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RN Advanced Math Assessment A: Dosage Calculations and Conversions, Exams of Mathematics

A series of practice problems designed to assess and enhance understanding of dosage calculations and conversions in nursing. It covers various scenarios involving medication administration, including iv drips, bolus doses, and insulin units. The exercises provide practical applications of mathematical concepts relevant to nursing practice.

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2024/2025

Available from 02/05/2025

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RN Advanced Math Assessment A 2024/2025
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The physician orders a medication to be administered at 0.9 mg/kg IV.
10% of the total dose is to be given as a bolus.
The patient weighs 130 lbs.
There will be ___ mg administered in the bolus dose.
(record one decimal place)
NOT 53
The physician has written an order for a medication bolus of 60 units/kg IV.
Your patients weight is 80 kg.
You will administer ___ units to this patient.
NOT 0.75
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 one decimal place)
NOT 53.1
Your patient weighs 246 lb.
The physician orders a medication to be administered 0.05 mg/kg/day in 1000 mL of fluid.
What dose in mg should be added to the 1000 mL bag of fluid?
5.6 mg
The physician orders 100 mcg of medication IV push.
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The physician orders a medication to be administered at 0.9 mg/kg IV. 10% of the total dose is to be given as a bolus. The patient weighs 130 lbs. There will be ___ mg administered in the bolus dose. (record one decimal place) NOT 53 The physician has written an order for a medication bolus of 60 units/kg IV. Your patients weight is 80 kg. You will administer ___ units to this patient. NOT 0. 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 one decimal place) NOT 53. Your patient weighs 246 lb. The physician orders a medication to be administered 0.05 mg/kg/day in 1000 mL of fluid. What dose in mg should be added to the 1000 mL bag of fluid? 5.6 mg The physician orders 100 mcg of medication IV push.

The medication is available in a pre-mixed syringe with a concentration of 1 mg/mL. How many mL would you administer 0.1 mL Your patient weighs 50 kg. The physician orders a medication drip at 13 units/kg/hr. The concentration of the medication is 25,000 units/500 mL. At what rate would you set the infusion in mL/hr? 36 mL NOT 38 mL/hr A patients medication is infusing at 28 mL/hr. The concentration of the medication is 50 mg/250 mL dextrose 5% in water D5W How many mcg/min are they receiving? 93.3 mcg/min The physician orders 2000 mg of medication in liquid suspension to be administered 2 times per day. You have 1 g/15 mL available. What would be the MAXIMUM daily dose in mL? NOT 30 mL Your patient weighs 108 kg The physician orders medication as an IV drip at 3 units/kg/hr The concentration of the medication is 2 units/mL What would be the rate in mL/hr? 162 mL/hr

Your patient weighs 130 lb The physician orders a medication to be administered at 0.9 mg/kg IV 10% total dose administered as bolus How many mg would you administer in bolus dose? 5.3 mg Your patient weighs 155 lb The physician orders continuous pain medication to be administered at 25 mcg/kg/hr The concentration of the medication is 8 mcg/mL How many mL/hr would you administer 220 mL/hr Your patient eats 50 G of carbs per meal Their total daily dose (TDD) of insulin is 30 units/day How many UNITS of insulin would you administer FORMULAS: Grams/units of insulin = [500 / TDD insulin] AND Insulin units to administer = [Grams/meal / grams/units of insulin] 3 units The physician orders 500 mcg of medication The concentration of the medication is 2 mg/mL How many mL would you administer 0.25 mL Your patient weighs 176 lb

The physician orders a medication bolus of 60 units/kg IV How many units would you administer 4,800 units Your patient BG is 200 mg/dL premeal Their target BG is 80 Their (TDD) of insulin is 50 units An insulin correction factor needs to be determined by / 1500 by the TDD How many UNITS of rapid acting insulin would you administer using FORMULA: Insulin units to administer = (current BG - target BG) / correction factor 4 units Your patient weighs 220 lb The physician orders a bolus of medication using the protocol of 35 units/kg How many units would you administer as a bolus? 3500 units Your patient weighs 70 kg The physician orders 120 units/kg of a medication The dose is 10,000 units/mL How many mL would you administer? 0.84 mL Your patient weighs 855 grams The physician orders a medication to be administered at 5 mg/kg IV The medication vial contains 10 mg/mL How many mL would you administer?

The physician orders 1,000 mL of fluid over 8 hr IV set delivers 15 gtt/min What would be the drip rate in gtt/min 31 gtt/min Your patient is receiving 37.5 mcg What is this in mg 0.04 mg The physician orders a medication infusion of 900 units/hr Your IV has 12,500 units of medication in 250 mL How many mL/hr? 18 mL/hr Your patient weighs 265 lb The physician orders a medication to be administered at 1 mg/kg/day The medication is available as 100 mg/mL How many mL/day? 1.2 mL/day The physician orders 1L to be administered over 6 hr The available tubing set delivers 15 gtt/mL How many gtt/min 42 gtt/min