administer. Round to the tenth.
Low- 90.9mg
High- 727.3mg
Dose is Unsafe
300
The doctor orders your 6.8kg patient Augmentin 10mg/kg PO q8h. You have Augmentin 125mg/5mL. How many mL will you administer? Round to the tenth.
What is 2.7mL
300
The doctor orders D5W 500 mL IV to infuse at 150 mL/hr. How many hours and minutes will the IV run? Round the answer to the nearest hundredth before calculating minutes, then round minutes to the whole number.
What is 3 hours and 20 minutes
300
You are caring for a child who is 32.7kg. Calculate the 24-hour maintenance fluid requirements for the child and calculate the mL/hr to deliver the fluids. Round to the whole number.
What is 1754 mL in 24 hours
What is 75 mL/hr
400
1000 milliliters (mL) is equal to __liters (L)
What is 1 liter
400
Round to the whole number- 37.20
What is 37
400
The doctor has ordered the client to receive 800mg of Gentamycin PO daily. The safe dose range for Gentamycin is 20-50 mg/kg/day. The client's last recorded weight was 15.9 kg. Calculate the safe dose range and round to the whole number.
Low- 318mg
High- 795mg
The dose is unsafe
400
A client weighs 110 lbs. The doctor orders Lovenox 0.25mg/kg. The label reads Lovenox 5mg/mL. How many mL will you give? Round to the tenth.
What is 2.5mL
400
The prescription is for 100 units of Regular insulin in 50 mL NS to infuse at 10 mL/hr. How many units per hour will the client receive? Round to the whole number.
What is 20 units/hour?
400
Calculate the mL/hr for a child receiving 1/2 maintenance fluid that weighs 34kg. Round to the nearest tenth.
What is 37.1 mL/hr
500
1 teaspoon (tsp) is equal to __milliliters (mL)
What is 5 mL
500
Round to the tenth- 19875.267
What is 19875.3
500
The licensed prescriber orders morphine sulfate 3mg IM STAT for a child weighing 35.5 kg. The recommended intramuscular (IM) dosage for a child is 0.1-0.2 mg/kg/dose q2-4h as needed. Calculate the safe dose range and round to the tenth.
Low- 3.6mg
High- 7.1mg
Dose is unsafe
500
The physician orders furosemide 4mg/kg IM now. The vial of furosemide is labeled 10mg/mL. How many mL would you administer to a client who weighs 60 kg? Round to the tenth.
What is 24 mL?
BONUS: Would you question this order? Why?
500
Dopamine is ordered at 8.1 mcg/kg/min. The IV bag contains 300mg in 250 mL. The client weighs 187lbs. Calculate mL/hr. Round to the whole number.
What is 34 mL/hr
500
Calculate the mL/hr for a 17kg child receiving 2/3 maintenance. Round to the nearest whole number.
What is 38 mL/hr