Test Bank For
Mulholland's The Nurse, The Math, The Meds Drug Calculations Using Dimen-
sional Analysis 5th Edition by Susan Turner
Chapter 1-13
Chapter 01: Math Review
Turner: Mulholland’s The Nurse, The Math, The Meds, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which is greater?
a.
b.
c. Both are equal
ANS: A
2. Which is smaller?
a.
b.
c. Both are equal
ANS: B
COMPLETION
1. Label states for children 8 years of age, give 10 mL of medication. Write out the meaning
of the symbol. _________
ANS: Greater than or equal to
2. For children with a fever <39C, give 1 chewable Tylenol tablet. Write out the meaning of
the symbol. _________
ANS: Less than
3. Hold the medication for a pulse less than 50. Write the symbol for the italicized words.
_________
ANS: <
4. Edit 90.400 to remove the trailing zeroes. ________
, ANS: 90.4
5. Write the sum of 9 and 7. _________
ANS: 16
6. Write the product of 8 and 5. _________
ANS: 40
7. Write three factors of the number 12, other than the number 1. _________
ANS: 3, 4, 6
8. Write four common factors of the number 12 and 24, other than the number 1. _________
ANS: 3, 4, 6, 12
9. Write the product of 9 and 5. _________
ANS: 45
10. Write four multiples of the number 4. _________
ANS: 4, 8, 12, 16
11. Write the square of 6. _________
ANS: 36
12. Write the square root of 25. _________
ANS: 5
13. Which number is the base in 104 ? _________
ANS: 10
6
14. Which number is the exponent in 5 ? _________
ANS: 6
15. Which number in this fraction is the numerator? _________
ANS: 5
16. Which number in this fraction is the denominator? _________
ANS: 6
,17. If six packages of syringes sell for $240, what is the unit value of one package? _________
ANS: $40
18. Write out 0.125 as it would be spoken aloud. _________
ANS: One hundred twenty-five thousandths
19. Which is larger: 0.07 or 0.008? _________
ANS: 0.07
20. Divide 293.5 by 10 by moving the decimal place. _________
ANS: 29.35
21. Multiply 84.9 by 100 by moving the decimal place. _________
ANS: 8490
22. Round 8.326 to the nearest hundredth. _________
ANS: 8.33
23. Round 2.67 to the nearest tenth. _________
ANS: 2.7
24. Round 89.28 to the nearest whole number. _________
ANS: 89
25. Change to a decimal. _________
ANS: 0.5
26. Multiply 0.12 10. _________
ANS: 1.2
27. Divide 25 by 0.5. _________
ANS: 50
28. Find the lowest common denominator for . _________
ANS: 12
, 29. Which is greater: 0.25 or 0.5? _________
ANS: 0.5
30. Which is smaller: 2.13 or 0.8998? _________
ANS: 0.8998
31. Find the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator in . _________
ANS: 12
32. For children <5 years of age, give 2 mg of medication. Write out the meaning of the
symbol. _________
ANS: Less than
33. For children with a fever 100F, administer one children’s chewable Tylenol tablet.
Write out the meaning of the symbol. _________
ANS: Greater than or equal to
34. Hold the medication for a systolic blood pressure less than 100/60. Write the symbol for
the italicized phrase. _________
ANS: <
35. Write the Arabic numerals for XV. _________
ANS: 15
36. Write the Roman numeral for 10. _________
ANS: X
37. Write the sum of 5 and 3. _________
ANS: 8
38. Write the product of 8 and 7. _________
ANS: 56
39. Write three factors of the number 15 other than the number 1. _________
ANS: 3, 5, 15
40. Write three common factors of 30 and 45 other than the number 1. _________
ANS: 3, 5, 15