RN ADVANCED MATH ABILITY A Questions with Right Rationales

RN ADVANCED MATH ABILITY A Questions with Right Rationales The physician has ordered an IV medication to infuse at 5 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 175 lbs. The medication is avalible in the following concentration 400 mg/250ml. The rate should be ___ ml/hr. (Record using one decimal place) - Ans: 14.9 A patient weighs 630 grams and has a glucose level of 208. The physician has ordered insulin 0.2 units/kg for a glucose 200. Insulin is available in the following concentration: 0.5 units/mL. The dose to be given would be ____ mL. (Record using two decimal places) - Ans: 0.25 The physician orders for 1 liter of IV fluid to be given over 6 hours. The available tubing set delivers 15 gets/mL. After your calculation, the set should be calibrated to deliver _____ gets/min. (Round to the nearest whole number) - Ans: 42 The physician has ordered 100 mcg of medication IVP. It is available in a pre-mixed syringe with a concentration on 1mg/mL. You will give ___ mL. (record your answer using one decimal place) - Ans: 0.1 The physician has ordered a medication 5 mg/kg IV. The patient weighs 865 grams. The medication vial contains 10 mg/mL. The dose to be given would be ____ mL. (record your answer using two decimal places) - Ans: 0.43 The physician has ordered a medication drip at 103 units/kg/hr. The medication is supplied in 25,000 units/500 mL. Your patient weighs 220 lbs. You should administer ____ mL/hr. - Ans: 206 A medication is ordered as an IV drip at 3 units/kg/hr for a patient weighing 108 kg. The concentration of the medication is 2 units/mL. The drip should be set at ____ mL/hr. - Ans: 162 Your patients blood glucose is 302. The sliding scale order is to administer insulin using this formula: [FORMULA: (BG-100)+40]= number of units to administer. Based upon your patients BG you should administer ___ units of insulin. (round to the nearest whole number) - Ans: 5 The physician orders a medication infusion of 900 units/hr. Your IV has 12,500 units of medication in 250 mLs. You would deliver ___ mL's/hr. - Ans: 18 Your patient is receiving an IV medication at 50 mL/hour. The concentration is 400 mg/500mL. Patient weighs 180 lbs. The patient is receiving ___ mcg/kg/min. (round to the nearest whole number) - Ans: 8 The physician orders a medication to be administered at 0.9 mg/kg IV. The patient weighs 130 lbs. You are administering ___ mg of the medication. (record your answer using one decimal place) - Ans: 53.2 The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA: (BG-100)+30]= number of units of insulin to be given. At 1600 the patients BG is 150. You will administer ___ units of insulin(round to the nearest whole number) - Ans: 2 The physician has ordered a continuous pain medication to be delivered at 25 mcg/kg/hour. The available concentration is 8 mcg/mL. Your patient weighs 155 lbs. You should deliver ___ mL's/hr. (round to the nearest whole number) - Ans: 220 The physician orders a bolus of a medication, using the protocol of 35 units/kg. The patient weighs 220 lbs. The patient should receive ___ units as a bolus. - Ans: 3500 Your patients blood sugar is 201. 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 patients BG the nurse should administer ___ units of insulin. (round to the nearest whole number) - Ans: 13 The physician orders 1 g of a drug. The pharmacy sent 250 mg tablets. How many tablets would you administer? - Ans: 4 The physician has written an order for a medication bolus of 60 units/kg IV. Your patient weighs 80 kg. You will administer ___ units to this patient. - Ans: 4800 The patient weighs 700 grams. You are given orders to administer 1 mEq/kg IV.The medication is available in 0.5 mEq/mL. The dose to be given would be ___ mL. (record your answer using one decimal place) - Ans: 1.4 Your patient is receiving 37.5 mcg of a medication. This is equivalent to ___ mg of medication. (record your answer using two decimal places) - Ans: 0.04 A medication is infusing at 28 mL/hour. The concentration of the medication is 50 mg/250mL D5W. The patient is receiving ___ mcg/min. (record your answer using one decimal place) - Ans: 93.3 The patient weighs 1060 grams. The physician has ordered a medication 2 mcg/kg IV. The medication is available in the following concentration: 1 mcg/0.1mL. The dose to be given would be ___ mL's. (record your answer using two decimal places - Ans: 0.21 Your patient weighs 150 kg. The ordered dose is 3 mEq/kg/hr to be given over 1 hour. The available concentration of the medication is 1 mEq/mL. Over a one hour period ___ mL will be administered. - Ans: 450 A medication drip is ordered at 13 units/kg/hr. The patient weighs 50 kg. The medication is available in a concentration of 25000 units/500 ml. The medication should be infused at ___ ml per hour. - Ans: 13 The physician has ordered a medication to be given 0.05 mg/kg/day in 1000 mL of fluid. The patient weighs 246 lbs. The dose added to the 1000 ml bag of fluid should be ___ mg. (round your answer to one decimal place) - Ans: 5.6 The physician orders 0.3 g of a drug q12 hours PO. The drug is available in 150 mg caplets. The nurse will administer ___ caplets to the patient. - Ans: 2 The physician orders a medication to be administered at 0.9 mg/kg IV. 10% of the total dose is to be given as a bolus. The patient weighs 130 lbs. There will be ___ mg administered in the bolus dos. (record your answer using one decimal place) - Ans: 5.3 The physician orders a medication to be given at 1 mg/kg/day. The patient weighs 265 lbs. The medication is avalible as 100 mg/ml. You should administer ___ ml of the medication. (record your answer using one decimal place) - Ans: 1.2 The physician orders 120 units/kg of a medication. The dose is available is 10000 units/ml. The patient weighs 70 kg. The nurse will administer ___ ml of medication. (record your answer using one decimal place) - Ans: 0.8