To determine proper drug dosages for children, calculations are ...

[Alainaaa8]

To determine proper drug dosages for children, calculations are most precisely made on the basis of the child's:
 
  1. Weight
  2. Height
  3. Age
  4. Body surface area

Question 2

The nurse is documenting administration of a medication that is given at 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 6:00 PM. The medication that the nurse is documenting is:
 
  1. Morphine sulfate 10 mg q4h prn
  2. Inderal 10 mg PO bid
  3. Diazepam 5 mg PO tid
  4. Keflex 500 mg PO q8h

[meryzewe]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4
The most accurate method of calculating pediatric doses is based on a child's body surface area.
Drug calculations are not most precise when made on the basis of a child's weight. Height and weight do not always correlate with the maturity of the child's organs, such as the liver for me-tabolizing a drug. Drug calculations are not most precise when made on the basis of a child's height. Drug calculations are not most precise when made on the basis of a child's age. Children vary widely in size and maturity for chronological age.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
The medication is being given 3 times a day, 4 hours apart. The medication the nurse is docu-menting is diazepam 5 mg PO tid. Although the medication is being given 4 hours apart, it is not being given every 4 hours. If it were given every 4 hours, it could be given 6 times in 24 hours, not 3, as with tid administration. Bid means twice a day. The client is receiving the medication 3 times a day. The medication is not administered every 8 hours.

[Alainaaa8]

Excellent

[recede]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it