Question 1

What is    expressed as a percent?

Accepted Answer

A) 50% 
B) 20% 
C) 10% 
D) 5% 
A) 50% 
B) 20% 
C) 10% 
D) 5% B

Question 2

Which of the following fractions is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

A) 3/12 
B) 2/3 
C) 5/6 
D) 3/4 
A) 3/12 
B) 2/3 
C) 5/6 
D) 3/4 A

Question 3

A 150-lb man is to receive a medication based on milligrams/kilograms.He is to receive 1 mg/kg.What dosage should the nurse administer?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 mg 
B) 68 mg 
C) 75 mg 
D) 80 mg 
A) 50 mg 
B) 68 mg 
C) 75 mg 
D) 80 mg D

Question 4

What is 2.34 + 0.77?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.01 
B) 90.4 
C) 2.417 
D) 3.11 
A) 0.01 
B) 90.4 
C) 2.417 
D) 3.11

Question 5

The nurse who was going off shift had prepared the medications for the nurse who was going to relieve her to save the oncoming nurse time.What would be the correct action of the oncoming nurse?

Accepted Answer

A) Give the medications when ordered 
B) Recheck the medications 
C) Never give medications another person has prepared 
D) Identify each medication as it is given 
A) Give the medications when ordered 
B) Recheck the medications 
C) Never give medications another person has prepared 
D) Identify each medication as it is given

Question 6

Lanoxin 0.125 mg is to be given.The nurse converts the dose to how many grams?

Accepted Answer

A) 1.250 g 
B) 1250 g 
C) 0.000125 g 
D) 0.00125 g 
A) 1.250 g 
B) 1250 g 
C) 0.000125 g 
D) 0.00125 g

Question 7

In some health care facilities,the LPN/LVN is allowed to take telephone orders from a physician.What is one precaution the nurse must take when receiving a verbal order?

Accepted Answer

A) Write quickly 
B) Repeat the order to the physician 
C) Have another nurse listen on an extension 
D) Sign and initial the physician's name on the order 
A) Write quickly 
B) Repeat the order to the physician 
C) Have another nurse listen on an extension 
D) Sign and initial the physician's name on the order

Question 8

The order is for 100 mL to run over 8 hours as a "piggyback." The drop factor of the secondary unit is 15.The nurse should set the drop control to deliver _______ gtts/min.

Accepted Answer

3
three
10

Question 9

What should the nurse do with an injection of 2 mL of Demerol that the patient has refused? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Independently waste the drug in a secure place. 
B) Record in the narcotic log that the drug was wasted. 
C) Chart in the patient's record the reason the medication was refused. 
D) Get any staff member to sign the narcotic log as witness to the drug being wasted. 
E) Confirm the count is correct on the narcotic log. 
A) Independently waste the drug in a secure place. 
B) Record in the narcotic log that the drug was wasted. 
C) Chart in the patient's record the reason the medication was refused. 
D) Get any staff member to sign the narcotic log as witness to the drug being wasted. 
E) Confirm the count is correct on the narcotic log.

Question 10

What is the fraction 80/100 when reduced to lowest terms?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)

Question 11

What important principle should be taken to prevent medication errors?

Accepted Answer

A) Placing an unlabeled syringe on the medication cart 
B) Following the six rights of medication administration 
C) Leaving a medication with the patient only when family is there 
D) Always charting medications before the end of the shift 
A) Placing an unlabeled syringe on the medication cart 
B) Following the six rights of medication administration 
C) Leaving a medication with the patient only when family is there 
D) Always charting medications before the end of the shift

Question 12

What landmarks are used for the administration of an intramuscular injection into the gluteal site?

Accepted Answer

A) The tip of the coccyx and the greater trochanter 
B) Between the center of the gluteus and the iliac spine 
C) Between the posterior iliac crest and the greater trochanter 
D) On an imaginary line between the center of the gluteus and the greater trochanter 
A) The tip of the coccyx and the greater trochanter 
B) Between the center of the gluteus and the iliac spine 
C) Between the posterior iliac crest and the greater trochanter 
D) On an imaginary line between the center of the gluteus and the greater trochanter

Question 13

The following information is included in a physician's order:
Jane Doe
September 23
Amoxicillin 250 mg PO every 6 hours for 10 days
Dr.John Smith
The essential component missing is the _____________.

Accepted Answer

time
The physician's order sho

Question 14

When a patient comes into the emergency department with a narcotic overdose,the nurse anticipates that the patient will be treated with Narcan.What drug classification is Narcan?

Accepted Answer

A) Enhancer 
B) Substitute 
C) Control 
D) Antagonist 
A) Enhancer 
B) Substitute 
C) Control 
D) Antagonist

Question 15

What is the sum of    and    ?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)

Question 16

What is 4.5 divided by 3?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.75 
B) 1.5 
C) 5 
D) 0.66 
A) 0.75 
B) 1.5 
C) 5 
D) 0.66

Question 17

When giving a subcutaneous injection to a very thin patient,how does the nurse alter the injection technique?

Accepted Answer

A) Using a 23-G needle 
B) Spreading the skin before injection 
C) Pinching up the skin and inserting the needle at a 90-degree angle 
D) Injecting the medicine quickly to reduce pain 
A) Using a 23-G needle 
B) Spreading the skin before injection 
C) Pinching up the skin and inserting the needle at a 90-degree angle 
D) Injecting the medicine quickly to reduce pain

Question 18

What screening test is accomplished by performing an intradermal injection?

Accepted Answer

A) Diabetes 
B) Tuberculosis 
C) Hepatitis 
D) Meningitis 
A) Diabetes 
B) Tuberculosis 
C) Hepatitis 
D) Meningitis

Question 19

To help relax the anal sphincter during the insertion of a suppository,the nurse should ask the patient to ____________.

Accepted Answer

exhale
Exhaling will

Question 20

What is the correct conversion for the improper fraction    ?

Accepted Answer

A) 7   
B) 8   
C) 7.79 
D) 79.7 
A) 7   
B) 8   
C) 7.79 
D) 79.7

Exam 21: Mathematics and Medication Administration

What is expressed as a percent?

Which of the following fractions is the smallest?

A 150-lb man is to receive a medication based on milligrams/kilograms.He is to receive 1 mg/kg.What dosage should the nurse administer?

What is 2.34 + 0.77?

The nurse who was going off shift had prepared the medications for the nurse who was going to relieve her to save the oncoming nurse time.What would be the correct action of the oncoming nurse?

Lanoxin 0.125 mg is to be given.The nurse converts the dose to how many grams?

In some health care facilities,the LPN/LVN is allowed to take telephone orders from a physician.What is one precaution the nurse must take when receiving a verbal order?

The order is for 100 mL to run over 8 hours as a "piggyback." The drop factor of the secondary unit is 15.The nurse should set the drop control to deliver _______ gtts/min.

What should the nurse do with an injection of 2 mL of Demerol that the patient has refused? (Select all that apply.)

What is the fraction 80/100 when reduced to lowest terms?

What important principle should be taken to prevent medication errors?

What landmarks are used for the administration of an intramuscular injection into the gluteal site?

The following information is included in a physician's order: Jane Doe September 23 Amoxicillin 250 mg PO every 6 hours for 10 days Dr.John Smith The essential component missing is the _____________.

When a patient comes into the emergency department with a narcotic overdose,the nurse anticipates that the patient will be treated with Narcan.What drug classification is Narcan?

What is the sum of and ?

What is 4.5 divided by 3?

When giving a subcutaneous injection to a very thin patient,how does the nurse alter the injection technique?

What screening test is accomplished by performing an intradermal injection?

To help relax the anal sphincter during the insertion of a suppository,the nurse should ask the patient to ____________.

What is the correct conversion for the improper fraction ?

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