Dosage Calculations HESI Assignment Exam

A 9-month-old infant receives a prescription for digoxin 40 mcg PO daily. Digoxin Oral Solution, USP 50 mcg (0.05 mg) per ml is available. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.) Submit - correct answers0.8 A 110-pound, adult female is admitted to the Emergency Center after receiving burns to 40 percent of her body. Using the Parkland formula, the client's fluid requirements for the first 24 hours after injury is calculated using Lactated Ringer's 4 ml solution x Body weight (in kilograms) x Percent burn. The client should receive one-half of the 24-hour calculated fluid volume in the first 8 hours of treatment. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour during the first 8 hours? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) - correct answers500 A child weighing 28.4 kg is in hypertensive crisis. The healthcare provider prescibes methyldopa (Aldomet) 40 mg/kg/day IV in 4 divided doses. The pharmacy provides a 50 mg/ml injection vial. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.) Submit - correct answers5.7 A child who weighs 32 pounds receives a prescription for amoxicillin with clavulanate (Augmentin) 194 mg PO every 8 hours. The recommended dose is 40 mg/kg/day, and the bottle contains 125 mg/5ml. How many mg should the child receive in a 24-hour period? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) - correct answers582 A client admitted to the unit from the emergency room receives a prescription for an IV infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 ml at 750 ml/4 hours. The IV administration set delivers 60 gtts/ml. The nurse should regulate the infusion to deliver how many gtts/minute? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) - correct answers188 A client experiencing ventricular tachycardia receives a prescription a continuous infusion of dextrose 5% in water (D5W)1000 ml with lidocaine (Xylocaine) 2 grams at a