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PRACTICE

The document contains a series of practice math questions related to medication administration for healthcare professionals. It includes multiple-choice questions on dosages, infusion rates, and medication conversions, along with additional information on blood pressure parameters and injection techniques. Answers to the questions are provided at the end of the document.

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PRACTICE

The document contains a series of practice math questions related to medication administration for healthcare professionals. It includes multiple-choice questions on dosages, infusion rates, and medication conversions, along with additional information on blood pressure parameters and injection techniques. Answers to the questions are provided at the end of the document.

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Practice Math Questions

1. A physician prescribes 20mL of cough medicine every 4 hours prn. The nurse explains to the patient that
one dose is approximately equal to:
A. 2 tablespoons
B. 2 teaspoons
C. 1 ounce
D. 4 teaspoons

2. The physicians order reads Toradol 50mg. According to the label how should the nurse draw up in the
syringe?

A. 0.30 mL
B. 0.60 mL
C. 1.66 mL
D. 2.66 mL

3. The physician orders Cefazolin 500 mg IM q 6 hours x 3 doses. The RPN reconstitutes the medication in
a vial using the instructions on the label. How much solution should the RPN draw into the syringe for
administration?
A. 0.75 mL
B. 1.5 mL
C. 2.5 mL
D. 3 mL

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4. The physician orders an IV infusion of one litre of 0.9 NaCl to infuse over the next eight hours. What is
the correct rate of flow?
A. 75 ml/hr
B. 100 ml/hr
C. 125 ml/hr
D. 200 ml/hr

5. The physician orders an IV infusion of one litre of 0.9 NaCl to infuse over the next eight hours. What is
the drops per minute?
A. 12.5 gtts/min
B. 16 gtts/min
C. 21 gtts/min
D. 33 gtts/min

6. The practical nurse is to infuse 100 mL of Flagyl over the next twenty minutes. The nurse must program
the piggy back on the IV pump to run at ______mL/hour.
A. 50 mL/hr
B. 100 mL/hr
C. 200 mL/hr
D. 300 mL/hr

7. The practical nurse is to infuse 100 mL of Flagyl over the next twenty minutes. Using the same drop
factor as question 5, what is the drops per minute the nurse would us to hang the medication manually?
A. 83 gtts/min
B. 16 gtts/min
C. 33 gtts/min
D. 50 gtts/min

8. The surgeon orders Heparin 5600 IU s.c. daily. Each 2 mL vial has a concentration of 10,000 units per
mL. How much medication will the nurse draw up for administration?
A. 0.5 mL
B. 0.56 mL
C. 0.6 mL
D. 11.2 mL

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9. You are administering Cefoxitin 250mg IV in 50 ml NS over 30 minutes. At what rate per hour will you
program the secondary IV line to infuse?
A. 30 mL/hr
B. 50 mL/hr
C. 100 mL/hr
D. 150 mL/hr

10. The patient is to receive an IV solution of lactated Ringers at 75mL/hr. The drop factor is 60 gtts/mL.
The nurse will run the IV at:
A. 75 gtts/min
B. 50 gtts/min
C. 13 gtts/min
D. 48 gtts/min

11. A physician orders an IV infusion of 1000mL of Ringer’s Lactate for his patient over the next 5
hours. The drop factor for the tubing is 10gtts/mL. How many drops per minute will deliver the
correct amount of fluid?
A. 20 gtts/min
B. 28 gtts/min
C. 33 gtts/min
D. 50 gtts/min

12. A client is hospitalized with a seizure disorder. The physician prescribes a 50 mg oral suspension of
phenytoin (Dilantin) to be administered via the patient’s nasogastric tube every 12 hours. The pharmacy
sends a container holding 125mg/5mL. How many millilitres must the nurse deliver?
A. 2 mL
B. 1 mL
C. 2.5 mL
D. 1.5 mL

13. A patient is receiving oxazepam (Serax) 0.015G orally (po) at bedtime. The label indicates 15mg tablets.
How many tablets will the nurse give?
A. 1
B. 1 ½
C. 2
D. 2 ½

14. The physician writes an order as follows: Keflex 2G IM q 4 hours. The RPN reconstitutes the
medication in a vial using the instructions on the label. The label indicates to add 2.5 mL sterile water to
the vial, to yield 1 G of Keflex per 1.5 mL of solution. How much solution should the RPN draw into the
syringe for administration?
A. 2.5 mL
B. 3 mL
C. 4 mL
D. 5 mL

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Additional information to know for the medication administration test.

15. What is the normal adult blood pressure parameters?


16. What needle/syringe would you choose for an IM injection?
17. What needle/syringe would you choose for a subcutaneous injection?
18. What are the names of injection sites?
19. Insulin types – onset/peak/duration.
20. High alert medications.

ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. D

2. C

3. B

4. C

5. C

6. D

7. D

8. B

9. C

10. A

11. C

12. A

13. A

14. B

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