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BSN HESI 215 DOSAGE CALCULATION EXAM
NEWEST VERSION 2025/ 2026 WITH COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTION 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+ GRADED GUARANTEED||VERIFIED
LATEST EXAM!!!
A client returns to the nursing unit from surgery with a
prescription for Lactated Ringer's solution 1,000 ml to be
infused over 10 hours. The IV administration set delivers
60 gtts/ml. The nurse should regulate the infusion to
deliver how many gtts/minute? - ANSWER-100
First convert hours to minutes: 10 hrs x 60 = 600 minutes.
Using the formula Volume/Time x drop factor: 1000 ml
/600 minutes = 1.66666 x 60 = 100 gtts minute.
An IV infusion of dextrose 5% in normal saline with
oxytocin (Pitocin) 20 units in 1,000 ml is prescribed for a
client to control postpartum bleeding. The solution is to be
administered at a rate of 2 mu/minute. The nurse should
program the infusion pump to administer how many
ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is
required, round to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWER-
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First calculate the number of units/hour. 0.002
units/minute x 60 minutes = 0.12 units/hour. Next calculate
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the number of ml/hour needed to administer 0.12
units/hour. 20 units : 1,000 ml :: 0.12 units : X 20/0.12 ::
1,000/X 20X : 120 X = 6
The healthcare provider prescribes an IV solution of 5%
dextrose in water with magnesium sulfate 4 gram/50 ml to
be infused over 30 minutes for a client with preeclampsia.
The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver
how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding
is required, round to the nearest whole number.) -
ANSWER-100
To calculate the rate of infusion for ml/hour: 50 ml: 30
minutes :: X ml : 60 minutes 50 ml / X ml :: 30 min / 60 min
3000 = 30X X = 100 ml/hour
A client who has a gastrostomy feeding tube is receiving
3/4 strength Ensure 240 ml every 6 hours. Full strength
Ensure is available in a 240 ml can. The nurse should use
how many ml of Ensure to prepare the feeding? (Enter
numeric value only. If needed, round to the nearest whole
number.) - ANSWER-180
240 ml Ensure : 1 :: X ml Ensure : 0.75 240/X : .75 X
= 240 x 0.75 = 180 ml Ensure + 60 ml water = 240 ml
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0.9% normal saline with inamrinone (Inocor) 0.1
grams/100 ml is prescribed for a client with heart failure.
The medication is to be delivered at a rate of 400
mcg/minute. The nurse should program the infusion pump
to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)
- ANSWER-24
First calculate the number of mcg/hour: 400 mcg x 60
minutes = 24000 mcg/hour. Next calculate the number of
ml/hour needed to administer 24,000 mcg/hour: 100,000
mcg: 100ml :: 24,000 mcg : X 100,000/24,000 :: 100/X
100,000X = 2,400,000 X = 24 ml/hour.
A client experiencing cardiogenic shock receives a
prescription for an IV infusion of 0.9% normal saline with
milrinone (Primacor) 10 mg in 100 ml at a rate of 46
mcg/minute. The nurse should program the infusion pump
to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)
- ANSWER-28
First calculate the number of mcg/hour: 46 mcg x 60
minutes = 2760 mcg/hour. Next calculate the number of
ml/hour needed to administer 2760 mcg/hour: 10,000 mcg
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: 100 ml :: 2760 mcg : X 10, :: 100 / X 10,000X
= 276000 X = 27.6 (rounded to) 28 ml/hour.
A client with septic shock receives a prescription for
dextrose 5% in water with dopamine (Intropin) 0.6
grams/250 ml at a rate of 5 mcg/kg/minute. The client's
weight is 148 lbs. The nurse should set the infusion pump
to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)
- ANSWER-8
First convert the weight into kilograms: 148 pounds/2.2 kg
= 67 kg. Next calculate the number of mcg/kg/minute: 5 x
67 x 1 minute = 335 mcg/min. Calculate the number of
mcg/hour: 335 x 60 minutes = 20,100 mcg/hour. Now
calculate the number of ml/hour needed to administer
20,100 mcg/hour: 600,000 mcg : 250 ml :: 20,100 mcg : X
ml 600,000/20100 :: 250/X 600,000X = 5,02500 X = 8.375
(rounded to) 8 ml/hour.
A client with type 2 diabetes is receiving metformin
(Glucophage) 1 gram PO twice daily. The medication is
available in 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the
nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only.) - ANSWER-
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BSN HESI 215 DOSAGE CALCULATION EXAM
NEWEST VERSION 2025/ 2026 WITH COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTION 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+ GRADED GUARANTEED||VERIFIED
LATEST EXAM!!!
A client returns to the nursing unit from surgery with a
prescription for Lactated Ringer's solution 1,000 ml to be
infused over 10 hours. The IV administration set delivers
60 gtts/ml. The nurse should regulate the infusion to
deliver how many gtts/minute? - ANSWER-100
First convert hours to minutes: 10 hrs x 60 = 600 minutes.
Using the formula Volume/Time x drop factor: 1000 ml
/600 minutes = 1.66666 x 60 = 100 gtts minute.
An IV infusion of dextrose 5% in normal saline with
oxytocin (Pitocin) 20 units in 1,000 ml is prescribed for a
client to control postpartum bleeding. The solution is to be
administered at a rate of 2 mu/minute. The nurse should
program the infusion pump to administer how many
ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is
required, round to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWER-
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First calculate the number of units/hour. 0.002
units/minute x 60 minutes = 0.12 units/hour. Next calculate
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the number of ml/hour needed to administer 0.12
units/hour. 20 units : 1,000 ml :: 0.12 units : X 20/0.12 ::
1,000/X 20X : 120 X = 6
The healthcare provider prescribes an IV solution of 5%
dextrose in water with magnesium sulfate 4 gram/50 ml to
be infused over 30 minutes for a client with preeclampsia.
The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver
how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding
is required, round to the nearest whole number.) -
ANSWER-100
To calculate the rate of infusion for ml/hour: 50 ml: 30
minutes :: X ml : 60 minutes 50 ml / X ml :: 30 min / 60 min
3000 = 30X X = 100 ml/hour
A client who has a gastrostomy feeding tube is receiving
3/4 strength Ensure 240 ml every 6 hours. Full strength
Ensure is available in a 240 ml can. The nurse should use
how many ml of Ensure to prepare the feeding? (Enter
numeric value only. If needed, round to the nearest whole
number.) - ANSWER-180
240 ml Ensure : 1 :: X ml Ensure : 0.75 240/X : .75 X
= 240 x 0.75 = 180 ml Ensure + 60 ml water = 240 ml
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0.9% normal saline with inamrinone (Inocor) 0.1
grams/100 ml is prescribed for a client with heart failure.
The medication is to be delivered at a rate of 400
mcg/minute. The nurse should program the infusion pump
to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)
- ANSWER-24
First calculate the number of mcg/hour: 400 mcg x 60
minutes = 24000 mcg/hour. Next calculate the number of
ml/hour needed to administer 24,000 mcg/hour: 100,000
mcg: 100ml :: 24,000 mcg : X 100,000/24,000 :: 100/X
100,000X = 2,400,000 X = 24 ml/hour.
A client experiencing cardiogenic shock receives a
prescription for an IV infusion of 0.9% normal saline with
milrinone (Primacor) 10 mg in 100 ml at a rate of 46
mcg/minute. The nurse should program the infusion pump
to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)
- ANSWER-28
First calculate the number of mcg/hour: 46 mcg x 60
minutes = 2760 mcg/hour. Next calculate the number of
ml/hour needed to administer 2760 mcg/hour: 10,000 mcg
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: 100 ml :: 2760 mcg : X 10, :: 100 / X 10,000X
= 276000 X = 27.6 (rounded to) 28 ml/hour.
A client with septic shock receives a prescription for
dextrose 5% in water with dopamine (Intropin) 0.6
grams/250 ml at a rate of 5 mcg/kg/minute. The client's
weight is 148 lbs. The nurse should set the infusion pump
to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)
- ANSWER-8
First convert the weight into kilograms: 148 pounds/2.2 kg
= 67 kg. Next calculate the number of mcg/kg/minute: 5 x
67 x 1 minute = 335 mcg/min. Calculate the number of
mcg/hour: 335 x 60 minutes = 20,100 mcg/hour. Now
calculate the number of ml/hour needed to administer
20,100 mcg/hour: 600,000 mcg : 250 ml :: 20,100 mcg : X
ml 600,000/20100 :: 250/X 600,000X = 5,02500 X = 8.375
(rounded to) 8 ml/hour.
A client with type 2 diabetes is receiving metformin
(Glucophage) 1 gram PO twice daily. The medication is
available in 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the
nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only.) - ANSWER-
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