DOSAGE CALCULATION RN MATERNAL
NEWBORN PROCTORED ASSESSMENT 3.1
2024-2025 Exam Questions AND ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for an infant who has a prescription for ibuprofen
20 mg PO. Available is ibuprofen infant drops 50 mg/1.25 mL/
How many mL should the nurse admin? - ANSWER-0.5 mL
A nurse is preparing to admin Rh0(D) immune globulin 300 mcg
IM to a client. Available is Rh0(D) immune globulin 300 mcg/2 mL.
How many mL should the nurse admin? - ANSWER-2 mL
A nurse is preparing to admin metoclopramide 10 mg IM to a
client. Available is metoclopramide 5 mg/mL. How many mL
should the nurse admin? - ANSWER-2 mL
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A nurse is preparing to admin Rh0(D) immune globulin 300 mcg
IM to a client who is at 28 wks of gestation and has an Rh-neg
blood type. Which following locations should the nurse plan to
admin the med? - ANSWER-Intramuscularly into the ventrogluteal
muscle
The nurse should administer Rho(D) immune globulin
intramuscularly as indicated by the "IM" in the prescription. The
use of the ventrogluteal muscle provides easy access and has a
low risk for complications such as nerve injury
A nurse is preparing to admin cephalexin 0.5 g PO every 6 hr to
an antepartum client who has a UTI. How many mg should the
nurse admin? - ANSWER-500 mg
A nurse is preparing to admin 0.9% NaCl 1,000mL IV to infuse
over 6 hr. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver
how many mL/hr? - ANSWER-167 mL/hr