RN recruitment Numeracy Testing Practice Paper - Answers

Prednisolone tablets 2.5mg. Dose required 7.5mg. How many tablets do you give?

3 tablets

375mg of drug is prescribed. Tablets are 150mg each how many tablets do you give?

2.5 tablets

Convert 185mg to g

0.185g

Convert 7.4mg to mcg

7400mcg

You have a liquid that has 6mg in 2ml the prescription is 15mg, how many mls will you give?

5mls

Drug available as 4.75mg/ml. The patient is prescribed 28.5mg how many mls will you give?

6mls

You need to give the patient 300mls in 3 hours, what is the drop rate per min? (clear fluid set used)

33.33 or 33 drops / min

1litre bag of normal saline to be given over 12 hours what should the drop rate be (drops per min in clear fluid set) .
*based 1 mil = 20 drops

27.77 or 28 drops / min

You have an ampoule of 75mg in 2ml. The patient needs 15mg how much would you draw up?
*based on 1 mil = 20 drops.

0.4ml

10 You have an ampoule of 0.75g in 2ml. The prescription states give the patient 375mg how much would you draw up?

1ml