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A nurse is caring for an infant who weighs 11 lb 4 o. What is the infants weight in lb? correct answers 11.25 lb A nurse is preparing too administer gentamicin to a client who weighs 165lb. The medication reference recommends administering 2mg/kg IM every 8 hr. How many mg should the nurse plan to administer per dose? correct answers 150 mg A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 50 mg/kg/day Po divided in equal doses every 8 hr to a child who weighs 39.6 lb. Available is ampicillin ...

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Dosages by Weight 2024 updated

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Pediatric Medications A nurse is converting an infant's weight in lb and oz to kg. The infant weighs 9 lb 4 oz. What is the infant's weight in kg? (Round to the nearest tenth.) - ANSWER 4.2 kg Rationale: 1. 9 lb 4 oz = 9 + (4/16) lb = 9.25 lb 2. 9.25/2.2 = x 3. x = 4.204545 kg 4. x = 4.2 kg (rounded) A nurse is preparing to administer immunizations to a...

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ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Parenteral (IV) Medications questions and answers

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Powdered Medications questions and answers

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Dosages by Weight Questions and answers

A nurse is caring for an infant who weighs 11 lb 4 o. What is the infants weight in lb? correct answers 11.25 lb A nurse is preparing too administer gentamicin to a client who weighs 165lb. The medication reference recommends administering 2mg/kg IM every 8 hr. How many mg should the nurse plan to administer per dose? correct answers 150 mg A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 50 mg/kg/day Po divided in equal doses every 8 hr to a child who weighs 39.6 lb. Available is ampicillin ...