Test Bank for
Dosage Calculations, 9th edition 9th Edition by Gloria D. Pickar, Amy Pickar-Abernethy
Table of Contents Chapter 1—Fractions and Decimals Chapter 2—Ratios, Percents, Simple Equations, and Ratio-Proportion Chapter 3—Systems of Measurement Chapter 4—Conversions: Metric and Household Systems Chapter 5—Conversions for Other Clinical Applications: Time and Temperature Chapter 6—Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement Chapter 7—Interpreting Drug Orders Chapter 8—Understanding Drug Labels Chapter 9—Preventing Medication Errors Chapter 10—Oral Dosage of Drugs Chapter 11—Parenteral Dosage of Drugs Chapter 12—Reconstitution of Solutions Chapter 13—Pediatric and Adult Dosages Based on Body Weight Chapter 14—Alternative Dosage Calculation Methods: Ratio-Proportion and Dimensional Analysis Chapter 15—Intravenous Solutions, Equipment, and Calculations Chapter 16—Body Surface Area and Advanced Pediatric Calculations Chapter 17—Advanced Adult Intravenous Calculations
Chapter 1—Fractions and Decimals PROBLEM Complete the following. 1. Arrange the following decimals from largest to smallest: 1.5, 0.25, 1.025. ANS: 1.5, 1.025, 0.25 PTS: 1
DIF: Knowledge
REF: Decimals
2. Arrange the following decimals from largest to smallest: 0.33, 0.045, 0.7. ANS: 0.7, 0.33, 0.045 PTS: 1
DIF: Knowledge
REF: Decimals
3. Arrange the following fractions from smallest to largest:
,
, .
ANS: ,
,
PTS: 1
DIF: Knowledge
REF: Fractions
4. Arrange the following fractions from smallest to largest:
,
,
.
ANS: ,
,
PTS: 1
DIF: Knowledge
REF: Fractions
Perform the indicated operations. Reduce fractions in answers to lowest terms.
5. ANS:
PTS: 1
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Adding Fractions
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Division of Fractions
6. ANS:
PTS: 1
7. ANS:
PTS: 1
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Subtracting Fractions
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Division of Fractions
8. ANS:
PTS: 1
Perform the following computations. If the questions do not have a whole number as the answer, compute to the third decimal place, and round to the second decimal place. 9. ANS:
or 75.58 (rounded) PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: Addition and Subtraction of Decimals 10. ANS:
or 0.05 (rounded) PTS: 1 11. ANS:
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Multiplying Decimals
PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: Addition and Subtraction of Decimals 12. ANS:
PTS: 1
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Dividing Decimals
13. Convert the following decimal to a fraction and reduce to lowest terms. 0.09 ANS: 0.09 = PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: Conversion between Fractions and Decimals 14. Convert the following decimal to a fraction and reduce to lowest terms. 0.175 ANS: 0.175 = PTS: 1
DIF: Application
REF: Conversion between Fractions and Decimals
15. Convert the following fraction to a decimal and round to the nearest hundredth.
ANS:
PTS: 1
DIF: Application
REF: Conversion between Fractions and Decimals
16. Convert the following fraction to a decimal and round to the nearest tenth.
ANS:
PTS: 1
DIF: Application
REF: Conversion between Fractions and Decimals
17. Perform the indicated operation.
ANS:
PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions 18. Perform the indicated operation. 6.3 100 ANS: 6.3 100 = 630 PTS: 1
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Multiplying Decimals
19. Perform the indicated operation and round the answer to the tenths place.
ANS: PTS: 1
DIF: Application
REF: Multiplying Decimals
20. Perform the indicated operation and round the answer to the nearest tenths place. 123.56
78
ANS: 123.56
78 = 9,637.68 = 9,637.7
PTS: 1
DIF: Application
21. Perform the indicated operation. 350
0.07
ANS: 350 0.07 = 5,000
REF: Multiplying Decimals