Basic Math Ability Exam A Relias | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2023|with all pages

BASIC MATH ABILITY EXAM A RELIAS | QUESTIONS WITH

100% CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED | UPDATED 2023




1. The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000 units to be given SQ. You have on hand
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5,000 units/mL. You will administer
b b b b b b mL.-

…ANSWER>>>3000/5000 *1 b




= 0.6Ml
b




2. The surgeon orders for 75 mg of a medication to be given IV push.The medication is available in a
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concentration of 125 mg/2 mL.You will administer
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mL to the patient. (record your answer using one decimal place)
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…ANSWER>>>1.2



3. The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30]= number of units of insulin to be given. At
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1600 the patient's blood glucose is 150.You will administer
b b b b b b b b b b b units of insulin (round to the nearest
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whole number)
b b




…ANSWER>>>150-100/30

=1.66
1/7
b b

, rounded to nearest whole number = 2
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4. Your patient's blood glucose is 302 mg/dL.The sliding scale order is to administer insulin using this
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b formula: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷40]= number of units to administer.Based upon your patient's glucose,
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byou should administer
b b




units of insulin. (round to the nearest whole number)
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…ANSWER>>>302-100/40

=5.05

rounded = 5 b b




5. The physician has ordered a medication to be given 0.05 mg/kg/day in 1,000 mL of fluid.The
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b patient weighs 246 lbs.The dose added to the 1,000 mL bag of fluid should be
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b mg. (round your
b b




b answer to one decimal place)
b b b b




…ANSWER>>> 0.05*111.5 (the weight in kg) b b b b b




= 5.575mg a day
b b b




=5.6



6. The surgeon orders a medication 1.5 gms IV.The pharmacy delivers the medication as 1.5 grams in
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b 150 mL IV solution to be infused over 90 minutes. The rate of the infusion is
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…ANSWER>>>r 100 b




7. The physician orders for 1 liter of IV fluid to be given over 6 hours.The available tubing set delivers 15
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b gtts/mL. After your calculation, the set should be calibrated to deliver
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b nearest whole num- ber) …ANSWER>>>
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b https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator

2/7 b b