Test Bank for Mulholland’s The Nurse, The Math, The Meds E-Book: Drug Calculations Using Dimensional Analysis 5th Edition by Susan Turner

Test Bank For Mulholland’s The Nurse, The Math, The Meds, 5th Edition
Chapter 01: Math Review


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which is greater?
a.

b.

c. Both are equal
ANS: A

2. Which is smaller?
a.

b.

c. Both are equal
ANS: B


COMPLETION

1. Label states for children 8 years of age, give 10 mL of medication. Write out the meaning of
the symbol. _________

ANS: Greater than or equal to

2. For children with a fever <39C, give 1 chewable Tylenol tablet. Write out the meaning of the
symbol. _________

ANS: Less than

3. Hold the medication for a pulse less than 50. Write the symbol for the italicized words.
_________

ANS: <

4. Edit 90.400 to remove the trailing zeroes. ________

ANS: 90.4

5. Write the sum of 9 and 7. _________

ANS: 16

6. Write the product of 8 and 5. _________




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ANS: 40

7. Write three factors of the number 12, other than the number 1. _________

ANS: 3, 4, 6

8. Write four common factors of the number 12 and 24, other than the number 1. _________

ANS: 3, 4, 6, 12

9. Write the product of 9 and 5. _________

ANS: 45

10. Write four multiples of the number 4. _________

ANS: 4, 8, 12, 16

11. Write the square of 6. _________

ANS: 36

12. Write the square root of 25. _________

ANS: 5

13. Which number is the base in 104? _________

ANS: 10

14. Which number is the exponent in 56? _________

ANS: 6


15. Which number in this fraction is the numerator? _________

ANS: 5

16. Which number in this fraction is the denominator? _________

ANS: 6

17. If six packages of syringes sell for $240, what is the unit value of one package? _________

ANS: $40



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18. Write out 0.125 as it would be spoken aloud. _________

ANS: One hundred twenty-five thousandths

19. Which is larger: 0.07 or 0.008? _________

ANS: 0.07

20. Divide 293.5 by 10 by moving the decimal place. _________

ANS: 29.35

21. Multiply 84.9 by 100 by moving the decimal place. _________

ANS: 8490

22. Round 8.326 to the nearest hundredth. _________

ANS: 8.33

23. Round 2.67 to the nearest tenth. _________

ANS: 2.7

24. Round 89.28 to the nearest whole number. _________

ANS: 89

25. Change to a decimal. _________

ANS: 0.5

26. Multiply 0.12  10. _________

ANS: 1.2

27. Divide 25 by 0.5. _________

ANS: 50

28. Find the lowest common denominator for . _________

ANS: 12




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Chapter 01: Math Review


29. Which is greater: 0.25 or 0.5? _________

ANS: 0.5

30. Which is smaller: 2.13 or 0.8998? _________

ANS: 0.8998

31. Find the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator in . _________

ANS: 12

32. For children <5 years of age, give 2 mg of medication. Write out the meaning of the symbol.
_________

ANS: Less than

33. For children with a fever 100F, administer one children’s chewable Tylenol tablet. Write
out the meaning of the symbol. _________

ANS: Greater than or equal to

34. Hold the medication for a systolic blood pressure less than 100/60. Write the symbol for the
italicized phrase. _________

ANS: <

35. Write the Arabic numerals for XV. _________

ANS: 15

36. Write the Roman numeral for 10. _________

ANS: X

37. Write the sum of 5 and 3. _________

ANS: 8

38. Write the product of 8 and 7. _________

ANS: 56

39. Write three factors of the number 15 other than the number 1. _________

ANS: 3, 5, 15



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