Nur 131 Pharmacology for Nursing Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
12 inches - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 foot
2 pints(pt) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 quart(qt)
16 ounces(oz) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 pound(lb)
Dimensional Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Concept 1) when a nonzero entity
is divided by the same amount the answer is 1. EX 1 week/1 week=1 or 7
days/1week =1 (equivalency)
Concept 2) when a quantity is multiplied by 1 the quantity is unchanged EX (2
weeks) X (1) X (7/7) X (7 days/7days) X (7 days/1 week)
1 step problems with Single units of measurements - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Work
has to be shown. Set up 18 months=? years
18 year/1 X 1 year/12 months. Multiply by the 2nd of the unit of fractions so that
months is in the denominator of one and in the numerator of the other. The unit
you want to find must always be in the numerator(top) of the fraction
Change 2 1/4 hours into an equivalent amount of time in minutes. Showing work -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2 1/4 hours = ? minutes
60 minutes=1 hour
, 9hours/4 x 60min/1hour
Cancel the units
9/4 X 60minutes/1= 135 minutes
Convert 6 pounds 5 oz to weight in oz - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-6 lbs + 5 oz
1 lb=60 oz
6 lbs/1 x 16 oz/1 lb
Cancel lbs
= 96 oz
96 oz + 5 oz
Water is flowing from a hose at the rate of 1.2 pints per second. Convert to an
equivalent flow rate measured in quarts per minute. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.2
pints/sec Find quarts/min
1.2 pts/sec=?quarts/min
Neither match(pt, qt) so use an equivalent unit fraction. Use 1 qt/2pints
1.2 pt/sec X 1 qt/2 pt= ? qt/min
qt is on top but sec is on bottom and must be cancelled so use 60 sec/1 min
1.2pt/sec X 1qt/2pt X 60sec/1 min=
cancel pt. cancel sec. reduce 2 and 60.
=36 qt/min
Percent of Change - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Change/original
Questions With Correct Answers
12 inches - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 foot
2 pints(pt) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 quart(qt)
16 ounces(oz) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 pound(lb)
Dimensional Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Concept 1) when a nonzero entity
is divided by the same amount the answer is 1. EX 1 week/1 week=1 or 7
days/1week =1 (equivalency)
Concept 2) when a quantity is multiplied by 1 the quantity is unchanged EX (2
weeks) X (1) X (7/7) X (7 days/7days) X (7 days/1 week)
1 step problems with Single units of measurements - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Work
has to be shown. Set up 18 months=? years
18 year/1 X 1 year/12 months. Multiply by the 2nd of the unit of fractions so that
months is in the denominator of one and in the numerator of the other. The unit
you want to find must always be in the numerator(top) of the fraction
Change 2 1/4 hours into an equivalent amount of time in minutes. Showing work -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2 1/4 hours = ? minutes
60 minutes=1 hour
, 9hours/4 x 60min/1hour
Cancel the units
9/4 X 60minutes/1= 135 minutes
Convert 6 pounds 5 oz to weight in oz - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-6 lbs + 5 oz
1 lb=60 oz
6 lbs/1 x 16 oz/1 lb
Cancel lbs
= 96 oz
96 oz + 5 oz
Water is flowing from a hose at the rate of 1.2 pints per second. Convert to an
equivalent flow rate measured in quarts per minute. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.2
pints/sec Find quarts/min
1.2 pts/sec=?quarts/min
Neither match(pt, qt) so use an equivalent unit fraction. Use 1 qt/2pints
1.2 pt/sec X 1 qt/2 pt= ? qt/min
qt is on top but sec is on bottom and must be cancelled so use 60 sec/1 min
1.2pt/sec X 1qt/2pt X 60sec/1 min=
cancel pt. cancel sec. reduce 2 and 60.
=36 qt/min
Percent of Change - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Change/original
