ATI Dosage Calculations 3.0: Dosages by Weight Questions and Answers

ATI Dosage Calculations 3.0: Dosages by Weight Questions and Answers. 1. A nurse is converting a toddler's weight from lb. to kg. If the toddler weighs 20 lb.8 oz, what is the toddler's weight in kg? --ANSWER: 9.3 kg 2. A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 50 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8hr. to a child who weighs 39.6 lb. Available in ampicillin oral suspension 250 mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? --ANSWER: 6 mL/dose 3. A nurse is preparing to administer cefaclor 40 mg/kg/day PO divided into equal doses every 8 hr... to a child who weighs 48 lb. Available is cefaclor suspension 375 mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? --ANSWER: 3.9 mL/dose 4. A nurse is converting an infant's weight from lb. to kg. If the infant weighs 10 lb.4 oz, what is the infant's weight in kg? --ANSWER: 4.7 kg 5. A nurse is preparing to administer epoetin alfa 50 units/kg SQ to a preschooler who weighs 40 lb. Available is epoetin alfa 2,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - -ANSWER: 0.45 mL 6. A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 5 mEq/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 6 hr. to a child who weighs 64 lb. Available in potassium chloride liquid 40 mEq/15mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) --ANSWER: 13.6 mL/dose