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HESI DOSAGE CALCULATIONS PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

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HESI DOSAGE CALCULATIONS PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

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The nurse is to administer Keflin 1 gm in 50mL over 20 minutes. The drop factor is 20
drops. What is the drip rate?


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50 gtts/min




The doctor orders 1 L of normal saline to infuse over 8 hours. The IV tubing is 20
gtts/mL. How many drops per minute will be infused?


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42 gtt/min

,The total volume ordered is 550ml NS 0.9% IV. The time over which it is to be given is
4 hours. The drop factor is 20. How many drops per minute will be delivered?


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46 gtt/min




A client returns from surgery with a bag of IV that has 630mL of saline left from its
starting volume of 1000mL. Per the order from the surgeon: "continue the IV for the
next 7 hours" The IV pump is set to deliver 10gtts/min. What is the mL/hr that needs to
be set?


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15mL/hr




Provider ordered Digoxin Elixir pediatric 15mcg/kg of body weight per dose PO now.
Label reads: Digoxin 0.52 mg per mL. How many should a child receive per dose?
Child weighs 60lbs


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8.2ml/dose




The doctor orders 150ml of D5W to be infused over 2 hour. The drop factor is 20
gets/ml. What is the flow rate in gtt/min?


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, 25 gtt/min




The doctor orders 80mg/kg/day of acyclovir PO in 4 divided doses. The patient
weighs 75lbs. The medications comes as 200mg/5ml. How many mLs will you
administer?


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17mL/dose




At the end of the shift, the nurse is recording the fluid balance for a client receiving a
continuous gastrostomy tube (GT) feeding. Based on the client's records, how many
ml should the nurse record for the total fluid balance (intake - output) for the shift that
started at 0700 and ended at 1900? (Enter numeric value only.) (Click on each image
asset for additional information.)


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695




Your patient is receiving a Eptifibatide drip and the order states 2mcg/kg/minute. Your
patient weighs your 167lbs and the concentration you received from the pharmacy
reads 75mg/100mL. How fast should your Eptifibatide be infusing at? (Round to the
nearest hundredth)


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, 12.15 mL/hr




Order: Etodolac 400 mg PO
•Available: Etodolac comes in a bottle containing 1 gm medication
•Reconstitution: Add 25 mL sterile water


Question: How many mL will you give per dose?


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10 mL




Order: 1 L of NS in 4 hours. What is the hourly rate?


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250 mL/hr




The NP has ordered you to give your patient 400 mcg of Narcan. The medication is
available in a vial that is labeled 1 mg/mL.How many mL of medication will the nurse
administer?


(If rounding is required, round to nearest tenth.)


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