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The exam is likely using the more accurate 29.5735mL/oz conversion, because I get 420 with that factor.
Will that be used on the actual HESI test instead of 30 mL/oz? I dont think it is fair and honest for the actual HESI Assesment book I ordered to not include the conversion used in the Practice Hesi exam.
Will that be used on the actual HESI test instead of 30 mL/oz? I dont think it is fair and honest for the actual HESI Assesment book I ordered to not include the conversion used in the Practice Hesi exam.
You should know the conversion or look it up. "Not fair" will not get you far in life.
Welcome to HESI/ATI you catch the mistakes and they never fix them...
Again, this is not an error. Forty-eight oinces, multiplied by 29.5735 mL/ounce is 1419.528 ounces. The error was made by yhe OP in her choice to use the more convenient 30 nL/ounce conversion.
OP, in my opinion, when doing any calculations (conversions, dosing calvulations, etc.), always use the most detailed conversion factor available, and never round your results until you have completed all calculations. While not doing so with adults will likely not matter, it can be clinically significant if you work with neonatal or pediatric patients.
Aedyl
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This is the question sample on the official HESI practice exam from the evolve.elsevier.com website:
I answered "440" which was marked as "incorrect". The "correct" answer is 420. I don't understand where that number is coming from, considering that I used the official practice Hesi asses book's (edition 4) conversion chart.
The conversions I used were:
1 cup=8oz
1 oz=30mL
1pt=2 cups
Eventually, I added 480 mL three times and then got my answer of 1440mL and then subtracted 1000 mL from that number.
Where does 420 come from as the answer??? Was the question based on a non-rounded conversion equation?