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Dose is 0.5 mg x kg g g g g g
Child’s weight is in pounds, so we have to convert it to kg
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1 Kg = 2.2 pounds (lb)
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X kg = 42 lb
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So the dose is 0.5 mg x 19 kg = 9.5 mg
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25 mg ---- 1 mL
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9.5 mg ---- x mL (x is always the missing amount that you need to know)
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X = 9.5 x 1/25 = 0.381 --> round to nearest tenth = 0.4
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, Question:gtheghealthcaregprovidergprescribesgcaptoprilg37.5gmgg
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blets!gEasygandgstraight!
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rrect!
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Question:gThegPNgadministersgamoxicillin/clavulanateg500gmggP
Ogeveryg8ghoursgtogagclientgwithgagstaphylococcusginfection.gIng ag
24ghourgperiod.gHowgmanygmggofgamoxicillin/clavulanategshouldg
thegclientgreceive?
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Ifgyougdon’tghavegaggoodgpharmacology/microbiologygbackgroun
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ourgself!
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urs,ghowgmanygmggyougwillgtakeging24ghours?
Sogingothergword,ghowgmanyg8ghoursgaregthereging24ghours?g3!g5
00gmggxg3g=g1500gmg!
Easy!
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50 Real HESI QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS!
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EACH PAGE HAS A QUESTION, IF
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THE SCREENSHOT IS NOT CLEAR,
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THE QUESTION WILLBE RE-TYPED
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YOU MUST UNDERSTAND HOW EACH Q
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UESTIONIS SOLVED, FOR THAT I INCL g g g g g
UDED THE WAY OF SOLVING IT, YOU MI
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GHT FIND DIFFERENT NUMBERS IN T
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HE EXAM. g
GOOD LUCK! g
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Dose is 0.5 mg x kg g g g g g
Child’s weight is in pounds, so we have to convert it to kg
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1 Kg = 2.2 pounds (lb)
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X kg = 42 lb
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X = 42*1/2.2 = 19 kg
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So the dose is 0.5 mg x 19 kg = 9.5 mg
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gthat’s the 1st part to get into the final part of the questio
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n which is how many ml should be administered? In other
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gwords, to get 9.5 mg delivered, how many mL should be g
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iven?
The key answer is how much solution, ampule, syrup …. y
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ou have (in other words, the fixed amount of medicine th
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at would be supplied for you from the pharmacy)
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So here we have 25 mg / mL in each ampule, and we need
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to give 9.5 mg, if you arrange it in an equation, it will be:
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25 mg ---- 1 mL
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9.5 mg ---- x mL (x is always the missing amount that you need to know)
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X = 9.5 x 1/25 = 0.381 --> round to nearest tenth = 0.4
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, Question:gtheghealthcaregprovidergprescribesgcaptoprilg37.5gmgg
POgdaily.gThegmedicationgisgavailableging25gmggtablets.gHowgman
ygtabletsgshouldgthegnursegadminister?g(Entergnumericgonly,gifgro
undinggisgrequired,groundgtogthegnearestgtenth).
Thisgshouldgbegthegeasiestgquestionsgandgsometimesgyougdon’tge
vengneedgtogusegthegcalculator,gimaginegyoughavegagmedicinegreg
ardlessgofgitsgname,gandgitgcomesgingstrengthgofg25gmg,gyougneedg
toggiveg37.5gmg,gbothgaregsamegunits,gsogyourgmaingconcerngisgho
wgtoggetg37.5goutgofg25?gjustgdividegthem!gAndgyougwillggetg1.5gta
blets!gEasygandgstraight!
Aftergyoughavegtheganswer,gjustgdoublegcheckgyourself,gandgimagi
negyoughavegthegmedicinegnextgtogyou,gandgyoughaveg1gtabletgofg
25gmggandghalfgtabletgofg25gmggwhichgisg12.5mg,gaddgthemgtoget
her,g25g+g12.5g=g37.5,gwhichgwhatgwegneed!gSogyourganswergisgco
rrect!
Let’sgmovegtogthegnextgquestion!
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Question:gThegPNgadministersgamoxicillin/clavulanateg500gmggP
Ogeveryg8ghoursgtogagclientgwithgagstaphylococcusginfection.gIng ag
24ghourgperiod.gHowgmanygmggofgamoxicillin/clavulanategshouldg
thegclientgreceive?
(Entergthegnumericalgvaluegonly.gIfgroundinggisgrequired,groundgt
ogthegwholegnumber.)
Ifgyougdon’tghavegaggoodgpharmacology/microbiologygbackgroun
d,gdon’tgfreakgout!gJustgignoregthegnamegofgmedications/bacteria
.g99%gtheyghavegnothinggtogdogingcalculationgquestions!
Justgunderstandgthegquestiongandgyougwillghavegtheganswergbygy
ourgself!
Yougaregtalkinggagmedicinegwithgagstrengthgofg500gmggeveryg8gho
urs,ghowgmanygmggyougwillgtakeging24ghours?
Sogingothergword,ghowgmanyg8ghoursgaregthereging24ghours?g3!g5
00gmggxg3g=g1500gmg!
Easy!
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