HESI - Dosage Calculation Practice Quiz
A client receives a prescription for azithromycin 500 mg PO x 3 days.
Azithromycin is available as 25 mg scored tablets. How many tablets should
the nurse administer per dose? - correct answer-2
0.9% normal saline with inamrinone 0.1grams/100 ml is prescribed for client
with heart failure. The medication is to be delivered at a rate of 400 mcg/min.
The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? -
correct answer-24
A male client receives a prescription for ondansentron hydrochloride 4 mg IV
to prevent postoperative nausea after an inguinal hernia repair. The
medication is available in 2mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer?
- correct answer-2
A child who weighs 55 lbs receives a prescription for atovaquone with
proguanil 125 mg/50 mg PO daily. A drug reference states that children 11 to
20 kg should receive 1 pediatric tablet daily; 21 to 30 kg should receive 2
pediatric tablets daily; and greater than 40 kg should receive 1 adult tablet
daily with food. The drug is available as atovaquone 62.5 mg/proguanil 25 mg
pediatric tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administered? - correct
answer-2
The healthcare provider prescribes an IV infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride
with 40 mEq KCl/500 ml to infuse over 3 hrs for a client with hypokalemia. The
nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? - correct
answer-167
A client's daily PO prescription for aripiprazole is increased from 15 to 30mg.
The medication is available in 15 mg tablets, and the client already received
one tablet today. How many additional tablets should the nurse administer so
the client receives the total newly prescribed dose for the day? - correct
answer-1
A client scheduled for surgery is to receive an IV infusion of 0.9% stadium
chloride with prochlorperazine edisylate 10mg/50ml over 30 min. The nurse
should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? - correct
answer-100
A client receives a prescription for azithromycin 500 mg PO x 3 days.
Azithromycin is available as 25 mg scored tablets. How many tablets should
the nurse administer per dose? - correct answer-2
0.9% normal saline with inamrinone 0.1grams/100 ml is prescribed for client
with heart failure. The medication is to be delivered at a rate of 400 mcg/min.
The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? -
correct answer-24
A male client receives a prescription for ondansentron hydrochloride 4 mg IV
to prevent postoperative nausea after an inguinal hernia repair. The
medication is available in 2mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer?
- correct answer-2
A child who weighs 55 lbs receives a prescription for atovaquone with
proguanil 125 mg/50 mg PO daily. A drug reference states that children 11 to
20 kg should receive 1 pediatric tablet daily; 21 to 30 kg should receive 2
pediatric tablets daily; and greater than 40 kg should receive 1 adult tablet
daily with food. The drug is available as atovaquone 62.5 mg/proguanil 25 mg
pediatric tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administered? - correct
answer-2
The healthcare provider prescribes an IV infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride
with 40 mEq KCl/500 ml to infuse over 3 hrs for a client with hypokalemia. The
nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? - correct
answer-167
A client's daily PO prescription for aripiprazole is increased from 15 to 30mg.
The medication is available in 15 mg tablets, and the client already received
one tablet today. How many additional tablets should the nurse administer so
the client receives the total newly prescribed dose for the day? - correct
answer-1
A client scheduled for surgery is to receive an IV infusion of 0.9% stadium
chloride with prochlorperazine edisylate 10mg/50ml over 30 min. The nurse
should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? - correct
answer-100
