Dosage Calculation 3.0 Pediatric Medications Test Questions
With Complete Solutions
A charge nurse is reviewing techniques for the safe
administration of medications to children with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following statements should the nurse
make? Correct Answer "Confirm chemotherapy medication
dosages using a body surface area nomogram."
A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who weighs 18 kg.
What is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round
the answer to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer
1,400 mL/day
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 22 kg. What
is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer 1,540
mL/day
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 35 kg. What
is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer 1,800
mL/day
A nurse is caring for a toddler who weighs 13.5 kg. What is the
toddler's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer 1175 mL
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who weighs 57 kg. What is
the adolencent's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round
, the answer to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer
2,240 mL/day
A nurse is caring for an infant who weight 6 kg. What is the
infant's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer
to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer 600 mL/day
A nurse is converting a preschool-age child's weight in Ib to kg.
The preschool-age child weighs 44 Ib. How many kg does the
child weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer 20 kg
A nurse is converting an adolescent's weight in Ib to kg. The
adolescent weighs 120 Ib. How many kg does the adolescent
weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading
zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) Correct Answer
54.5 kg
A nurse is converting an infant;s weight in Ib and oz to kg. The
infant weighs 9 Ib 4 oz. What is the infant's weight in kg?
(Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it
applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) Correct Answer 4.2 kg
A nurse is converting an infant's weight from Ib and oz to kg.
The infant weighs 13 Ib 8 oz. How many kg does the infant
weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading
zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) Correct Answer
6.1 kg
With Complete Solutions
A charge nurse is reviewing techniques for the safe
administration of medications to children with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following statements should the nurse
make? Correct Answer "Confirm chemotherapy medication
dosages using a body surface area nomogram."
A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who weighs 18 kg.
What is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round
the answer to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer
1,400 mL/day
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 22 kg. What
is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer 1,540
mL/day
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 35 kg. What
is the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer 1,800
mL/day
A nurse is caring for a toddler who weighs 13.5 kg. What is the
toddler's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer 1175 mL
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who weighs 57 kg. What is
the adolencent's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round
, the answer to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer
2,240 mL/day
A nurse is caring for an infant who weight 6 kg. What is the
infant's daily maintenance fluid requirement? (Round the answer
to the nearest whole number.) Correct Answer 600 mL/day
A nurse is converting a preschool-age child's weight in Ib to kg.
The preschool-age child weighs 44 Ib. How many kg does the
child weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer 20 kg
A nurse is converting an adolescent's weight in Ib to kg. The
adolescent weighs 120 Ib. How many kg does the adolescent
weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading
zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) Correct Answer
54.5 kg
A nurse is converting an infant;s weight in Ib and oz to kg. The
infant weighs 9 Ib 4 oz. What is the infant's weight in kg?
(Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it
applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) Correct Answer 4.2 kg
A nurse is converting an infant's weight from Ib and oz to kg.
The infant weighs 13 Ib 8 oz. How many kg does the infant
weigh? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading
zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) Correct Answer
6.1 kg
