BASIC MATH ABILITY EXAM A
RELIAS QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Denning
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
, The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000 units to be given SQ. You have on hand 5,000
units/mL. You will administer _______mL. -Answer:3000/5000 *1
= 0.6mL
The surgeon orders for 75 mg of a medication to be given IV push. The medication is available in a
concentration of 125 mg/2 mL. You will administer ____mL to the patient. (record your answer using
one decimal place) -Answer:1.2
The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30]= number of units of insulin to be given. At 1600
the patient's blood glucose is 150. You will administer _____ units of insulin (round to the nearest whole
number). -Answer:150-100/30
=1.66
rounded to nearest whole number = 2
Your patient's blood glucose is 302 mg/dL. The sliding scale order is to administer insulin using this
formula: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷40]= number of units to administer. Based upon your patient's glucose,
you should administer ____ units of insulin. (round to the nearest whole number) -Answer:302-100/40
=5.05
rounded = 5
The physician has ordered a medication to be given 0.05 mg/kg/day in 1,000 mL of fluid. The patient
weighs 246 lbs. The dose added to the 1,000 mL bag of fluid should be _____ mg. (round your answer to
one decimal place) -Answer:0.05*111.5 (the weight in kg)
= 5.575mg a day
=5.6
The surgeon orders a medication 1.5 gms IV. The pharmacy delivers the medication as 1.5 grams in 150
mL IV solution to be infused over 90 minutes. The rate of the infusion is____mL/hr. -Answer:100
The physician orders for 1 liter of IV fluid to be given over 6 hours. The available tubing set delivers 15
gtts/mL. After your calculation, the set should be calibrated to deliver _______ gtts/min. (round to the
nearest whole number) -Answer:https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
RELIAS QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Denning
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
, The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000 units to be given SQ. You have on hand 5,000
units/mL. You will administer _______mL. -Answer:3000/5000 *1
= 0.6mL
The surgeon orders for 75 mg of a medication to be given IV push. The medication is available in a
concentration of 125 mg/2 mL. You will administer ____mL to the patient. (record your answer using
one decimal place) -Answer:1.2
The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30]= number of units of insulin to be given. At 1600
the patient's blood glucose is 150. You will administer _____ units of insulin (round to the nearest whole
number). -Answer:150-100/30
=1.66
rounded to nearest whole number = 2
Your patient's blood glucose is 302 mg/dL. The sliding scale order is to administer insulin using this
formula: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷40]= number of units to administer. Based upon your patient's glucose,
you should administer ____ units of insulin. (round to the nearest whole number) -Answer:302-100/40
=5.05
rounded = 5
The physician has ordered a medication to be given 0.05 mg/kg/day in 1,000 mL of fluid. The patient
weighs 246 lbs. The dose added to the 1,000 mL bag of fluid should be _____ mg. (round your answer to
one decimal place) -Answer:0.05*111.5 (the weight in kg)
= 5.575mg a day
=5.6
The surgeon orders a medication 1.5 gms IV. The pharmacy delivers the medication as 1.5 grams in 150
mL IV solution to be infused over 90 minutes. The rate of the infusion is____mL/hr. -Answer:100
The physician orders for 1 liter of IV fluid to be given over 6 hours. The available tubing set delivers 15
gtts/mL. After your calculation, the set should be calibrated to deliver _______ gtts/min. (round to the
nearest whole number) -Answer:https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
