Title: Practice Math Quiz 3
Course: 16SP-ASN-210-GH1A1-ADV NUR THROUGH LIFESPAN I > Section: Week 2

Practice Math Quiz 3

 | Math Quiz 3:  Provides practice math questions to prep for the end of course Math Exam.  Read each question thoroughly prior to answering the questions.  This is not an open book exam.  Scrap paper is allowed for figuring mathematical equations.  This quiz consists of 5 math questions that are worth 2 points each.  The quiz is timed at 30 minutes.

Q: The order reads 125 mcg of Lanoxin (digoxin) PO daily.  How many mg of this cardiac medication will the nurse administer to the patient?
- 1.25 mg
- 125 mg
- 12.5 mg
- 0.125 mg
A: 0.125 mg

Q: The medication order reads: 1,000 mL 5% D/W with 1,000 mcg of a drug at 1 mg/min.  Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute if the drop factor is 15 drops per mL.
- 15 gtt/min
- 10 gtt/min
- 5 gtt/min
- 1 gtt/min
A: 15 gtt/min

Q: Calculate the number of units of Regular insulin a patient is receiving per hour if the order is 500 mL NS with 300 units of Regualr insulin and it is infusing at the rate of 12.5 mL per hour via the pump.
- 3 units per hour
- 3.5 units per hour
- 7 units per hour
- 7.5 units per hour
A: 7.5 units per hour

Q: Order:  heparin 40,000 units continuous IV in 1,000 mL of D5W infuse at 30 mL/h.  What is the flow rate in units/day being administered to the patient?
- 28,800 units/day
- 28,000 units/day
- 24,800 units/day
- 24,000 units/day
A: 28,800 units/day

Q: The recommended dosage for neonates receiving Tazidime (ceftazidime) is 30 mg/kg IM every 12 hours.  If an infant weighs 2,600 grams how many mg of Tazidime would the neonate receive in one day?
- 10 mg
- 78 mg
- 156 mg
- 30 mg
A: 156 mg