Dosage Calculations Chapter 5 Exam Questions With Correct Answers

After teaching a group of nursing students about using zeros, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when they identify which as the correct placement of a zero in a decimal? - Answer 0.75 A 2-year-old has been prescribed an antibiotic as part of treatment. What should the nurse consider to minimize the adverse effects? - Answer Altering the dosage of the drug according to the child's age A public health nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection of a vaccine to an 8-year-old girl. The nurse recognizes that the child is uncharacteristically quiet and appears tense. The nurse should recognize the possibility of what nursing diagnosis? - Answer Fear related to IM injection The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of methylprednisolone intravenously (IV) to a client with pneumonia. The vial states that it has 120 mg per 2 mL. The nurse would correctly draw up which amount? - Answer 1.3 mL