BASIC MATH ABILITY EXAM A RELIAS QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE 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.
Accurate 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) Accurate 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).
Accurate 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) Accurate
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)
Accurate 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. Accurate Answer - 100
ACCURATE 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.
Accurate 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) Accurate 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).
Accurate 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) Accurate
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)
Accurate 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. Accurate Answer - 100
