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CALCULATING CONCENTRATION of IV MEDS Ordered for a 10-week-old infant with a fever, weighing 7 kg, is 150 mg of Ampicillin every 6 hours.  The pediatric drug book recommends administration over 15 minutes in a concentration of 30 mg/mL. What should be the minimum volume in the syringe for this syringe pump medication?  Show your calculations on your scrap paper.                      = _____________ml

An adolescent is admitted to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting, and severe, localized, abdominal pain.  Approximately 30 minutes after being admitted, he tells the nurse that his pain has disappeared. Based on the assessment findings, which of the following actions should the nurse take? (select all that apply).

Which of the following would be part of nursing care for a child with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GER)?  Select all that apply.

A nurse is assessing a child with acute glomerulonephritis. Which finding would require immediate attention?

SAFE DOSAGES BY BODY WEIGHT (DAILY ORDERED) Ordered for a 10-year-old patient on the pediatric floor who weighs 45 kg is Tobramycin sulfate 80 mg IVPB every 8 hours.  The recommended dosing range for Tobramycin is 3 to 6 mg/kg/day. Peak and trough levels have been WNL.  Is the daily dose within the recommended range? (Write IS or IS NOT)   =    Daily dose                                      in range                

A toddler is admitted to the emergency department due to recent onset of abdominal pain and red, jelly-like stools. The nurse has completed the child’s admission assessment. Drag the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client’s progress. Choose only one tile for each of the actions the nurse has to take and each of the parameters the nurse has to monitor. (not all tiles will be used).

Match the Link of the Chain of Infection with the appropriate nursing action.

A child with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is being prepared for peritoneal dialysis. Which teaching points should the nurse include for the parents? (Select all that apply)

 IV FLOW RATES 1 Liter of lactated ringer’s is to be administered over 6 hours, your tubing drop factor is 15 gtts/mL.  What should be the rate of flow in drops per minute?     = ___________gtts/minute

 IV FLOW RATES An IV piggyback of Zosyn is ordered as: Zosyn 875 mg in 50 ml bag to be infused over 30 minutes every 8 hours.  At what rate in ml/hr would you set the secondary line on the IV pump to administer this medication over 30 minutes?   Show calculations in your scrap paper and round to a whole number.                                                                                                                                    = ______________ml/hr