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OB Math Calculation - Practice Test

The document provides instructions and 20 practice problems for an OB math calculation exam. Students are instructed to show their work, use specific dosage calculation rules, and round answers based on the type of problem. The problems cover a range of calculations involving dosage, rate, concentration, weight, and volume for various medications and intravenous fluids that would be commonly administered in an obstetrics setting.

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OB Math Calculation - Practice Test

The document provides instructions and 20 practice problems for an OB math calculation exam. Students are instructed to show their work, use specific dosage calculation rules, and round answers based on the type of problem. The problems cover a range of calculations involving dosage, rate, concentration, weight, and volume for various medications and intravenous fluids that would be commonly administered in an obstetrics setting.

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OB Math Calculation Practice Test

Name______________________________ Date_______________________________ Instructor___________________________ Instructions The exam has 20 items. Each exam item is worth 5 points. Show all work to receive credit. Use TCCs nursings program dosage calculation rules and conversions. Rounded all answers to the tenths with the exception of the following: o IV problems expressed as drops per minutes are to be rounded to the whole number. o When a TB or 1 mL syringe is to be used, the problem is to be rounded to the hundredths.

1. Order: Heparin 7500 units SQ Label: Heparin 10,000 units/ml. How many mls will you give?

____________ml

2. Order: Augmentin (oral suspension) 500 mg PO Label: 125mg/5ml. How many mls will you give?

______________ml 3. Order: Meperidine 50mg Label: 100mg/ml How many mls will you give?

_______________ml 4. Order: Naloxone HCL 200 mcg Label: 0.4mg/ml. How many mls will you give?

_______________ml 5. Order: Unasyn 750 mg Label: 1.5 gm vial which must be reconstituted with 4 ml of sterile water. How many mls will you give?

_______________ml 6. Order: Heparin 700 units/ hr Label: 25,000/250 ml of NS. How many milliliters per hour will you set the pump?

_______________m/hr

7. Order: 1000 ml D5W/0.9% NS to infuse over 8 hours. Tubing: 20gtt/ml. Calculate the number of drops per minute.

_______________gtt/min 8. Order: Tylenol Elixir 10 mg/kg Label: Tylenol Elixir 160 mg /5 ml. Your childs weight is 8 kg. How many mls will you give?

_______________ml

9. Order: Gentamicin 0.575ml/dose every 8 hoursA child is receiving 0.575 ml/dose Label: Gentamicin 40 mg/ml. The childs weight is 45 pounds. How many milligrams per kilogram per day is the patient receiving?

_______________mg/kg/day 10. Order: dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min Label: 400 mg. vial which is to be diluted in 250 ml NS. Your patient weight is 110 pounds.

Calculate the milliliters per hour to set the pump.

_______________ml/hr 11. Order: Nipride 0.8 mcg/kg/min Label: 50 mg/500 ml NS. Your patient weights 143 pounds. Calculate the milliliters per hour to set the pump.

_______________ml/hr

12. Order: Dopamine 400 mg in 250 ml D5W infusing at 28 ml/hr. Your patients weight is 15 kg. How many micrograms per kilogram per minute is the patient receiving?

_______________mcg/kg/min 13. Order: Ampicillin 2 mg/kg PO every 8 hours Your patient weighs 100 pounds. Label: Ampicillin 500 mg/5 ml. How many milliliters will you give?

_______________ml

14. Order: 1000 ml NS to infuse at 50 gtts/min. Tubin: 15gtts/ml Calculate the hours to infuse.

_______________hrs 15. Order: Benadryl 0.125 ml/dose every 8 hours Label: Benadryl 50 mg/ml. The childs weight is 20 pounds. How many milligrams per kilogram per day is the child receiving?

_____________mg/kg/day 16. Order: Ritodrine 75mcg/min Label: 150mg/500 ml D5W. How many ml/min will you give?

_______________ml/min

17. Order: IV fluids to run at 5ml/hr. The infant weighs 2 kg. How many ml/kg/day is the infant receiving?

_______________ml/kg/day

18. Order: ampicillin 100mg/kg/day in divided doses q 12 hours apart. The infant weighs 3000g. How many mg will you give at each dose?

_______________mg/dose

19. Order: 20 ml of formula at the next feeding. Label: 30 calories/oz. How many calories will be given during the feeding?

______________calories

20. Order: pitocin IVPB at 3 milliunits/minute for a labor induction using Label: 30 units of pitocin in 500ml LR. Calculate the ml/hr to set the IV pump.

_______________ml/hr

Revised 5/2011

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