Weight based dosage calculations
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Science
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12th Grade
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Easy
Jessica Fordham
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4 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A nurse is preparing to administer medication A 30 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hrs. to a toddler who weighs 33 lbs. Available is medication A 200 mg/5 mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer?
5.6 mL
11.2 mL
3.1 mL
22.4 mL
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A nurse is preparing to administer medication B 1 mg/kg/dose divided equally every 12 hrs. to a patient who weighs 185 lbs. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose?
84.1 mg
42 mg
168.2 mg
120 mg
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A nurse is caring for a patient who is prescribed medication C 5 mg/kg/q12h. The patient weighs 88 lbs. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose?
200 mg
400 mg
100 mg
150 mg
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A nurse is caring for a baby that weighs 3500 g and is prescribedmedication D 50 mg/kg tid. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose?
175 mg
350 mg
87 mg
238 mg
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