ATI Dosage Calculations 3.0: Dosages by Weight Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

ATI Dosage Calculations 3.0: Dosages by Weight Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified A child weighs 22 lb. The provider orders a medication dosed at 10 mg/kg/day. What is the child’s weight in kg? 10 kg A medication is prescribed at 5 mg/kg per dose. A child weighs 12 kg. What is the correct dose? 60 mg A provider orders 8 mg/kg/day divided into 2 doses. The child weighs 15 kg. How many mg per dose should the child receive? 60 mg The order reads: “Give amoxicillin 20 mg/kg/day in two divided doses.” The child weighs 25 kg. What is the dose per administration? 250 mg 2 A patient weighs 44 lb and is prescribed a medication at 15 mg/kg/day in three divided doses. What is the mg per dose? 100 mg A provider orders a medication dosed at 12 mg/kg/day for a child who weighs 18 kg. What is the total daily dose? 216 mg A child weighs 30 kg. The safe dose range for a drug is 10–20 mg/kg/day. What is the safe daily dosage range for this child? 300 to 600 mg A patient weighing 50 kg is ordered 0.3 mg/kg of a medication once. What is the correct dose? 15 mg A child is ordered a drug at 6 mg/kg every 12 hours. The child weighs 27 kg. How many mg per dose? 162 mg 3 A medication is prescribed at 25 mg/kg/day. The patient weighs 16 kg. What is the total daily dose? 400 mg A provider orders 2.5 mg/kg of ondansetron IV for a child who weighs 12 kg. What is the correct dosage? 30 mg The order is 10 mg/kg/day in two divided doses. The patient weighs 35 kg. What is the correct dose per administration? 175 mg A 66-lb child is ordered a medication dosed at 10 mg/kg/day in two divided doses. What is the correct mg per dose? 150 mg A medication is prescribed at 7.5 mg/kg every 8 hours. The patient weighs 20 kg. What is the amount per dose? 150 mg