ATI Dosages by Weight Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
A child weighs 18 kg, and the order is for 10 mg/kg of amoxicillin. How much amoxicillin
should be given?
Workings:
18 kg × 10 mg/kg = 180 mg
✔✔ 180 mg
The provider orders lorazepam 0.05 mg/kg for a child weighing 25 kg. How much lorazepam
should be administered?
Workings:
25 kg × 0.05 mg/kg = 1.25 mg
✔✔ 1.25 mg
A patient weighs 45 kg, and the doctor orders 15 mg/kg of a drug. How much of the drug should
be administered?
1
,Workings:
45 kg × 15 mg/kg = 675 mg
✔✔ 675 mg
A 10 kg child is ordered to receive 20 mg/kg of acetaminophen. How many milligrams should
the child receive?
Workings:
10 kg × 20 mg/kg = 200 mg
✔✔ 200 mg
The doctor prescribes 1 mg/kg of morphine for a patient who weighs 72 kg. How many
milligrams will be given?
Workings:
72 kg × 1 mg/kg = 72 mg
✔✔ 72 mg
2
, A patient weighs 55 kg, and the order is for 30 mg/kg of a drug. How many milligrams will the
patient receive?
Workings:
55 kg × 30 mg/kg = 1,650 mg
✔✔ 1,650 mg
A child weighing 40 kg is ordered to receive 5 mg/kg of a medication. How much of the
medication should be administered?
Workings:
40 kg × 5 mg/kg = 200 mg
✔✔ 200 mg
The physician orders 0.2 mg/kg of a drug for a 50 kg patient. How many milligrams will the
patient receive?
Workings:
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
A child weighs 18 kg, and the order is for 10 mg/kg of amoxicillin. How much amoxicillin
should be given?
Workings:
18 kg × 10 mg/kg = 180 mg
✔✔ 180 mg
The provider orders lorazepam 0.05 mg/kg for a child weighing 25 kg. How much lorazepam
should be administered?
Workings:
25 kg × 0.05 mg/kg = 1.25 mg
✔✔ 1.25 mg
A patient weighs 45 kg, and the doctor orders 15 mg/kg of a drug. How much of the drug should
be administered?
1
,Workings:
45 kg × 15 mg/kg = 675 mg
✔✔ 675 mg
A 10 kg child is ordered to receive 20 mg/kg of acetaminophen. How many milligrams should
the child receive?
Workings:
10 kg × 20 mg/kg = 200 mg
✔✔ 200 mg
The doctor prescribes 1 mg/kg of morphine for a patient who weighs 72 kg. How many
milligrams will be given?
Workings:
72 kg × 1 mg/kg = 72 mg
✔✔ 72 mg
2
, A patient weighs 55 kg, and the order is for 30 mg/kg of a drug. How many milligrams will the
patient receive?
Workings:
55 kg × 30 mg/kg = 1,650 mg
✔✔ 1,650 mg
A child weighing 40 kg is ordered to receive 5 mg/kg of a medication. How much of the
medication should be administered?
Workings:
40 kg × 5 mg/kg = 200 mg
✔✔ 200 mg
The physician orders 0.2 mg/kg of a drug for a 50 kg patient. How many milligrams will the
patient receive?
Workings:
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