BASIC MATH ABILITY EXAM A RELIAS.
2024/2025 UPDATE WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. A+ GRADE REVISED ANSWERS
1. The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000
units to be given SQ. You have on hand 5,000 units/mL. You will
administer mL.: 3000/5000 *1
= 0.6mL
2. 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): 1.2
3. The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA:
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).:
150-100/30 =1 .66
rounded to nearest whole
number = 2
4. Your patient's blood glucose is 302 mg/dL. The sliding scale
order is to administer insulin using this formula: [FORMULA:
number of units to administer. Based upon your
patient's glucose, you should administer units of insulin.
(round to the nearest whole number): 302-100/40
=
5.
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2024/2025 UPDATE WITH QUESTIONS AND
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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 bemg.
(round your answer to one decimal place): 0.05*1 1 1 .5 (the
weight in kg) = 5.575mg a day
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.: 100
7. 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
delivergtts/min. (round to the nearest whole number):
https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
8. 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:
number of units to administer. Based upon your patient's blood
sugar, the nurse should administer units of insulin. (round to the
nearest whole number): 13
9. The patient is to receive 1,000 mL of IVF over 8 hours. The IV
set delivers 15 gtts/mL. The drip rate will be gtts/min.
(round to the nearest whole number): 31
https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
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2024/2025 UPDATE WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. A+ GRADE REVISED ANSWERS
1. The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000
units to be given SQ. You have on hand 5,000 units/mL. You will
administer mL.: 3000/5000 *1
= 0.6mL
2. 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): 1.2
3. The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA:
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).:
150-100/30 =1 .66
rounded to nearest whole
number = 2
4. Your patient's blood glucose is 302 mg/dL. The sliding scale
order is to administer insulin using this formula: [FORMULA:
number of units to administer. Based upon your
patient's glucose, you should administer units of insulin.
(round to the nearest whole number): 302-100/40
=
5.
0
5
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u
n
d
e
1/5
, BASIC MATH ABILITY EXAM A RELIAS.
2024/2025 UPDATE WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. A+ GRADE REVISED ANSWERS
d
=
5
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 bemg.
(round your answer to one decimal place): 0.05*1 1 1 .5 (the
weight in kg) = 5.575mg a day
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.: 100
7. 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
delivergtts/min. (round to the nearest whole number):
https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
8. 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:
number of units to administer. Based upon your patient's blood
sugar, the nurse should administer units of insulin. (round to the
nearest whole number): 13
9. The patient is to receive 1,000 mL of IVF over 8 hours. The IV
set delivers 15 gtts/mL. The drip rate will be gtts/min.
(round to the nearest whole number): 31
https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
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