4 Pediatric Medication Safety Online Quiz Questions

A caregiver needs to measure a small dose of an oral liquid. Which device is the safest choice?

True or false: An order written in mg/kg per day can be treated as the amount to give at each administration.

An illustrative order is $8\,\text{mg/kg}$ per dose for a child weighing $15\,\text{kg}$. What is the dose in mg? Enter the exact value; no rounding is needed.

After explaining a child's medication plan, which approach best checks whether a caregiver can follow it safely at home?

A nurse is preparing a child's medication. Which checks should be completed before administration? Select all that apply.

True or false: If a child vomits a medication dose, the caregiver should automatically give the same dose again.

A nurse asks a caregiver to explain the medication schedule in their own words and demonstrate the device technique. What teaching method is being used?

An illustrative order is $10\,\text{mg/kg}$ per dose for a child weighing $18\,\text{kg}$. The liquid contains $90\,\text{mg}$ per $5\,\text{mL}$. What volume supplies one ordered dose?

A child vomits shortly after taking a medicine, and the caregiver is unsure how much was absorbed. Which actions are appropriate? Select all that apply.

A child's current weight is $16\,\text{kg}$. An order reads $8\,\text{mg/kg/day}$, but does not state the administration frequency. The product concentration is also not provided. The caregiver asks how many mL to give at each dose. What can be calculated from the information provided, and what information must be clarified or obtained before determining a dose volume or administering the medicine?

An order is for eye drops, but the available bottle is labeled for the ear. What is the safest action?

A caregiver is unsure whether a child's tablet may be crushed and mixed with food. Which healthcare professional should they ask before changing how the medicine is given?

A child’s medicine is prescribed by weight, but the weight recorded in the chart is several months old. What should the caregiver or clinician do before calculating the dose?

An order specifies a medicine in mg/kg per day. Which approach correctly interprets this order?

A caregiver needs to measure a small volume of an oral liquid medicine. Which action best reduces measurement error?

A child vomits shortly after receiving a medicine. What is the safest next step?

To reduce dosing errors, write a leading zero before a decimal amount below 1 and omit trailing zeros after whole-number doses.

An order is for $9\ \text{mg/kg}$ per dose for a child weighing $16\ \text{kg}$. The liquid contains $72\ \text{mg}$ per $6\ \text{mL}$. What volume should be given for one dose? Enter your answer in mL.