NURS 20030 MATH PRACTICE PROBLEMS EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST
UPDATE 2026
42 mL/hr - Answers The physician orders 500 mL D5W to infuse over 12 hours. What rate in mL/hr
should the nurse set on the intravenous (IV) infusion pump?
125 mL/hr - Answers Physician order: 2 L of D5 0.45%NS over 16 hours
What is the IV rate in mL/hr?
50 gtts/min - Answers 500 mL of D5W is to infuse over 10 hours. No pump is available. Calculate the
IV rate in gtts/min with micro drop tubing that delivers 60 gtts/mL.
14 gtts/min - Answers Order: 2 L 0.9% NaCl over 24 hours
Tubing drop factor: 10 gtts/mL
How many gtts/min will be delivered?
8 hours - Answers 1000 mL of D5W is infusing at 125 mL/hr. How many hours will the IV infuse?
8.33 hours - Answers Order: 500 mL 0.45%NaCl @ 60 mL/hr
How many hours will the IV run?
6 mL - Answers A 2 gm vial of medication is reconstituted with 11.5 mL of sterile water resulting in a
concentration of 250 mg per 1.5 mL. The nurse is to administer 1 g. How many mL will the nurse
administer?
5 mL - Answers Order: Ceftriaxone 500 mg
Supply: 1 gm vial of powder
Reconstituted with 9.6 mL of 0.9%NaCl for a concentration of 100 mg/mL.
How many mL will the nurse administer?
8.4 mL - Answers The patient is ordered 60 mcg/kg of a medication. The medication bottle reads 500
mcg/mL. The patient weighs 154 lbs. How many mL will the patient recieve?
4 mL - Answers Order: 50 mg/kg of a medication
Supply: 1 g/mL
Weight of patient: 80 kg
How many mL will the nurse administer?
1.5 mL - Answers Order: atropine sulfate 0.6 mg IM
Supply: 0.4 mg/mL
How many mL will the nurse administer?
2 mL - Answers A 1 g of a medication is ordered. The medication comes in a vial labeled 500 mg/mL.
How many mL of the medication will the nurse administer?
1,440 mL intake - Answers The day shift (0700-1500) nurse has recorded the patient's intake and
output for the shift as:
IV fluids of 0.9% NaCl at 90 mL/hr
2 cups of orange juice
6 ounces of coffee for breakfast
4 tbsp of oral medication
800 mL of urine
What is the patient's intake for the shift in mL?
102.2 degrees F - Answers The nurse records the patient's temperature at 39 degrees C. Calculate the
patient's temperature in F.
39.2 degrees C - Answers The nurse records the patient's temperature at 102.6 degrees F. Calculate
the patient's temperature in C.
400 mL/hr - Answers A physician orders 200 mL D5W to infuse 30 minutes. At what rate will the
nurse set the intravenous (IV) infusion pump?
10 mL/hr - Answers Order: Heparin 1000 units per hour IV
Supply: 25,000 units in 250 mL D5W
What is the rate for the intravenous (IV) infusion pump?
33 gtts/min - Answers Order: 1000 mL Lactated Ringers (LR) over 10 hours.
Available: macrodrip-20 gtts/mL
Calculate the gtts/min
25 hours - Answers IV of D5W infusing at 40 mL/hr.
How long will the 1000 mL bag of solution take to infuse?
UPDATE 2026
42 mL/hr - Answers The physician orders 500 mL D5W to infuse over 12 hours. What rate in mL/hr
should the nurse set on the intravenous (IV) infusion pump?
125 mL/hr - Answers Physician order: 2 L of D5 0.45%NS over 16 hours
What is the IV rate in mL/hr?
50 gtts/min - Answers 500 mL of D5W is to infuse over 10 hours. No pump is available. Calculate the
IV rate in gtts/min with micro drop tubing that delivers 60 gtts/mL.
14 gtts/min - Answers Order: 2 L 0.9% NaCl over 24 hours
Tubing drop factor: 10 gtts/mL
How many gtts/min will be delivered?
8 hours - Answers 1000 mL of D5W is infusing at 125 mL/hr. How many hours will the IV infuse?
8.33 hours - Answers Order: 500 mL 0.45%NaCl @ 60 mL/hr
How many hours will the IV run?
6 mL - Answers A 2 gm vial of medication is reconstituted with 11.5 mL of sterile water resulting in a
concentration of 250 mg per 1.5 mL. The nurse is to administer 1 g. How many mL will the nurse
administer?
5 mL - Answers Order: Ceftriaxone 500 mg
Supply: 1 gm vial of powder
Reconstituted with 9.6 mL of 0.9%NaCl for a concentration of 100 mg/mL.
How many mL will the nurse administer?
8.4 mL - Answers The patient is ordered 60 mcg/kg of a medication. The medication bottle reads 500
mcg/mL. The patient weighs 154 lbs. How many mL will the patient recieve?
4 mL - Answers Order: 50 mg/kg of a medication
Supply: 1 g/mL
Weight of patient: 80 kg
How many mL will the nurse administer?
1.5 mL - Answers Order: atropine sulfate 0.6 mg IM
Supply: 0.4 mg/mL
How many mL will the nurse administer?
2 mL - Answers A 1 g of a medication is ordered. The medication comes in a vial labeled 500 mg/mL.
How many mL of the medication will the nurse administer?
1,440 mL intake - Answers The day shift (0700-1500) nurse has recorded the patient's intake and
output for the shift as:
IV fluids of 0.9% NaCl at 90 mL/hr
2 cups of orange juice
6 ounces of coffee for breakfast
4 tbsp of oral medication
800 mL of urine
What is the patient's intake for the shift in mL?
102.2 degrees F - Answers The nurse records the patient's temperature at 39 degrees C. Calculate the
patient's temperature in F.
39.2 degrees C - Answers The nurse records the patient's temperature at 102.6 degrees F. Calculate
the patient's temperature in C.
400 mL/hr - Answers A physician orders 200 mL D5W to infuse 30 minutes. At what rate will the
nurse set the intravenous (IV) infusion pump?
10 mL/hr - Answers Order: Heparin 1000 units per hour IV
Supply: 25,000 units in 250 mL D5W
What is the rate for the intravenous (IV) infusion pump?
33 gtts/min - Answers Order: 1000 mL Lactated Ringers (LR) over 10 hours.
Available: macrodrip-20 gtts/mL
Calculate the gtts/min
25 hours - Answers IV of D5W infusing at 40 mL/hr.
How long will the 1000 mL bag of solution take to infuse?
