Basic Math Ability Exam A Relias Study online at https://quizlet.com/_c7wvw4 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: (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). 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: (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) 302-100/40 =5.05 rounded = 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 be _____ mg. (round your answer to one decimal place) 0.05*111.5 (the weight in kg) = 5.575mg a day =5.6 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 deliver _______ gtts/min. (round to the nearest whole number) https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator =42 1 / 4 Basic Math Ability Exam A Relias Study online at https://quizlet.com/_c7wvw4 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: (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) 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 10. 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) 133 https://www.manuelsweb.com/IVrate.htm 11. 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) NOT 0??? 12. 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. 2 13. The physician has ordered 60 grams of a medication. On hand, you have medication available at 15 grams/30 mL. You will administer _____mL. 120 14. The physician has ordered 85 mg IV push. The pharmacy has dispensed 125 mg/2 mL. The nurse should deliver ____mL to the patient. (record your answer using one decimal place) 1.4