ATI Dosage Calculations 3.0: Dosages by Weight

A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 5 mEq/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 6hr to a child who weighs 64 lb. Available is 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.) - 13.6 mL/dose A nurse is preparing to administer ceftazidime 40 mg/kg/ IV bolus every 8 hr to a toddler who weighs 22 lb. Available is ceftazidine 40 mg/mL. 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.) - 10 mL/dose The nurse is preparing to administer gentamicin to a client who weighs 165 lb. The medication reference recommends administering 2 mg/kg IM every 8 hr. How many mg should the nurse plan to administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - 150 mg/dose A nurse is preparing to administer tobramycin 2.5 mg/kg IM to a preschooler who weighs 20kg. Available is tobramycin injection 40mg/mL. 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.) - 1.3 mL/dose A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr to an infant who weighs 5.5 kg. Available is amoxicillin suspension 125 mg/5 mL. 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.) - 3.3 mL/dose A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 15 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal three doses to a client who weighs 120 lb. Available is phenytoin 125 mg/5 mL. 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.) - 10.9 mL/dose A nurse is converting a toddler's weight from lb to kg. If the toddler weighs 17 lb 9 oz, he weighs how many kg? - 8 kg A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate (EryPed) 50 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 6 hr to a toddler who weighs 32 lb. Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension 200 mg/5 mL. 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.) - 4.5 mL/dose A nurse is preparing t administer potassium gluconate 3 mEq/kg/day divided in equal doses every 6 hr to preschooler who weighs 42 lb. Available is potassium gluconate liquid 20 mEq/15mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - 11 mL/dose A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 5 mg/kg/day PO divided equally every 12 hr for an infant who weighs 12 lb 4 oz. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? - 13.9 mg/dose A nurse is preparing to administer acyclovir (Zovirax) 5 mg/kg PO every 8 hr to a client who weighs 75 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? - 170.5 mg/dose