BASIC MATH ABILITY EXAM A RELIAS
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 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 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
=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
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 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 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
=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
