Pediatric Nursing Quiz: Milestones & Weight-Based Dosing

1. At what age do most infants typically sit without support?

4 months

6 months

8 months

10 months

2. A 5-year-old child weighs 18 kg. If the prescribed dose is 10 mg/kg, what is the correct dose?

90 mg

120 mg

150 mg

180 mg

3. At what age do infants typically begin to babble with consonant sounds?

2–3 months

4–6 months

8–10 months

12–14 months

4. A 7-year-old (weight 25 kg) requires a medication dosed at 5 mg/kg/day in three divided doses. What is each individual dose?

25 mg

41.7 mg

50 mg

125 mg

5. Most toddlers achieve toilet training readiness between which ages?

12–18 months

18–24 months

24–36 months

36–48 months

6. An infant weighs 4.5 kg. Calculate the correct dose of a medication prescribed at 20 mg/kg.

45 mg

67.5 mg

90 mg

112.5 mg

7. At what age do infants typically smile socially in response to caregivers?

2–3 weeks

4–6 weeks

8–12 weeks

4–5 months

8. A 10-year-old (weight 32 kg) is prescribed amoxicillin 25 mg/kg/dose. What is the correct dose?

400 mg

600 mg

800 mg

1000 mg

9. Most children achieve single-word vocabulary around which age?

6–8 months

9–12 months

12–15 months

18–24 months

10. A 3-year-old weighs 15 kg and requires a dose of 8 mg/kg/day split into two doses. What is each dose?

30 mg

45 mg

60 mg

120 mg

11. At what age do most infants grasp objects placed in their hand (palmar grasp)?

2–3 months

3–4 months

5–6 months

7–8 months

12. A child (weight 20 kg) is prescribed a medication at 15 mg/kg/day in four divided doses. Calculate each dose.

50 mg

75 mg

100 mg

150 mg

13. Most toddlers use two-word phrases (e.g., 'more milk') by which age?

12–18 months

18–24 months

24–30 months

30–36 months

14. An infant weighs 6 kg. A medication is dosed at 12 mg/kg. What is the total dose?

36 mg

48 mg

60 mg

72 mg

15. At what age do most children achieve pincer grasp (thumb and forefinger)?

6–7 months

8–9 months

10–11 months

12–13 months

Pediatric Nursing Quiz: Milestones & Weight-Based Dosing

1. At what age do most infants typically sit without support?

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2. A 5-year-old child weighs 18 kg. If the prescribed dose is 10 mg/kg, what is the correct dose?

3. At what age do infants typically begin to babble with consonant sounds?

4. A 7-year-old (weight 25 kg) requires a medication dosed at 5 mg/kg/day in three divided doses. What is each individual dose?

5. Most toddlers achieve toilet training readiness between which ages?

6. An infant weighs 4.5 kg. Calculate the correct dose of a medication prescribed at 20 mg/kg.

7. At what age do infants typically smile socially in response to caregivers?

8. A 10-year-old (weight 32 kg) is prescribed amoxicillin 25 mg/kg/dose. What is the correct dose?

9. Most children achieve single-word vocabulary around which age?

10. A 3-year-old weighs 15 kg and requires a dose of 8 mg/kg/day split into two doses. What is each dose?

11. At what age do most infants grasp objects placed in their hand (palmar grasp)?

12. A child (weight 20 kg) is prescribed a medication at 15 mg/kg/day in four divided doses. Calculate each dose.

13. Most toddlers use two-word phrases (e.g., 'more milk') by which age?

14. An infant weighs 6 kg. A medication is dosed at 12 mg/kg. What is the total dose?

15. At what age do most children achieve pincer grasp (thumb and forefinger)?