QUESTION 1 The nurse is preparing a medication for a child weighing 66 lbs. The order...
The nurse must administer Narcan (naloxone hydrochloride) to a neonate who is experiencing respiratory depression. The prescription is 0.01 mg/kg subcut stat for this neonate who weighs 3,300 g. The strength available is 0.4 mg/ml. How many milliliters will you administer? Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.
QUESTION 4 A child weighing 40 kg is prescribed to receive erythromycin 150 mg IV. The medication available is 500 mg to be diluted with 10 ml sterile water. The dose is further diluted in 100 mL 0.9% normal saline. What is the total volume of the fluid in the volume control chamber that the nurse will infuse in the child? 100 ml 97 ml 110 mL 103 mL QUESTION 5 A child weighing 44 lbs. is prescribed to receive...
Order: acetaminophen (Tylenol) elixir 10 mg/kg p.o. a. Child weight is 10 pounds. b. Available: acetaminophen (Tylenol) elixir 15 mg/ 5mL. c. How many mL of acetaminophen (Tylenol) will the nurse administer? 2. Order: amoxicillin (Amoxil) 100 mg p.o. every 6 hours. a. Child weighs 15 lbs. b. Safe range is 25 mg/kg/24 hours to 30 mg/kg/24 hours. c. What is the safe 24 hour range in mg? (Record using one decimal place). d. Is the ordered dose safe for...
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nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 10 my/kg/dose to a
child who rights 28 lbs. The amount available is acetaminophen
120mg/5ml. How many mL should the nurse administer?
A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 15 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hr. The client weighs 198 Ib How many mg should the nurse applies. Do not use a trailing zero. Write number only)
1. Doctor orders digoxin 0.92 mg daily for a child that weighs 16 lbs. The safe dosage for this medication is 8-12 mcg/kg/day. Is this a safe dosage for this child/ explain 2. Doctor orders Amoxicillin 500mg PO BID times 10 days for infection. Available is Amoxicillin 250 mg/10ml. How many ml should the nurse give 3. A child weighs 100 lbs.The child has a bacteria infection and the doctor orders penicillin I gram stat. Available penicillin is 500 mg/ml....
MEDICATION CALCULATION #73 Order: naloxone (Narcan) IV, STAT. Child's weight: 20 kg. Child's drug dosage: 0.01 mg/kg. Available: Naloxone HCI injection 400 mcg/ml. (0.4 mg/ml) 10 multidose vial. a. How many mg should the child receive? b. How many mL of naloxone should be administered? Please show your step by step calculations.
A nurse is preparing to administer imipenem/cilastatin 25mg/kg IV to a school-age child who weighs 77 lbs. How many mg should the nurse plan to administer? (Round to the nearest whole number, don't use a trailing zero A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 12.5 mg IV to a child. Available is diphenhydramine 50 mg/ml solution. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use...
A nurse is preparing to administer imipenem/cilastatin 25mg/kg IV to a school-age child who weighs 77 lbs. How many mg should the nurse plan to administer? (Round to the nearest whole number, don't use a trailing zero A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 12.5 mg IV to a child. Available is diphenhydramine 50 mg/ml solution. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use...
1. Order: Amoxicillin 500 mg po q12hr .child weighs 40 lbs. safe range is 20-30 mg/kg/24hr a. what is the safe 24 hours dose in mg? b. is the ordered dose safe for a 24 hours period? c. How many mg/ dose will the patient receive? 2 Order: phenytoin 60 mg po q 6 hr. Child weighs 57 lbs. The safe range is 8-10 mg/kg/24hr. a. What is the safe 24 hr dose in mg b Is the ordered dose...
The patent states: “my throat and ear hurt". The nurse assesses her temperature, notes if to be 102 degress Farenheit and contacts the nurse practitioner who writes the following orders: Omnicef (Cefdinir) 7 mg/kg po q 12 hrs for 10 days Available is a suspension of 125 mg/5 ml Motrin (Ibuprofen) 5 mg/kg po q 6-8 hours Available is an oral suspension of 100 mg/5 mL 3. The nurse is preparing to administer the Omnicef to Miss A. Based on...