Maths for Nurses

Question 1

1L in mL

Answer 1

1000mL

Question 2

The amount of substance

Answer 2

Mole

Question 3

Volume is measured in

Answer 3

Cubic meter

Question 4

Unit used to measure a child’s height

Answer 4

Centimetre (cm)

Question 5

Unit used to measure a needle

Answer 5

Millimetre (mm)

Question 6

Unit used to measure blood cells

Answer 6

Nanometer (nm)

Question 7

Unit used to measure bacteria

Answer 7

Micrometre

Question 8

Unit used to measure an adults height

Answer 8

Meters (M)

Question 9

1 cubic meter in litres =

Answer 9

1000L

Question 10

Oxygen is measured in

Answer 10

Litres per minute

Question 11

What is 2750mL in litres?

Answer 11

2.75L

Question 12

1g is how many milligrams?

Answer 12

1000mg

Question 13

1mg is how many mcg?

Answer 13

1000mcg

Question 14

A child weighs 5.5kg. How many grams is this?

Answer 14

5500g

Question 15

1 mole is how many millimoles?

Answer 15

1000mmol

Question 16

1mmol is how many micromoles?

Answer 16

1000

Question 17

8 rights of drug administration

Answer 17

Right person, medication, dose, time, route, reason,
Right to refuse
Right documentation

Question 18

When do we measure substances in mole?

Answer 18

Blood chemistry, admin of some IV fluids

Question 19

6 types of drug administration

Answer 19

CD (controlled delivery)
CR (controlled release)
ER (extended-release) 
LA (long-acting)
SR (slow release)
HBS (hydrodynamically balanced system with CR

Question 20

The equation for calculating medications

Answer 20

What you want
———————- x stock available
What you got

Question 21

50mg of a drug needed for a patient. Stock: 100mg/mL

Answer 21

0.5mL