HESI practice Dosage Calculations Questions With Complete Solutions

A client with cardiogenic shock weighs 220 lb and is receiving dopamine at the rate of 3 mcg/kg/min. The solution available is dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL of D5W. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour. (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth). correct answer: 11.3 mL/hr A client with hypertension who weighs 72.4 kg is receiving an infusion of nitroprusside (Nipride) 50 mg in D5W 250 mL at 75mL/hour. How many mcg/kg/minute is the client receiving? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth). correct answer: 3.5mcg/kg/min A client who weighs 70 kg is receiving a dopamine solution of 800 mg/500 mL normal saline at 5 mL/hour. How many mcg/kg/minute is the client receiving? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth). correct answer: 1.9 mcg/kg/min A client is receiving an IV solution of sodium chloride 0.9% (Normal Saline) 250 mL with amiodarone (Cordarone) 1 gram at 17 mL/hr. How many mg/minute of amiodarone is infusing? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth). correct answer: 1.1 mg/min A client who weighs 176 pounds is receiving an IV infusion of esmolol hydrochloride (Brevibloc) at 48 ml/hr. The IV solution is labeled with the concentration of Breviblock 10 mg/ml. How many mcg/kg/minute is the client receiving? (Enter numeric value only). correct answer: 100 mcg/kg/min The nurse is preparing the change of shift report for a client who has a 265 ml secondary infusion that started 2 hours ago at a rate of 85 ml/hr via an infusion pump. The nurse should report that how many mL remain to be infused by the oncoming nurse? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth). correct answer: 95 ml A male client receives a prescription for ondansetron hydrochloride (Zofran) 4 mg IV to prevent postoperative nausea after an inguinal hernia repair. The medication is available in 2 mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? correct answer: 2 ml A client with a gastrostomy tube (GT) receives a prescription for a 250 ml bolus feeding of Glucerna 60% enteral formula. The nurse should dilute the full strength formula with how many ml of water? correct answer: 100 ml of water The nurse is preparing to administer Hepatitis B vaccine, Recombinant (Energix-B) 5 mcg IM to a school aged child. The vaccine is labeled, 10 mcg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth). correct answer: 0.5 ml