Station 1 (1 point)
A child has been diagnosed with otitis media and the mother needs teaching on medication administration.
Order: Amoxicillin oral suspension 90 mg/kg/day in 2 divided doses for 10 days
Child’s weight is 15 kg.
- What is the amount for a single dose for this client in mg? _
- How many mL will be given for each divided dosage? __
- What is the best measurement device for this medication? _______
- What instructions should be given to the parent regarding this medication?
Station 2 (1 point)
The health care provider order 750,000 units of penicillin G IM stat for a teenager who has pneumonia.
- What is the correct reconstitution concentration for an IM injection?____
- What is the volume of diluent that should be added to the vial? _
- What is the volume of medication that should be given to the teen?__
- Select the correct syringe and fill in to the correct dosage.
Station 3 (1 point)
A client is admitted to the hospital for cellulitis in the lower leg. The health care provider has ordered ceftazidime 2 grams in 50 ml IV piggyback every 8 hours and a maintenance IV of D5.45NC with 20mEq KCl 75 mL/hr.
- What assessments should be completed prior to starting this medication?
- What is the appropriate length of time for administering this IV medication?
- What is the correct rate drip rate using a gravity drip system?
- What assessments should be completed when the antibiotic is completed?
Station 4 (1 point)
A child has an order for gentamicin 1.5 mg per kg every 8 hours IM. The child weighs 18 lbs.
- How many kilograms does the child weigh?
- How many milligrams per dose will the child receive?
- How many milliliters per dose will the child receive?
- What is an appropriate IM site for this child? Explain your answer.
Station 5 (1 point)
A health care provider has ordered vancomycin 1000mg IV over 2 hours every 18 hours. This is the client’s second dose.
- What assessment or actions that should be completed prior at administration?
- What is the correct rate at which the electronic pump should be set at?
- What assessments should be completed during administration?
- When should the trough level be drawn for this medication?
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