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More OB and PED Dosage Calculation Practice Questions Don’t forget your drip factors – gtts/min – you will see several questions over that.

1. Prednisone 4 mg/kg/day IV is ordered for 12 hours. You have Prednisone 25 mg/mL on hand. The child weighs 20 kg.

a. You should administer _________ mL/dose. (Record your answer using one decimal place.)

2. The physician orders amoxicillin 20 mg/kg by mouth every 12 hours. When amoxicillin is reconstituted, it yields 150 mg/mL. The child weighs 30 kg.

a. You should administer ___________ mL/dose. (Record your answer as a whole number.)

3. The physician orders ceftriaxone 2.5 mg/kg IM one time dose. The infant weighs 34 lbs. The medication is available as 5 mg/5mL.

a. You should administer __________mL/dose. (Record your answer using one decimal place.)

4. The physician orders digoxin 20 mg by mouth daily for an infant weighing 8 lbs, 8 oz. The medication is available as digoxin 0.05 mg/mL. The recommended daily dosage for an infant is 0.035 to 0.06 mg/kg/day in divided doses two times a day.

a. The minimum recommended daily amount for this child is __________ mg/day. (Record your answer using one decimal place.)

b. The maximum recommended daily amount for this child is _________ mg/day. (Record your answer using two decimal places.)

c. True or False: The written physician order is safe and therapeutic. (Support your answer.)

d. If the physician’s order is safe, the nurse should administer ________mL/dose to this child.

5. The physician orders morphine sulfate 6 mg IM STAT for a child weighing 86 lbs. Available is morphine sulfate 10 mg/mL. The recommended IM dosage for a child is 0.1 to 0.2 mg/kg/dose every 2 to 4 hours as needed.

a. The minimum recommended individual dosage for this child is ________mg/dose. (Record your answer using one decimal place.)

b. The maximum recommended individual dosage for this child is ________mg/dose. (Record your answer using one decimal place.)

c. True or False: The written physician order is safe and therapeutic. (Support your answer.)

d. If the physician’s ordered dose is safe and therapeutic, the nurse should administer ________ mL/dose to the child. (Record your answer using two decimal places.)

6. The physician ordered 1000 mL D5W with 30 units of IV oxytocin. Begin at 2 mU/min and then increased by 1 mU every 30 minutes until regular contractions begin. Maximum dose is 30 mU/min?

a. What is the IV rate for the beginning infusion?

b. What is the rate for the maximum infusion?

7.

The physician has ordered 1000 mL lactated Ringer’s with 30 g IV magnesium sulfate. Bolus with 3g over 30 minutes and then maintain a continuous infusion at 2 g/h.

a. What is the IV rate for the bolus order?

8. The physician order 1000 mL of lactated Ringers with 20 units of oxytocin to begin at 2 mU/min and then increase by 2 mU/min every 15 minutes until regular contractions begin. Maximum dose is 20 mU/min.

a. What is the IV rate for the beginning infusion?

b. What is the IV rate for maximum infusion?

9. 2540 g = __________kg (and vice versa)

10. 80 lbs = __________kg (and vice versa)...