Hesi Medical Dosage Calculation
Hesi Medical Dosage Calculation ( 53 Questions)
A pediatric client with cerebral palsy receives a prescription for a 75% enteral nutrition formula of 320 mL to infuse at 80 mL/hour via an enteral feeding pump. The formula is available full strength in a 240 mL can. To prepare the solution, the nurse should use how many mL of the enteral nutrition formula? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)
To answer this question, we need to calculate the amount of enteral nutrition formula needed to make a 75% solution of 320 mL. We can use the formula:
Amount of formula = (Desired concentration / Available concentration) x Total volume Amount of formula = (0.75 / 1) x 320
Amount of formula = 240 mL
Therefore, the nurse should use 240 mL of the enteral nutrition formula to prepare the solution. This means that the nurse will use one full can of the formula and add 80 mL of water to dilute it to 75%.
