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BSN HESI 215 DOSAGE CALCULATION 2025
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS BRAND NEW
EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+!!
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.
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A 180-pound adult male is admitted to the Emergency Center
after receiving thermal burns to 60 percent of his body. Using the
Parkland formula of 4 ml/kg/24 hours, the client should receive
how many ml of fluid during the first 24 hours? (Enter numeric
value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole
number.) - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 19632
Using the Parkland formula, the client's fluid requirements for
the first 24 hours after injury: 4 ml lactated Ringer's solution x
Body weight (in kilograms) x Percent burn. Convert 180 pounds
to kg = .2 = 81.8 kg 4 ml x 81.8 kg x 60 = 19632 ml over the
first 24 hours.
A child who is scheduled for a kidney transplant receives a
prescription for basiliximab (Simulect) 20 mg IV 2 hours prior to
surgery. The medication is available in a 20 mg vial that is
reconstituted by adding 5 ml sterile water for injection, and
administered in a 50 ml bag of normal saline over 30 minutes.
The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how
many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 110
After reconstituting the medication vial, the nurse adds the 5 ml
of medication to the 50 ml of sterile water to result in a 55 ml
volume to infuse in 30 minutes. Using the formula, Volume/Time
= 55 ml / 0.5 hours = 110 ml/hour
A child who weighs 55 pounds receives a prescription for
atovaquone with proguanil (Malarone Pediatric) 125 mg/50 mg
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PO daily. A drug reference states that children 11 to 20 kg should
receive 1 pediatric tablet daily; 21 to 30 kg should receive 2
pediatric tablets daily; 31 to 40 kg should receive 3 pediatric
tablets daily; and greater than 40 kg should receive 1 adult tablet
daily with food. The drug is available as atovaquone 62.5
mg/proguanil 25 mg pediatric tablets. How many tablets should
the nurse administer? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 2
Calculate each drug component dose, using the formula, D/H 125
mg / 62.5 mg (atovaquone) = 2 combined with 50 mg / 25 mg
(proguanil) = 2. The child should receive 2 tablets.
A child with a urinary tract infection is receiving Cephalexin
(Keflex) 100 mg suspension PO QID. Keflex oral suspension is
labeled 125 mg in 5 ml. How many ml should the nurse
administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required,
round to the nearest tenth.) - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 4
Using the formula Desired/Have available x Quantity:
=100/125 x 5
= 500/125
= 4 ml
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
BSN HESI 215 DOSAGE CALCULATION 2025
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS BRAND NEW
EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+!!
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.
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A 180-pound adult male is admitted to the Emergency Center
after receiving thermal burns to 60 percent of his body. Using the
Parkland formula of 4 ml/kg/24 hours, the client should receive
how many ml of fluid during the first 24 hours? (Enter numeric
value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole
number.) - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 19632
Using the Parkland formula, the client's fluid requirements for
the first 24 hours after injury: 4 ml lactated Ringer's solution x
Body weight (in kilograms) x Percent burn. Convert 180 pounds
to kg = .2 = 81.8 kg 4 ml x 81.8 kg x 60 = 19632 ml over the
first 24 hours.
A child who is scheduled for a kidney transplant receives a
prescription for basiliximab (Simulect) 20 mg IV 2 hours prior to
surgery. The medication is available in a 20 mg vial that is
reconstituted by adding 5 ml sterile water for injection, and
administered in a 50 ml bag of normal saline over 30 minutes.
The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how
many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 110
After reconstituting the medication vial, the nurse adds the 5 ml
of medication to the 50 ml of sterile water to result in a 55 ml
volume to infuse in 30 minutes. Using the formula, Volume/Time
= 55 ml / 0.5 hours = 110 ml/hour
A child who weighs 55 pounds receives a prescription for
atovaquone with proguanil (Malarone Pediatric) 125 mg/50 mg
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PO daily. A drug reference states that children 11 to 20 kg should
receive 1 pediatric tablet daily; 21 to 30 kg should receive 2
pediatric tablets daily; 31 to 40 kg should receive 3 pediatric
tablets daily; and greater than 40 kg should receive 1 adult tablet
daily with food. The drug is available as atovaquone 62.5
mg/proguanil 25 mg pediatric tablets. How many tablets should
the nurse administer? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 2
Calculate each drug component dose, using the formula, D/H 125
mg / 62.5 mg (atovaquone) = 2 combined with 50 mg / 25 mg
(proguanil) = 2. The child should receive 2 tablets.
A child with a urinary tract infection is receiving Cephalexin
(Keflex) 100 mg suspension PO QID. Keflex oral suspension is
labeled 125 mg in 5 ml. How many ml should the nurse
administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required,
round to the nearest tenth.) - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 4
Using the formula Desired/Have available x Quantity:
=100/125 x 5
= 500/125
= 4 ml
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
