BASIC MATH ABILITY EXAM LATEST 2026 WITH
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉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
=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)
Answer: 13
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉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
=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)
Answer: 13
