Basic Math Ability Exam A
Relias
The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000 units to be
givenon
have SQ.hand
You 5,000 units/mL. You will administer mL. correct
answers
3000/5000
*1
=
0.6mL
The surgeon orders for 75 mg of a medication to be given IV push. The
medication
available in is
a concentration of 125 mg/2 mL. You will administer mL to the
patient.
(record your answer using one decimal place) correct
answers 1.2
The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30]= number of units
of insulin
be given. to
At 1600 the patient's blood glucose is 150. You will administer
units of
insulin (round to the nearest whole number). correct answers
150-100/30
=1.6
6
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 answers 302-
100/40
=5.0
5
rounded =
5
The physician has ordered a medication to be given 0.05 mg/kg/day in
1,000The
fluid. mL patient
of 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 answers
(the weight in
0.05*111.5
kg)
= 5.575mg a
day
=5.
6
The surgeon orders a medication 1.5 gms IV. The pharmacy delivers the
medication
1.5 grams inas150 mL IV solution to be infused over 90 minutes. The rate of
the infusion
is mL/hr. correct answers
100
The physician orders for 1 liter of IV fluid to be given over 6 hours. The
available
set tubing
delivers 15 gtts/mL. After your calculation, the set should be
calibratedgtts/min. (round to the nearest whole number) correct
to deliver
https:// answers
www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
=4
2
Relias
The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000 units to be
givenon
have SQ.hand
You 5,000 units/mL. You will administer mL. correct
answers
3000/5000
*1
=
0.6mL
The surgeon orders for 75 mg of a medication to be given IV push. The
medication
available in is
a concentration of 125 mg/2 mL. You will administer mL to the
patient.
(record your answer using one decimal place) correct
answers 1.2
The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30]= number of units
of insulin
be given. to
At 1600 the patient's blood glucose is 150. You will administer
units of
insulin (round to the nearest whole number). correct answers
150-100/30
=1.6
6
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 answers 302-
100/40
=5.0
5
rounded =
5
The physician has ordered a medication to be given 0.05 mg/kg/day in
1,000The
fluid. mL patient
of 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 answers
(the weight in
0.05*111.5
kg)
= 5.575mg a
day
=5.
6
The surgeon orders a medication 1.5 gms IV. The pharmacy delivers the
medication
1.5 grams inas150 mL IV solution to be infused over 90 minutes. The rate of
the infusion
is mL/hr. correct answers
100
The physician orders for 1 liter of IV fluid to be given over 6 hours. The
available
set tubing
delivers 15 gtts/mL. After your calculation, the set should be
calibratedgtts/min. (round to the nearest whole number) correct
to deliver
https:// answers
www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
=4
2
