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Gray Morris's Calculate with Confidence, Canadian Edition
Tania N. Killian, RN, CCN, BScN, BEd, MEd
2nd Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Fractions 1
Chapter 02 Decimals 7
Chapter 03 Ratio and Proportion 12
Chapter 04 Percentages 15
Chapter 05 Standardizing Measurement Systems 18
Chapter 06 Converting Within and Between Systems 28
Chapter 07 Additional Conversions Useful in the Health Care Setting 32
Chapter 08 Medication Administration 37
Chapter 09 Understanding and Interpreting Medication Orders 40
Chapter 10 Medication Administration Records and Drug Distribution Systems 44
Chapter 11 Reading Medication Labels 56
Chapter 12 Dosage Calculation Using the Ratio and Proportion Method 68
Chapter 13 Dosage Calculation Using the Formula Method 71
Chapter 14 Dosage Calculation Using the Dimensional Analysis Method 74
Chapter 15 Oral Medications 77
Chapter 16 Parenteral Medications 90
Chapter 17 Reconstitution of Solutions 102
Chapter 18 Insulin 107
Chapter 19 Intravenous Solutions and Equipment 112
Chapter 20 Intravenous Calculations 117
Chapter 21 Heparin Calculations 122
Chapter 22 Pediatric and Adult Dosage Calculations Based on Weight 129
Chapter 23 Critical Care Calculations 138
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Chapter 01: Fractions
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COMPLETION
1. Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
54/81 = ___________
ANS: 2/3
2. Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
105/135 = ___________
ANS: 7/9
3. Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
39/65 = ___________
ANS: 3/5
4. Change the following improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. If the answer is a mixed
number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
325/16 = ___________
ANS:
5. Change the following improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. If the answer is a mixed
number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
1,500/100 = ___________
ANS: 15
6. Change the following improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. If the answer is a mixed
number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
193/62 = ___________
ANS:
7. Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
= ___________
ANS: 97/8
8. Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
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= ___________
ANS: 89/3
9. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
1/12 + 6/12 + 5/12 = ___________
ANS: 1
10. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
3/8 – 1/3 = ___________
ANS: 1/24
11. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
4/5 5/16 = ___________
ANS: 1/4
12. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
1/12 1/15 = ___________
ANS: 1/180
13. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
3/5 ÷ 5 = ___________
ANS: 3/25
14. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
1/100 ÷ 1/200 = ___________
ANS: 2
15. Indicate which fraction is the largest.
1/100, 1/150, 1/200: ___________
ANS: 1/100
16. Arrange the following fractions from smallest to largest. After each fraction place a comma
followed by a space.
1/6, 1/5, 1/8, 1/4, 1/3: ___________
ANS: 1/8, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3
17. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms.
1/5 + 1/2 + 1/4 = ___________
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ANS: 19/20
18. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
ANS:
19. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
15/3 = ________
ANS:
20. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
56 ÷ 9/20 = _________
ANS:
21. Indicate the largest number in the following set.
5/6, 5/8: ___________
ANS: 5/6
22. Indicate the largest number in the following set.
1/30, 1/4, 1/150: ___________
ANS: 1/4
23. Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
34/102 = ___________
ANS: 1/3
24. Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
60/1200 = ___________
ANS: 1/20
25. Express the following improper fraction as a mixed number. Reduce it to its lowest terms.
With a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
24/18 = ___________
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26. Express the following improper fraction as a mixed number. Reduce it to its lowest terms.
With a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
15/13 = ___________
ANS:
27. Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
= ___________
ANS: 82/9
28. Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
= ___________
ANS: 67/10
29. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ______________
ANS:
30. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
ANS:
31. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
ANS:
32. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
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33. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms.
15/21 – 10/21 = ___________
ANS: 5/21
34. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms.
8/16 – 1/4 = ___________
ANS: 1/4
35. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms. If the
answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
14 – 5/9 = ___________
ANS:
36. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms. If the
answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
ANS:
37. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms. If the
answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
ANS:
38. A patient received pills at breakfast and pills at lunch. How many pills has the patient
received? If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the
fraction. ___________ pills
ANS:
39. A patient who weighed kilograms (kg) lost kg due to illness. How many kilograms
does the patient now weigh? If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole
number and the fraction. ___________ kg
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40. A patient drank 1/2 of a 1-litre can of seltzer water. How many millilitres (mL) of seltzer
water did the patient drink? ___________ mL
ANS: 500
41. A patient is supposed to drink a 300-millilitre (mL) bottle of magnesium citrate before an
X-ray study. The patient was able to drink 120 mL. How much of the magnesium citrate
remains? Express the answer as a fraction reduced to its lowest terms. ___________ mL
ANS: 2/5
42. The nurse is instructed to give a patient 2/3 of a 240-millilitre (mL) cup of solution. How
many mL should the nurse administer? ___________ mL
ANS: 160
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Chapter 02: Decimals
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COMPLETION
1. Change the following to a decimal. Express the answer to the nearest thousandth, do not
round; if the answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
1/64 = ______________
ANS: 0.015
2. Change the following to a decimal. Express the answer to the nearest thousandth, do not
round; if the answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
5/18 = ______________
ANS: 0.277
3. Change the following decimal to a fraction. Reduce to the lowest terms. If the answer is a
mixed number, place a space between the whole number and the fraction.
7.025 = ______________
ANS:
4. Change the following decimal to a fraction. Reduce to the lowest terms. If the answer has a
number greater than 999, a space is to be put after the thousands place, for example 6 000 or
30 000.
0.0001 = ______________
ANS: 1/10 000
5. Identify the decimal with the largest value in the following set.
0.6, 0.128 = ______________
ANS: 0.6
6. Identify the decimal with the largest value in the following set.
0.7, 0.67, 0.86: ______________
ANS: 0.86
7. Round off the following decimal to the nearest tenth.
3.539 = ______________
ANS: 3.5
8. Round off the following decimal to the nearest thousandth; if the answer is less than 1, place a
0 to the left of the decimal.
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0.6253 = ______________
ANS: 0.625
9. Perform the indicated operation with decimals. Express the answer to the nearest thousandth.
64.1 – 0.009 = ______________
ANS: 64.091
10. Perform the indicated operation with decimals. Express the answer to the nearest thousandth;
if the answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
0.123 + 0.4 = ______________
ANS: 0.523
11. Perform the indicated operation with decimals. Express the answer to the nearest thousandth;
if the answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
0.46 0.17 = ______________
ANS: 0.078
12. Divide the following decimal. Express the answer to the nearest hundredth; if the answer is
less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
0.1 ÷ 0.375 = ______________
ANS: 0.27
13. Change the following to a decimal. Express the answer to the nearest ten-thousandth; if the
answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
1.25% = ______________
ANS: 0.0125
14. Indicate the largest number in the following set. If the answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the
left of the decimal.
0.75, 0.749: ______________
ANS: 0.75
15. Indicate the largest number in the following set.
0.001, 1.25, 1.09: ______________
ANS: 1.25
16. Perform the indicated operation with decimals. Express the answer to the nearest hundredth.
0.98 + 0.76 = ______________
ANS: 1.74
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Gray Morris's Calculate with Confidence, Canadian Edition
Tania N. Killian, RN, CCN, BScN, BEd, MEd
2nd Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Fractions 1
Chapter 02 Decimals 7
Chapter 03 Ratio and Proportion 12
Chapter 04 Percentages 15
Chapter 05 Standardizing Measurement Systems 18
Chapter 06 Converting Within and Between Systems 28
Chapter 07 Additional Conversions Useful in the Health Care Setting 32
Chapter 08 Medication Administration 37
Chapter 09 Understanding and Interpreting Medication Orders 40
Chapter 10 Medication Administration Records and Drug Distribution Systems 44
Chapter 11 Reading Medication Labels 56
Chapter 12 Dosage Calculation Using the Ratio and Proportion Method 68
Chapter 13 Dosage Calculation Using the Formula Method 71
Chapter 14 Dosage Calculation Using the Dimensional Analysis Method 74
Chapter 15 Oral Medications 77
Chapter 16 Parenteral Medications 90
Chapter 17 Reconstitution of Solutions 102
Chapter 18 Insulin 107
Chapter 19 Intravenous Solutions and Equipment 112
Chapter 20 Intravenous Calculations 117
Chapter 21 Heparin Calculations 122
Chapter 22 Pediatric and Adult Dosage Calculations Based on Weight 129
Chapter 23 Critical Care Calculations 138
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Test Bank - Gray Morris’s Calculate with Confidence, 2nd Canadian Edition (Killian, 2022)
Chapter 01: Fractions
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COMPLETION
1. Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
54/81 = ___________
ANS: 2/3
2. Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
105/135 = ___________
ANS: 7/9
3. Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
39/65 = ___________
ANS: 3/5
4. Change the following improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. If the answer is a mixed
number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
325/16 = ___________
ANS:
5. Change the following improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. If the answer is a mixed
number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
1,500/100 = ___________
ANS: 15
6. Change the following improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. If the answer is a mixed
number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
193/62 = ___________
ANS:
7. Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
= ___________
ANS: 97/8
8. Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
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= ___________
ANS: 89/3
9. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
1/12 + 6/12 + 5/12 = ___________
ANS: 1
10. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
3/8 – 1/3 = ___________
ANS: 1/24
11. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
4/5 5/16 = ___________
ANS: 1/4
12. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
1/12 1/15 = ___________
ANS: 1/180
13. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
3/5 ÷ 5 = ___________
ANS: 3/25
14. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
1/100 ÷ 1/200 = ___________
ANS: 2
15. Indicate which fraction is the largest.
1/100, 1/150, 1/200: ___________
ANS: 1/100
16. Arrange the following fractions from smallest to largest. After each fraction place a comma
followed by a space.
1/6, 1/5, 1/8, 1/4, 1/3: ___________
ANS: 1/8, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3
17. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms.
1/5 + 1/2 + 1/4 = ___________
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ANS: 19/20
18. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
ANS:
19. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
15/3 = ________
ANS:
20. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
56 ÷ 9/20 = _________
ANS:
21. Indicate the largest number in the following set.
5/6, 5/8: ___________
ANS: 5/6
22. Indicate the largest number in the following set.
1/30, 1/4, 1/150: ___________
ANS: 1/4
23. Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
34/102 = ___________
ANS: 1/3
24. Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
60/1200 = ___________
ANS: 1/20
25. Express the following improper fraction as a mixed number. Reduce it to its lowest terms.
With a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
24/18 = ___________
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26. Express the following improper fraction as a mixed number. Reduce it to its lowest terms.
With a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
15/13 = ___________
ANS:
27. Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
= ___________
ANS: 82/9
28. Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
= ___________
ANS: 67/10
29. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ______________
ANS:
30. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
ANS:
31. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
ANS:
32. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer
is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
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33. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms.
15/21 – 10/21 = ___________
ANS: 5/21
34. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms.
8/16 – 1/4 = ___________
ANS: 1/4
35. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms. If the
answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
14 – 5/9 = ___________
ANS:
36. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms. If the
answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
ANS:
37. Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms. If the
answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
= ___________
ANS:
38. A patient received pills at breakfast and pills at lunch. How many pills has the patient
received? If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the
fraction. ___________ pills
ANS:
39. A patient who weighed kilograms (kg) lost kg due to illness. How many kilograms
does the patient now weigh? If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole
number and the fraction. ___________ kg
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40. A patient drank 1/2 of a 1-litre can of seltzer water. How many millilitres (mL) of seltzer
water did the patient drink? ___________ mL
ANS: 500
41. A patient is supposed to drink a 300-millilitre (mL) bottle of magnesium citrate before an
X-ray study. The patient was able to drink 120 mL. How much of the magnesium citrate
remains? Express the answer as a fraction reduced to its lowest terms. ___________ mL
ANS: 2/5
42. The nurse is instructed to give a patient 2/3 of a 240-millilitre (mL) cup of solution. How
many mL should the nurse administer? ___________ mL
ANS: 160
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Chapter 02: Decimals
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COMPLETION
1. Change the following to a decimal. Express the answer to the nearest thousandth, do not
round; if the answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
1/64 = ______________
ANS: 0.015
2. Change the following to a decimal. Express the answer to the nearest thousandth, do not
round; if the answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
5/18 = ______________
ANS: 0.277
3. Change the following decimal to a fraction. Reduce to the lowest terms. If the answer is a
mixed number, place a space between the whole number and the fraction.
7.025 = ______________
ANS:
4. Change the following decimal to a fraction. Reduce to the lowest terms. If the answer has a
number greater than 999, a space is to be put after the thousands place, for example 6 000 or
30 000.
0.0001 = ______________
ANS: 1/10 000
5. Identify the decimal with the largest value in the following set.
0.6, 0.128 = ______________
ANS: 0.6
6. Identify the decimal with the largest value in the following set.
0.7, 0.67, 0.86: ______________
ANS: 0.86
7. Round off the following decimal to the nearest tenth.
3.539 = ______________
ANS: 3.5
8. Round off the following decimal to the nearest thousandth; if the answer is less than 1, place a
0 to the left of the decimal.
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0.6253 = ______________
ANS: 0.625
9. Perform the indicated operation with decimals. Express the answer to the nearest thousandth.
64.1 – 0.009 = ______________
ANS: 64.091
10. Perform the indicated operation with decimals. Express the answer to the nearest thousandth;
if the answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
0.123 + 0.4 = ______________
ANS: 0.523
11. Perform the indicated operation with decimals. Express the answer to the nearest thousandth;
if the answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
0.46 0.17 = ______________
ANS: 0.078
12. Divide the following decimal. Express the answer to the nearest hundredth; if the answer is
less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
0.1 ÷ 0.375 = ______________
ANS: 0.27
13. Change the following to a decimal. Express the answer to the nearest ten-thousandth; if the
answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the left of the decimal.
1.25% = ______________
ANS: 0.0125
14. Indicate the largest number in the following set. If the answer is less than 1, place a 0 to the
left of the decimal.
0.75, 0.749: ______________
ANS: 0.75
15. Indicate the largest number in the following set.
0.001, 1.25, 1.09: ______________
ANS: 1.25
16. Perform the indicated operation with decimals. Express the answer to the nearest hundredth.
0.98 + 0.76 = ______________
ANS: 1.74
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