dosage and cal

1. Ordered: Acetaminophen 15 mg/kg/dose every 4-6hrs as needed for fever.

Available: Acetaminophen 160 mg/5mL.

The patient weighs 50 lbs. How many mL will you administer for one dose? (Do not round until the end; Round to the nearest tenth; Circle your answer)

2. Ordered: Heparin 45 units/kg/dose subcutaneous daily. The patient weighs 108 kg. Heparin is supplied in a vial that reads 5,000 units/ml. How many mL/dose will you administer? (Round to the nearest hundredth at the end of your work; Show your work; Circle your answer)

3. Ordered: Acetaminophen 20 mg/kg/dose every 4-6hrs as needed for fever.

Available: Acetaminophen 160 mg/5mL.

The patient weighs 90 lbs. How many mL will you administer for one dose? (Do not round until the end; Round to the nearest tenth; Circle your answer)

4. Ordered: Heparin 50 units/kg/dose subcutaneous daily. The patient weighs 78 kg. Heparin is supplied in a vial that reads 5,000 units/ml. How many mL/dose will you administer? (Round to the nearest hundredth at the end of your work; Show your work; Circle your answer)

5. A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 38 lb. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5 mL suspension. 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.)

6. A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 25 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hr to a child who weighs 52 lb. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5 mL suspension. 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.)

7. A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has pneumonia and a prescription for cefpodoxime 5 mg/kg PO every 12 hr for 5 days. The client weighs 72 lb. How many mg 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.)

8. A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has pneumonia and a prescription for cefpodoxime 5 mg/kg PO every 12 hr for 5 days. The client weighs 108 lb. How many mg 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.)