RELIAS RN BASIC MATH ABILITY

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RELIAS RN BASIC MATH ABILITY

EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWE RED

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Question : The physician orders 1,500 mg of a medication

to be given over 90 minutes. The available medication is 1,500 mg/250 mL. You will set the pump to deliver ____mL/hr.(round to the nearest whole number)

CORRECT ANSWER: 167

Question : Your patient is receiving 37.5 mcg of a

medication. This is equivalent to _____ mg of medication. (record your answer using two decimal places)

CORRECT ANSWER: 0.04

Question : The order is for 0.375 mg of a medication to be

given IV. The medication is supplied 500 mcg/2 mL. The patient will receive____mL. (record your answer using one decimal place)

CORRECT ANSWER: 1.5

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Question : The physician has ordered 100 mcg of

medication IV Push. It is available in a pre-mixed syringe with a concentration of 1 mg/mL. You will give ____mL.

CORRECT ANSWER: 0.1

Question : The physician orders a medication to be

administered at 0.9 mg/kg IV. The patient weighs 130 lbs.You are administering ____mg of the medication. (record your answer using one decimal place)

CORRECT ANSWER: 53.2

Question : The physician orders 20 mg of a drug by IM

injection. The medication is available in a 50 mg/mL vial.You should administer _____ mL of the medication.(record your answer using one decimal place)

CORRECT ANSWER: 0.4

Question : The physician has ordered a medication 5

mg/kg IV. The patient weighs 865 grams. The medication

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vial contains 10 mg/mL. The dose to be given would be ____mL. (record your answer using two decimal places)

CORRECT ANSWER: 0.43

Question : The physician orders 10 mg of a drug IV.

Available is 16 mg/mL. You should administer ____mL.(record your answer using one decimal place)

CORRECT ANSWER: 0.6

Question : 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)

CORRECT ANSWER: 42

Question : 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)

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CORRECT ANSWER: 5.6

Question : 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)

CORRECT ANSWER: 5

Question : 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).

CORRECT ANSWER: 2

Question : 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