HESI DOSAGE CALCULATIONS-LPN TO RN TRANSITION 3 VERSIONS EXAM

HESI DOSAGE CALCULATIONS-LPN TO RN TRANSITION 3 VERSIONS EXAM REAL EXAM SCORED 1200 CHRIS JAY-COPYRIGHT SAMPLE PREVIEW CHRIS JAY-COPYRIGHT SAMPLE/PREVIEW CHRIS JAY-COPYRIGHT Dose is 0.5 mg x kg Child’s weight is in pounds, so we have to convert it to kg 1 Kg = 2.2 pounds (lb) X kg = 42 lb X = 42*1/2.2 = 19 kg So the dose is 0.5 mg x 19 kg = 9.5 mg ---------------- that’s the 1st part to get into the final part of the question which is how many ml should be administered? In other words, to get 9.5 mg delivered, how many mL should be given? The key answer is how much solution, ampule, syrup …. you have (in other words, the fixed amount of medicine that would be supplied for you from the pharmacy) So here we have 25 mg / mL in each ampule, and we need to give 9.5 mg, if you arrange it in an equation, it will be: CHRIS JAY-COPYRIGHT 25 mg ---- 1 mL 9.5 mg ---- x mL (x is always the missing amount that you need to know) X = 9.5 x 1/25 = 0.381 -- round to nearest tenth = 0.4 CHRIS JAY-COPYRIGHT Question: the healthcare provider prescribes captopril 37.5 mg PO daily. The medication is available in 25 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric only, if rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth). This should be the easiest questions and sometimes you don’t even need to use the calculator, imagine you have a medicine regardless of its name, and it comes in strength of 25 mg, you need to give 37.5 mg, both are same units, so your main concern is how to get 37.5 out of 25? just divide them! And you will get 1.5 tablets! Easy and straight! After you