Nursing Fundamentals Test Bank
Course Introduction
Nursing Fundamentals introduces students to the essential concepts, skills, and behaviors required to provide safe and effective patient-centered care. The course covers foundational topics such as the nursing process, communication, basic physiological needs, infection control, safety measures, and legal and ethical considerations in nursing practice. Students learn to perform basic nursing procedures, develop clinical reasoning, and apply evidence-based interventions in simulated and real-world settings, establishing the groundwork for more advanced nursing education and clinical experiences.
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The Nurse The Math The Meds Drug Calculations Using Dimensional Analysis 3rd Edition by Joyce
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Chapter 1: Math Review
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Q1) Change 0.13 to a fraction.
Answer: 11ea588c_ef52_8651_b1cd_63de03d68a9d_TB5095_00
Q2) Write 3 divided by 4 as a fraction.
Answer: 3/4
Q3) Which is larger: 0.089 or 0.08?
Answer: 0.089
Q4) Write the product of 8 and 7.
Answer: 56
Q5) Write the whole number 50 as a fraction that equals 1.
Answer: 11ea588c_ef51_c2f2_b1cd_512065126ddf_TB5095_11 = 1
Q6) Divide 25 by 0.5.
Answer: 50
Q7) Round 29.09 to the nearest whole number. Answer: 29
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Chapter 2: Dimensional Analysis Method
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Q1) Directions: Analyze the problem for the desired answer.Set up a dimensional analysis-style equation in the space provided using the available data.Ensure that all undesired units will be canceled before doing the math.Do not use shortcuts to solve the equations even if the answer is known.For credit,show all work.Label answers.Evaluate each equation for correct setup and desired answer units.
An area rug 92 inches long is needed for the waiting room.How many yards in length will be needed to the nearest tenth of a yard?
Conversion formulas: 12 inches = 1 foot; 3 feet = 1 yard
DA equation:
Evaluation:
Answer: 11ea588c_ef4f_2aa0_b1cd_73bd24a4e57d_TB5095_00
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Chapter 3: Metric System and Medication Calculations
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Q1) Directions: Analyze the problem for the desired answer.Set up a dimensional-analysis style equation in the space provided using the available data.Estimate an approximate answer.Cancel all undesired units before doing math.Label answers.Evaluate your equation for setup,comparison of answer with the estimate,and math accuracy.For credit,show all work.
How many syringes are there in a package of 10 dozen?
Conversion factor: 1 dozen = 12 syringes
DA equation:
Answer: # of syringes : 11ea588c_ef4d_a3e0_b1cd_512bca75a6e0_TB5095_00
Q2) Write the Roman numeral for 15.
Answer: XV
Q3) The patient takes 5 medications three times a day.How many medications does the patient take in a week (7 days = 1 week)?
DA equation:
Answer: # 11ea588c_ef4e_402f_b1cd_8d6f6d3842db_TB5095_11 : 11ea588c_ef4e_4030_b1cd_4df965bb8efe_TB5095_11
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Chapter 4: Metric Units and Conversions
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Q1) An incision measures 12 cm.Approximately how many inches will this be?
Estimate:
DA verification:
Q2) Write the metric equivalents: milligram to gram: _____________
Q3) Complete the conversion formulas.
A)_____ mcg = 1 mg
B)_____ mg = 1 g
Q4) Write the abbreviations using the appropriate notation.
A)10 milligrams:
B)15 kilograms:
C)10 ounces:
D)5 liters:
Q5) Write the approved abbreviations.
A)milligram:
B)grain:
Q6) A nurse will administer 0.3g of a medication.How many milligrams will this be?
Estimate:
DA verification:
Q7) If a newborn weighs 3 kg,what is the gram equivalent?
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Chapter 5: Patient Records, medication Orders, and Medication Labels
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Q1) Define the following medical abbreviations:
A)NPO:
B)IV:
C)IM:
D)ID (route):
E)NG:
F)PO:
G)SL:
H)subcut:
I)stat:
J)bid:
Q2) Write out the following order: ibuprofen ent tab 400 mg stat and tid pc.
Q3) Why do you think XR,ent,DR,SR,and SL tablets should never be crushed?
Q4) Name six basic patient rights.
Q5) Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock: 9: 45 PM: ___________
Q6) Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock: 1:00 AM: ___________
Q7) Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock: 5:00 PM: _____________ Page 7
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Chapter 7: Syringe Measurements
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Q1) Which size syringe would you select for 2.8 mL of a medicine?
Q2) Supply the nearest measurable syringe.For 1-mL syringes,specify size and insulin or tuberculin type syringe.
Amount to be measured: 1.2 mL
Selected syringe size:
Q3) How must used needles and syringes be discarded?
Q4) Which size syringe would you select for 5.2 mL of a medicine to be added to an IV?
Q5) Can tuberculin and insulin syringes be interchanged?
Q6) A size 18 needle gauge has a smaller or larger diameter than a size 22 needle gauge?
Q7) Supply the nearest measurable syringe.For 1-mL syringes,specify size and insulin or tuberculin type syringe.
Amount to be measured: 7.2 mL
Selected syringe size:
Q8) Supply the nearest measurable syringe.For 1-mL syringes,specify size and insulin or tuberculin type syringe.
Amount to be measured: 2.6 mL
Selected syringe size:
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Chapter 8: Reconstitution of Medications
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Q1) If you were preparing 100 mL of a 10% solution of hydrogen peroxide for an irrigation,how much peroxide and how much water would you use?
Q2) What actions should the nurse take if the order is clear but the nurse is unsure of how to prepare the reconstituted solution?
Q3) The nurse prepares an oral medication of 7.4 mL.
A)How many mL will be placed in the medicine cup?
B)How many mL will be added with a syringe?
Q4) Why are sterile solutions used for wound irrigations?
Q5) The nurse prepares an oral medication of 11 mL.
A)How many mL will be placed in the medicine cup?
B)How many mL will be added with a syringe?
Q6) The nurse calculates an oral medication dose of 18 mL.
A)How many mL will be placed in the medicine cup?
B)How many mL will be added with a syringe?
Q7) May the nurse substitute SW for bacteriostatic SW for dilution? Where would this information be obtained? Reconstituted medications have a shorter shelf life.
Q8) Can the nurse prepare a medication from a container that has been reconstituted on an unknown date? If so why; if not,why not?
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Chapter 9: Injectable Medications
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Q1) What is the importance of writing a leading 0 in front of a decimal number less than one?
Q2) Which size zone should be avoided around umbilicus when giving abdominal subcutaneous injections?
Q3) How does the nurse decide how much to round a dose for an injectable medication?
Q4) What are the two most common diluents for injectable medications?
Q5) State the approved abbreviations for four parenteral routes.
Q6) Why shouldn't needles be recapped?
Q7) Would a small gauge or a large gauge needle be used for a skin test?
Q8) An error of dosage with one decimal place,such as preparing 1 mL instead of 0.1 mL results in how much of an error?
Q9) What is the name and abbreviation for the route used for skin test injections?
Q10) What is the descriptor for medications that,when combined in one syringe or solution,interact and cause undesired changes in composition or effect (such as crystallization)?
Q11) What is the name of the kind of reference a nurse must consult before mixing two or more medications in one syringe or IV solution?
Q12) Name the three approved sites for intramuscular injections. Page 11
Q13) What is the purpose of a filter needle? When is it used?
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Chapter 10: Basic Intravenous Calculations
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Q1) Directions: Calculate the IV flow rates with DA equations where requested.For credit,show work.Label all answers.Label flow rates in milliliters per hour or drops per minutes,as needed.
Ordered: IVPB antineoplastic.Available from the pharmacy: antineoplastic diluted in 50-mL solution.Administer over 60 minutes.Equipment: infusion pump.
A)Estimated flow rate:
B)DA equation:
C)Evaluation:
Q2) Directions: Calculate the IV flow rates with DA equations where requested.For credit,show work.Label all answers.Label flow rates in milliliters per hour or drops per minutes,as needed.
Ordered: D<sub>5</sub>W IV at 125 mL per hr.Available: D<sub>5</sub>W 1000 mL; gravity device with DF10 administration set. What flow rate will the nurse set?
A)DA equation:
B)Evaluation:
Q3) Where does the nurse find tubing factor information?
Q4) What is the meaning of dF 15?
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Chapter 11: Advanced Intravenous Calculations
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Q1) Directions: Calculate the IV medication and infusion rates.Use a calculator for safe dose range calculations,multiplication,and long division as desired.Verify results using DE-style equations where requested.If the order is unsafe,do not proceed with the math.Label answers.
Ordered: A medicated IV infusion with drug Y at 2 mg per minute.Available: Drug Y 1 g in 1000 mL of NS.
A)What will the flow rate be in mL per hr?
B)DA:
C)Evaluation
Q2) Directions: Calculate the IV medication and infusion rates.Use a calculator for safe dose range calculations,multiplication,and long division as desired.Verify results using DE-style equations where requested.If the order is unsafe,do not proceed with the math.Label answers.
Ordered: A medicated IV at 3 mcg per kg per minute.Available IV: D<sub>5</sub>W 1000 mL with 500 mg of Drug Y.
Patient weight: 50 kg
A)What flow rate will you set in mL per hr to the nearest tenth of a mL? DA:
B)Evaluation:
Q3) How many grams of dextrose are contained in 1 L of a D<sub>5</sub>W solution?
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Chapter 12: Diabetic Medications
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Q1) What is the most commonly ordered insulin concentration per mL?
Q2) What is a normal fasting blood glucose range in mg per dL?
Q3) If the patient doesn't take the prescribed antidiabetic medicine,what happens to the blood glucose level?
Q4) Name the two types of diabetes mellitus.
Q5) Ordered: insulin infusion,Humulin R 7 units per hr
Infusing: insulin Humulin R infusion at 10 mL per hr
Available: 100 units Humulin R in 100 mL NS
How many units of insulin are infusing?
A)Estimate:
B)DA equation:
C)Evaluation: How many milliliters per hour will deliver the ordered flow rate?
D)Estimate:
E)DA equation:
F)Evaluation:
G)Decision:
Q6) What serious ADE could the nurse expect if the dose prepared for an order of 4 units of Regular insulin and 26 units of intermediate acting insulin was reversed?
Q7) What is the difference between BGM and SMBG testing?
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Chapter 13: Anticoagulant Medications
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Q1) Ordered: heparin infusion 1000 units per hour,for a patient with thrombophlebitis
Available: heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL NS
Infusing: heparin solution at 40 mL per hour
How many units per hour are being infused?
A)DA equation:
B)Evaluation: IV flow rate the nurse should set on the infusion pump, in milliliters per hour:
C)DA equation:
D)Evaluation of math and flow rate:
Q2) Ordered: heparin infusion 1500 units per hour
Available: heparin 20,000 units in 1000 mL Ringer's solution
When the nurse arrives on duty,the IV is flowing at 125 mL per hour. How many units per hour are being infused?
A)DA equation:
B)Evaluation: IV flow rate the nurse should have set on the infusion pump based on the order:
C)DA equation:
D)Evaluation of math and flow rate:
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Chapter 14: Pediatric Medications
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Q1) Ordered: Drug X 125 mg 4 times daily
SDR for children: 20-30 mg per kg per day in 4 divided doses
Child's weight: 50 lb.Use a calculator.
A)Estimated weight in kg:
B)Child's weight in kilograms to the nearest tenth:
C)Calculate the SDR for this child.Low safe dose: High safe dose:
D)Decision: safe or unsafe order? State the reason.
Q2) Ordered: potassium chloride (KCl)IV 0.5 mEq per hr,for a baby with hypokalemia
Pediatric SDR: up to 3 mEq per kg per 24 hr
Child's weight: 16 lb
Available: 10 mEq KCl in 100 mL D<sub>5</sub>W
A)Child's weight in kilograms to the nearest tenth:
B)SDR for this child:
C)Decision: safe or unsafe order? State the reason.If safe to give, what flow rate should the nurse set on an infusion pump?
D)DA equation:
E)Evaluation:
F)The IV is to be infused with a volume-control device.Agency policy states that only a 2-hour supply may be placed in the device.How many milliliters should the nurse place in the chamber?
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