Basic Math Ability Exam ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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
