Dosage Calculations HESI Assignment Exam [ACTUAL EXAM] LATEST VERSION
[QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
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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.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 582
The healthcare provider prescribes propofol (Diprivan) at 8 mcg/kg/minute for a client
during conscious sedation. The drug is dispensed as a econdary infusion labled, 0.9%
normal saline 50 ml with propofol 100 mg/50 ml The client's weight is 198 pounds. 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 tenth.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 21.6
An IV infusion of 0.9% normal saline 500 ml with ammonium chloride 0.2 mEq/ml is
prescribed for a client who was admitted for an amphetamine overdose. How many
mEq of ammonium chloride should the nurse use to prepare the solution? (Enter
numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) -
✔✔✔✔✔ 100
A client with dehydration receives a prescription for an IV of Lactated Ringer's 1,000 ml
to be administered over 8 hours. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver
how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only, using whole number.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 125
A client who had a small bowel resection two weeks ago is receiving 3/4 strength
Ensure feedings 275 ml every 4 hours via nasogastric tube. 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. Round to nearest whole number if needed.) -
✔✔✔✔✔ 206
Mineral oil U.S.P 30 ml PO daily for 3 days is prescribed for a client who is experiencing
severe constipation. The dose cup is marked in tablespoons. How many tablespoons
should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 2
A healthcare provider prescribes an IV infusion of 0.9% normal saline 1,000 ml with
oxytocin (Pitocin) 30 units at a rate of 1 mu/minute for a client at 42-weeks gestation.
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.) -
✔✔✔✔✔ 2
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.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 188
The healthcare provider prescribes phytonadione (AquaMEPHYTON) 250 mcg IM to be
administered to an infant within 1 hour of admission to the nursery. A 0.5 ml ampule
labeled 2 mg in 1 ml is available. The nurse should administer how many ml? (Enter
numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest hundredth.) - ✔✔✔✔✔
0.13
A client who weighs 65 kg is receiving an infusion of Dextrose 5% in Water (D5W) 250
ml with dopamine 400 mg at 12 ml/hour. How many mcg/kg/minute is the client
receiving? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest
tenth.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 4.9
Oxytocin (Pitocin) 4 milliunits/minute IV is prescribed for a client with an ineffective
contraction pattern. To administer the prescribed dosage, the nurse adds 20 units of
oxytocin to Ringer's Lactate 1,000 ml. The infusion pump should be set to deliver how
many ml/hour. (Enter numeric value only.)
Submit - ✔✔✔✔✔ 12
A client with a gastrostomy tube (GT) receives a prescription for Osmolite 1/2 strength
enteral formula at 80 ml/hour. To prepare a 4 hour solution, the nurse should dilute the
full-strength formula with how many ml of water? (Enter numeric value only.) - ✔✔✔✔✔
160
A client scheduled for a stress echocardiogram is to receive an IV infusion of Dextrose
5% in Water (D5W) with dobutamine (Dobutrex) 0.5 grams/250 ml at a rate of 1,200
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.) -
✔✔✔✔✔ 36
The healthcare provider prescribes a continuous infusion of dextrose 5% in water with
isoproterenol (Isuprel) 2 mg in 500 ml at a rate of 5 mcg/minute for a client with cardiac
arrhythmia. 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 hundredth.)
Submit - ✔✔✔✔✔ 75
[QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
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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.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 582
The healthcare provider prescribes propofol (Diprivan) at 8 mcg/kg/minute for a client
during conscious sedation. The drug is dispensed as a econdary infusion labled, 0.9%
normal saline 50 ml with propofol 100 mg/50 ml The client's weight is 198 pounds. 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 tenth.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 21.6
An IV infusion of 0.9% normal saline 500 ml with ammonium chloride 0.2 mEq/ml is
prescribed for a client who was admitted for an amphetamine overdose. How many
mEq of ammonium chloride should the nurse use to prepare the solution? (Enter
numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) -
✔✔✔✔✔ 100
A client with dehydration receives a prescription for an IV of Lactated Ringer's 1,000 ml
to be administered over 8 hours. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver
how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only, using whole number.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 125
A client who had a small bowel resection two weeks ago is receiving 3/4 strength
Ensure feedings 275 ml every 4 hours via nasogastric tube. 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. Round to nearest whole number if needed.) -
✔✔✔✔✔ 206
Mineral oil U.S.P 30 ml PO daily for 3 days is prescribed for a client who is experiencing
severe constipation. The dose cup is marked in tablespoons. How many tablespoons
should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 2
A healthcare provider prescribes an IV infusion of 0.9% normal saline 1,000 ml with
oxytocin (Pitocin) 30 units at a rate of 1 mu/minute for a client at 42-weeks gestation.
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.) -
✔✔✔✔✔ 2
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.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 188
The healthcare provider prescribes phytonadione (AquaMEPHYTON) 250 mcg IM to be
administered to an infant within 1 hour of admission to the nursery. A 0.5 ml ampule
labeled 2 mg in 1 ml is available. The nurse should administer how many ml? (Enter
numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest hundredth.) - ✔✔✔✔✔
0.13
A client who weighs 65 kg is receiving an infusion of Dextrose 5% in Water (D5W) 250
ml with dopamine 400 mg at 12 ml/hour. How many mcg/kg/minute is the client
receiving? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest
tenth.) - ✔✔✔✔✔ 4.9
Oxytocin (Pitocin) 4 milliunits/minute IV is prescribed for a client with an ineffective
contraction pattern. To administer the prescribed dosage, the nurse adds 20 units of
oxytocin to Ringer's Lactate 1,000 ml. The infusion pump should be set to deliver how
many ml/hour. (Enter numeric value only.)
Submit - ✔✔✔✔✔ 12
A client with a gastrostomy tube (GT) receives a prescription for Osmolite 1/2 strength
enteral formula at 80 ml/hour. To prepare a 4 hour solution, the nurse should dilute the
full-strength formula with how many ml of water? (Enter numeric value only.) - ✔✔✔✔✔
160
A client scheduled for a stress echocardiogram is to receive an IV infusion of Dextrose
5% in Water (D5W) with dobutamine (Dobutrex) 0.5 grams/250 ml at a rate of 1,200
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.) -
✔✔✔✔✔ 36
The healthcare provider prescribes a continuous infusion of dextrose 5% in water with
isoproterenol (Isuprel) 2 mg in 500 ml at a rate of 5 mcg/minute for a client with cardiac
arrhythmia. 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 hundredth.)
Submit - ✔✔✔✔✔ 75
