RELIAS RN BASIC MATH ABILITY

RELIAS RN BASIC MATH ABILITY

EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWER S

Question : 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.

CORRECT ANSWER : 0.6mL

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 ____mL to the patient. (record your answer using one decimal place)

CORRECT ANSWER : 1.2

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 : 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 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)

CORRECT ANSWER : 5.6

Question : 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.

CORRECT ANSWER : 100

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 : 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: (BG-100)÷30+10]= 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)

CORRECT ANSWER : 13

Question : 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)

CORRECT ANSWER : 31

Question : An IV piggyback (IVPB) of 10,000 units/100 mL

is to be given over 45 minutes. The pump should programmed to deliver _____mL/hr.(round to the nearest whole number)

CORRECT ANSWER : 133

Question : A patient weighs 630 grams and has a glucose

level of 208 mg/dL. The Physician has ordered Insulin 0.2 units/kg for glucose level > 200. Insulin is available in the

following concentration: 0.5 units/mL. The dose to be given

would be _____mL. (record your answer using two decimal places)

CORRECT ANSWER : 0.03

Question : The physician orders 0.3 g of a drug q12 hours PO.

The drug is available in 150 mg caplets. The nurse will administer ______ caplets to the patient.

CORRECT ANSWER : 2

Question : The physician has ordered 60 grams of a

medication. On hand, you have medication available at 15 grams/30 mL. You will administer _____mL.

CORRECT ANSWER : 120

Question : The physician has ordered 85 mg IV push. The

pharmacy has dispensed 125 mg/2 mL. The nurse should