NUR 114 Math Test Practice
45gtt/min. - correct answers The order is to infuse an IV piggyback (IVPB) of 60mL of D5W with 500mg
Ampicillin over 20minutes. The nurse chooses a macrodrip IV tubing with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL.
What is the flow rate for this IVPB? Record your answer as a whole number.
10gtt/min. - correct answers The primary health-care provider orders 1 unit whole blood (120mL) over 2
hours. The available IV tubing drop factor is 10gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in drops per minute for this
IV infusion? Record your answer as a whole number.
25gtt/min. - correct answers An IV is ordered to infuse at 150mL/hr. The nurse has an IV infusion set
with a drop factor of 10gtt/mL. What is the flow rate for this gravity IV infusion? Record your answer as
a whole number.
1.5mL. - correct answers (See picture on flipped side)
The nurse has physician's orders to administer Cefazolin 500mg IM now. The nurse will administer
_____mL to the patient? Record your answer to one decimal space.
3mL. - correct answers (See picture on flipped side)
The health-care provider orders 500mg of oxacillin to be administers intramuscularly (IM). Per the
medication label shown, how many milliliters should the nurse administer to the client? Record your
answer as a whole number. ________mL.
350mg. - correct answers A primary health-care provider has prescribed 450mg of acyclovir IV push (IVP)
daily for a client weighing 70kg. The drug label recommends 5mg/kg IV. What should be the weight-
based recommended dose for the client? Record your answer as a whole number.
6mg/kg. - correct answers A child weighing 30kg has been prescribed a dosage of benazepril PO once
daily. The drug label recommends 0.2mg/kg per day. What is the safe weight-based recommended dose
for the client? Record your answer as a whole number.
45gtt/min. - correct answers The order is to infuse an IV piggyback (IVPB) of 60mL of D5W with 500mg
Ampicillin over 20minutes. The nurse chooses a macrodrip IV tubing with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL.
What is the flow rate for this IVPB? Record your answer as a whole number.
10gtt/min. - correct answers The primary health-care provider orders 1 unit whole blood (120mL) over 2
hours. The available IV tubing drop factor is 10gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in drops per minute for this
IV infusion? Record your answer as a whole number.
25gtt/min. - correct answers An IV is ordered to infuse at 150mL/hr. The nurse has an IV infusion set
with a drop factor of 10gtt/mL. What is the flow rate for this gravity IV infusion? Record your answer as
a whole number.
1.5mL. - correct answers (See picture on flipped side)
The nurse has physician's orders to administer Cefazolin 500mg IM now. The nurse will administer
_____mL to the patient? Record your answer to one decimal space.
3mL. - correct answers (See picture on flipped side)
The health-care provider orders 500mg of oxacillin to be administers intramuscularly (IM). Per the
medication label shown, how many milliliters should the nurse administer to the client? Record your
answer as a whole number. ________mL.
350mg. - correct answers A primary health-care provider has prescribed 450mg of acyclovir IV push (IVP)
daily for a client weighing 70kg. The drug label recommends 5mg/kg IV. What should be the weight-
based recommended dose for the client? Record your answer as a whole number.
6mg/kg. - correct answers A child weighing 30kg has been prescribed a dosage of benazepril PO once
daily. The drug label recommends 0.2mg/kg per day. What is the safe weight-based recommended dose
for the client? Record your answer as a whole number.
