Hatfield: Introductory Maternity And Pediatric Nursing #31 Study Guide Graded A+

A nurse is caring for a child who requires intravenous maintenance fluid. The child weighs 30 kg. Calculate the child's daily maintenance fluid requirement in milliters. Record your answer using a whole number. {Ans: 1,700 mL.... The child requires 100 mL/kg for the first 10 kg, plus 50 mL/kg for the next 10 kg, plus 20 mL/kg for each kg more than 20 kg. This equals the number of milliliters required for 24 hours. (10 x 100) + (10 x 50) + (10 x 20) = 1,700.}A pediatric client who weighs 33.4 kilograms is prescribed a medication in which the safe dose range is 15 to 20 mg/kg/day in q 12 hours divided doses. What is the highest single dose, in milligrams, that a nurse can administer in the safe dose range? Record your answer using a whole number. {Ans: 334... The highest dose is 20 mg × 33.4 kg = 668 mg/day. 668 mg ÷ 2 doses = 334 mg/dose}A child is prescribed multiple intravenous medications. Which nursing action demonstrates the best practice to maintain medication safety? {Ans: Flush the intravenous line between each medication.}The nurse is preparing to administer an oral dose of antibiotics to