Title: Practice Math Quiz 5
Course: 16SP-ASN-210-GH1A1-ADV NUR THROUGH LIFESPAN I

Practice Math Quiz 5

 | Math Quiz 5:  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: A provider orders isoproterenol to be infused at a rate of 4 mcg/min.  The pharmacy supplies isoproterenol in an IV bag containing 1 mg in 250 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride solution (normal saline).  What is the desired infusion rate in mL/hr?  round the answer to the nearest tenth.
- 4 mL/hr
- 40 mL/hr
- 6 mL/hr
- 60 mL/hr
A: 60 mL/hr

Q: A nurse walks into a patient's room and sees an IV infusion of lidocaine infusing at a rate of 15 mL/hr.  The IV bag contains 500 mg lidocaine in 500 mL 0.9% NS.  Calculate the mg/min dosage that is infusing.  Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
- 0.25 mg/min
- 25 mg/min
- 0.3 mg/min
- 30 mg/min
A: 0.3 mg/min

Q: The patient is receiving a nitropursside IV drip.  The prescribed range of nitroprusside that the patient may receive is 0.5 to 8 mcg/kg/min.  The patient weighs 68.3 kg.  The IV bag contains 50 mg nitroprusside in 500 mL D5W.  The IV is currently infusing at 24.4 mL/hr.  Calculate the mcg/min dosage that is currently infusing. Round the final answer to the nearest tenth.
- 40.7 mcg/min
- 24.4 mcg/min
- 41 mcg/min
- 24 mcg/min
A: 40.7 mcg/min

Q: A provider orders vancomycin 40 mg/kg/day, IV, in 6 divided doses. The patient weighs 16.3 kg.  Calculate the dosage the nurse will administer.  Round the answer to the neares tenth.
- 108.7 mg
- 108 mg
- 109.7 mg
- 109
A: 108.7 mg

Q: The nurse is to administer a bolus feeding of 240 mL formula over 15 minutes using a 60 mL enteral syringe.  At what mL/min rate should the nurse instill the feeding to ensure that it is administered in the correct amount of time?  Round to the neares whole number.
- 5 mL/min
- 16 mL/min
- 20 mL/min
- 24 mL/min
A: 16 mL/min