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Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 3
Questions & Answers
1. A child weighs 40 lbs.The medication order reads 0.5 mg/kg of body weight.
The nurse should administer what dose?
Answer 9
2. Remicade 3 mg/kg IV infusion monthly has been prescribed for a client
diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.The client weighs 150 pounds. How many
mg of Remicade will be infused? Round your answer to the nearest whole
number.
Answer 205
3. A 44-lb (20-kg) preschooler is being treated for inflammation.The physician
orders 0.2 mg/kg/day of dexamethasone by mouth to be administered every 6
hours. The elixir comes in a strength of 0.5 mg/5 ml. How many teaspoons of
dexamethasone should the nurse give this client per dose? Record your answer
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using a whole number.
Answer 2
4. An antineoplastic medication is prescribed for a child.The nurse is verifyingthe
dose is the recommended dose for a child with a certain body surface area(BSA).
The child's BSA is 0.43 m2. The average adult BSA is 1.7 m2, and the usual adult
dose of this medication is 40 mg.What is the recommended child'sdose? (Round
to the nearest whole number.)
Answer 10
5. A nurse is caring for a 61-year-old client whose health care provider has
ordered 2200 mg of ethambutol daily.The recommended dose for ethambutolis
15-25 mg/kg/day.The client weighs 90 kg. Based on dosage calculation, the
prescribed dose is
Answer
At the high end of the recommended range.
6. A nurse is preparing to administer the first dose of tobramycin to an ado-
lescent with cystic fibrosis. The order is for 3 mg/kg I.V. daily in three divided
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Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 3
Questions & Answers
1. A child weighs 40 lbs.The medication order reads 0.5 mg/kg of body weight.
The nurse should administer what dose?
Answer 9
2. Remicade 3 mg/kg IV infusion monthly has been prescribed for a client
diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.The client weighs 150 pounds. How many
mg of Remicade will be infused? Round your answer to the nearest whole
number.
Answer 205
3. A 44-lb (20-kg) preschooler is being treated for inflammation.The physician
orders 0.2 mg/kg/day of dexamethasone by mouth to be administered every 6
hours. The elixir comes in a strength of 0.5 mg/5 ml. How many teaspoons of
dexamethasone should the nurse give this client per dose? Record your answer
1/2
1 of 7 11/8/2024, 7:03
,Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 3.pdf file:///C:/Users/HP/Desktop/New%20folder%20(4)/Dosage%20Calcu
using a whole number.
Answer 2
4. An antineoplastic medication is prescribed for a child.The nurse is verifyingthe
dose is the recommended dose for a child with a certain body surface area(BSA).
The child's BSA is 0.43 m2. The average adult BSA is 1.7 m2, and the usual adult
dose of this medication is 40 mg.What is the recommended child'sdose? (Round
to the nearest whole number.)
Answer 10
5. A nurse is caring for a 61-year-old client whose health care provider has
ordered 2200 mg of ethambutol daily.The recommended dose for ethambutolis
15-25 mg/kg/day.The client weighs 90 kg. Based on dosage calculation, the
prescribed dose is
Answer
At the high end of the recommended range.
6. A nurse is preparing to administer the first dose of tobramycin to an ado-
lescent with cystic fibrosis. The order is for 3 mg/kg I.V. daily in three divided
2/2
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