HESI Dosage Calculation 2022
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50 Real HESI QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS!
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Dose is 0.5 mg x kg m m m m m
Child’s weight is in pounds, so we have to convert it to k
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g
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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mthat’s the 1st part to get into the final part of the questi
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on which is how many ml should be administered? In oth
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er words, to get 9.5 mg delivered, how many mL should
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be given?
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The key answer is how much solution, ampule, syrup ….
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you have (in other words, the fixed amount of medicine
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that would be supplied for you from the pharmacy)
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So here we have 25 mg / mL in each ampule, and we nee
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d to give 9.5 mg, if you arrange it in an equation, it will b
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e:
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: the healthcare provider prescribes captopril 37.5 mg
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PO daily. The medication is available in 25 mg tablets. How ma
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ny tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric only, if
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rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth).
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This should be the easiest questions and sometimes you don’t
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even need to use the calculator, imagine you have a medicine r
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egardless of its name, and it comes in strength of 25 mg, you n
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eed to give 37.5 mg, both are same units, so your main concer
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n is how to get 37.5 out of 25? just divide them! And you will g
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et 1.5 tablets! Easy and straight!
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After you have the answer, just double check yourself, and ima
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gine you have the medicine next to you, and you have 1 tablet
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of 25 mg and half tablet of 25 mg which is 12.5mg, add them t
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ogether, 25 + 12.5 = 37.5, which what we need! So your answe
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r is correct!
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Let’s move to the next question!
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Question: The PN administers amoxicillin/clavulanate 500 mg P
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O every 8 hours to a client with a staphylococcus infection. In a
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m24 hour period. How many mg of amoxicillin/clavulanate shoul
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d the client receive?
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(Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round t
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o the whole number.)
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If you don’t have a good pharmacology/microbiology backgrou
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nd, don’t freak out! Just ignore the name of medications/bacte
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ria. 99% they have nothing to do in calculation questions!
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Just understand the question and you will have the answer by
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your self! m
You are talking a medicine with a strength of 500 mg every 8 h
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ours, how many mg you will take in 24 hours?
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So in other word, how many 8 hours are there in 24 hours? 3!
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500 mg x 3 = 1500 mg!
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Easy!
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50 Real HESI QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS!
m m m m m
EACH PAGE HAS A QUESTION, IF
m m m m m m
THE SCREENSHOT IS NOT CLEAR,
m m m m m
THE QUESTION WILLBE RE-TYPED
m m m
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND HOW EACH Q
m m m m m
UESTIONIS SOLVED, FOR THAT I INCL m m m m m
UDED THE WAY OF SOLVING IT, YOU MI
m m m m m m m
GHT FIND DIFFERENT NUMBERS IN T
m m m m m
HE EXAM. m
GOOD LUCK! m
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, 1
Dose is 0.5 mg x kg m m m m m
Child’s weight is in pounds, so we have to convert it to k
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g
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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----------------
mthat’s the 1st part to get into the final part of the questi
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on which is how many ml should be administered? In oth
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er words, to get 9.5 mg delivered, how many mL should
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be given?
m
The key answer is how much solution, ampule, syrup ….
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you have (in other words, the fixed amount of medicine
m m m m m m m m m m
that would be supplied for you from the pharmacy)
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So here we have 25 mg / mL in each ampule, and we nee
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d to give 9.5 mg, if you arrange it in an equation, it will b
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e:
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: the healthcare provider prescribes captopril 37.5 mg
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PO daily. The medication is available in 25 mg tablets. How ma
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ny tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric only, if
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rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth).
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This should be the easiest questions and sometimes you don’t
m m m m m m m m m m
even need to use the calculator, imagine you have a medicine r
m m m m m m m m m m m
egardless of its name, and it comes in strength of 25 mg, you n
m m m m m m m m m m m m m
eed to give 37.5 mg, both are same units, so your main concer
m m m m m m m m m m m m
n is how to get 37.5 out of 25? just divide them! And you will g
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
et 1.5 tablets! Easy and straight!
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After you have the answer, just double check yourself, and ima
m m m m m m m m m m
gine you have the medicine next to you, and you have 1 tablet
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of 25 mg and half tablet of 25 mg which is 12.5mg, add them t
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ogether, 25 + 12.5 = 37.5, which what we need! So your answe
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r is correct!
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Let’s move to the next question!
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, 3
Question: The PN administers amoxicillin/clavulanate 500 mg P
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O every 8 hours to a client with a staphylococcus infection. In a
m m m m m m m m m m m m
m24 hour period. How many mg of amoxicillin/clavulanate shoul
m m m m m m m m
d the client receive?
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(Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round t
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o the whole number.)
m m m
If you don’t have a good pharmacology/microbiology backgrou
m m m m m m m
nd, don’t freak out! Just ignore the name of medications/bacte
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ria. 99% they have nothing to do in calculation questions!
m m m m m m m m m
Just understand the question and you will have the answer by
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your self! m
You are talking a medicine with a strength of 500 mg every 8 h
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ours, how many mg you will take in 24 hours?
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So in other word, how many 8 hours are there in 24 hours? 3!
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500 mg x 3 = 1500 mg!
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Easy!
Next…
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