Basic Math Ability Exam 2026 Questions
and 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. - 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) - 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
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, 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
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and 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. - 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) - 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
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, 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
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