med math practice questions with correct answers
A patient is to receive 1gm Ancef in 100mL NS to infuse over 30
minutes.
What rate will you set the IV pump to deliver? Correct Answer-200
Is the following true or false
2 fl oz = 45 mL Correct Answer-False
3 tbsp = how many mL? Correct Answer-45
Ramipiril tablets is labeled 2.5 mg. You gave 4 tablets.
How many total mg did you give? Correct Answer-10
Levothyroxine is supplied in 300 mcg tablets.
The provider ordered 0.3 mg PO daily.
How many tablets will you give? Correct Answer-1
You should give 7.5 mL of nystatin from an oral suspension bottle
labeled nystatin 100,000 units/mL
How many units will you be giving? Correct Answer-750000
, The nurse is calculating a medication dosage using the metric system. A
vial contains 1 mL of fluid, and the nurse calculates the correct dosage
to be half of the medication in the vial. How should the nurse document
the correct dosage? Correct Answer-0.5 mL
The patient has been ordered to receive parenteral nutrition (PN) but will
require the nutritional therapy to continue for several months. Which
route is most important for the nurse to consider? Correct Answer-
Central venous access device (CVAD)
(allows for higher concentration of nutrients)
A patient receives the usual dose of a medication for the first time and
develops severe hypotension and bradycardia. The nurse reports this
event as an __________ type of medication action. Correct Answer-
adverse drug effect
The intended or desired physiological response to a medication is known
as its ____________. Correct Answer-therapeutic effect
The patient reports taking an opioid medication in large dosages for the
past several years. While in the hospital, the patient is not prescribed the
medication and develops tachycardia, hypertension, sweating, and
tremors. He becomes confused and experiences visual hallucinations.
The nurse recognizes these signs as indicative of _____________.
Correct Answer-physical dependence
The prescriber orders an IV antibiotic every 8 hours. The nurse
administers the medication at 0900. The medication's onset of action is 5
A patient is to receive 1gm Ancef in 100mL NS to infuse over 30
minutes.
What rate will you set the IV pump to deliver? Correct Answer-200
Is the following true or false
2 fl oz = 45 mL Correct Answer-False
3 tbsp = how many mL? Correct Answer-45
Ramipiril tablets is labeled 2.5 mg. You gave 4 tablets.
How many total mg did you give? Correct Answer-10
Levothyroxine is supplied in 300 mcg tablets.
The provider ordered 0.3 mg PO daily.
How many tablets will you give? Correct Answer-1
You should give 7.5 mL of nystatin from an oral suspension bottle
labeled nystatin 100,000 units/mL
How many units will you be giving? Correct Answer-750000
, The nurse is calculating a medication dosage using the metric system. A
vial contains 1 mL of fluid, and the nurse calculates the correct dosage
to be half of the medication in the vial. How should the nurse document
the correct dosage? Correct Answer-0.5 mL
The patient has been ordered to receive parenteral nutrition (PN) but will
require the nutritional therapy to continue for several months. Which
route is most important for the nurse to consider? Correct Answer-
Central venous access device (CVAD)
(allows for higher concentration of nutrients)
A patient receives the usual dose of a medication for the first time and
develops severe hypotension and bradycardia. The nurse reports this
event as an __________ type of medication action. Correct Answer-
adverse drug effect
The intended or desired physiological response to a medication is known
as its ____________. Correct Answer-therapeutic effect
The patient reports taking an opioid medication in large dosages for the
past several years. While in the hospital, the patient is not prescribed the
medication and develops tachycardia, hypertension, sweating, and
tremors. He becomes confused and experiences visual hallucinations.
The nurse recognizes these signs as indicative of _____________.
Correct Answer-physical dependence
The prescriber orders an IV antibiotic every 8 hours. The nurse
administers the medication at 0900. The medication's onset of action is 5
