BASIC MATH ABILITY EXAM A RELIAS
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
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. - correct 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) - correct 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). - correct 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) - correct 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) - correct 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. -
correct 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) - correct answer
✔✔https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
=42
Your patient's blood sugar is 201 mg/dL. The sliding scale insulin order says to use the following
formula to calculate the number of units to administer: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30+10]= number
of units to administer. Based upon your patient's blood sugar, the nurse should administer
____units of insulin.(round to the nearest whole number) - correct answer ✔✔13
The patient is to receive 1,000 mL of IVF over 8 hours. The IV set delivers 15 gtts/mL. The drip
rate will be ______gtts/min.(round to the nearest whole number) - correct answer ✔✔31
https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
An IV piggyback (IVPB) of 10,000 units/100 mL is to be given over 45 minutes. The pump should
programmed to deliver _____mL/hr.(round to the nearest whole number) - correct answer
✔✔133
https://www.manuelsweb.com/IVrate.htm
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
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. - correct 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) - correct 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). - correct 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) - correct 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) - correct 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. -
correct 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) - correct answer
✔✔https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
=42
Your patient's blood sugar is 201 mg/dL. The sliding scale insulin order says to use the following
formula to calculate the number of units to administer: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30+10]= number
of units to administer. Based upon your patient's blood sugar, the nurse should administer
____units of insulin.(round to the nearest whole number) - correct answer ✔✔13
The patient is to receive 1,000 mL of IVF over 8 hours. The IV set delivers 15 gtts/mL. The drip
rate will be ______gtts/min.(round to the nearest whole number) - correct answer ✔✔31
https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
An IV piggyback (IVPB) of 10,000 units/100 mL is to be given over 45 minutes. The pump should
programmed to deliver _____mL/hr.(round to the nearest whole number) - correct answer
✔✔133
https://www.manuelsweb.com/IVrate.htm
