HESI RN Dosage Calculation IV Proctored Exam Practice Questions

The healthcare provider prescribes cefazolin 800 mg IM every 6 hours. The available vial is labeled, "Cefazolin 1 gram," and the instructions for reconstitution state, "For IM use, add 2.5 mL sterile water for injection to provide a total volume of 3.0 mL." How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The nurse is preparing a client's dose of an IM analgesic in a single syringe. The prescription is hydromorphone 4 mg and hydroxyzine 25 mg. The hydromorphone is available in a 10 mg/ml, ampule, and the hydroxyzine is available in a 50 mg/ml, vial. How many total mL should the nurse administer? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A client is receiving IV dextrose 5% in water (DSW) at 125 mL/hour and a secondary infusion of pantoprazole 40 mg IV daily. The pharmacy provides a 110 mL premixed solution of pantoprazole to be infused over 15 minutes. The nurse should program the secondary infusion to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numeric value only.)

The healthcare provider prescribes acyclovir 800 mg by mouth (PO) every 6 hours for an adolescent with chicken pox. The medication is available in 400 mg tablets PO. How many tablets should the nurse administer to the client every 24 hours? (Enter the numeric value only.)

A 9-year-old child who weighs 66 lb is to receive gentamicin sulfate 2 mg/kg/dose every 8 hours for an Escherichia coli urinary tract infection. How many mg per dose should this child receive? (Enter numeric value only.)

The pharmacy delivers an IV infusion of sodium chloride 100 mL with regular insulin 50 units for a client in diabetic ketoacidosis. The prescription rate is 10 units/hour. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numeric value only.)

A client receives a prescription for IV ciprofloxacin 400 mg every 12 hours, which is to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains ciprofloxacin 400 mg in dextrose 5% in water (DSW) 200 mL. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver? (Enter numerical value only)

The healthcare provider prescribes filgrastim 5 mcg/kg/day subcutaneously (SubQ) for a client who weighs 132 pounds and has just completed chemotherapy. The medication is available in 480 mcg/0.8 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth).

A client receives a prescription for 1 liter of lactated Ringer's IV to be infused over 8 hours. The IV administration set delivers 10 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

The healthcare provider prescribes epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg IM for an adolescent with an acute asthma episode who weighs 110 pounds. The available medication is labeled, 1 mg/ml.. Based on the client's weight, how many mL should the nurse administer to this client? (Enter numerical value only, rounded to the nearest tenth.)

A child with growth failure is receiving somatropin (rDNA origin) 1.25 mg subcutaneously (subQ) daily. The nurse reconstitutes the vial with 5 mL of bacteriostatic water for injection to yield a solution concentration of 5 mg/mL. How many ml. should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest hundredth.)

A client is receiving heparin IV at a rate of 1,800 units/hour. The IV solution is labeled, "Heparin sodium 20,000 units in 5% dextrose Injection 500 mL." After receiving the partial thromboplastin time (PTT) result, the healthcare provider prescribes an increase of 5 ml/hour in the IV rate. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numeric value only.)