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Maternal Child Math #3

Round to the nearest tenth when appropriate. Show all work.
An infant weighs 3896 grams.
1. What is the infant’s weight in lbs. and oz.?
2. What is the infant’s weight in kilograms (kg)? (Hint: Convert partial pounds to ounces)
An infant weighs 1434 grams.
3. What is the infant’s weight in lbs. and oz.?
4. What is the infant’s weight in kilograms (kg)?
5. At the change of shift you notice 200 mL left to count in the I.V. bag. The I.V.is infusing
at 80 mL/hr. How much longer will the I.V. run? (Express your answer in hours and
minutes.)
6. The nurse has an order to give Regular insulin by continuous I.V. infusion at 20 units/hr.
The solution is 250 mL NS with 100 units of Regular insulin. What rate on the infusion
pump in mL/hr will deliver the correct dose?
7. The nurse has an order to administer heparin at 900 units/hr. The label on the I.V. bag
reads: Heparin 10,000 units in 500 mL D5W. What rate on the infusion pump in mL/hr
will deliver the correct dose?
The nurse is administering amoxicillin suspension in infant with otitis media weighing 12 lb. The
dose required is 40 mg/kg/day divided BID and the suspension comes in a concentration of 400
mg/5 mL.
8. How many milligrams will the infant receive in a 24-hour period?
9. How much medication in mL should the infant receive with each does?
10. The nurse is administering ceftriaxone to an infant weighing 10 kg. The prescribed dose
required is 100 mg/kg/day given IV once daily and the drug comes prediluted in a

concentration of 40 mg/mL. How much medication in mL should the infant receive with
each does?
11. The nurse is administering 40 grams of MgSO4 in 1000 mL N/S at 2.5 gram MgSO4 per
hour via pump. You would set the pump to run at how many mL/hour?