NOT READING THE INSTRUCTIONS provided at the beginning of the math exam  The following is the ACTUAL instructions that will appear on each of your remaining math exams  This test is to be completed the first day of lecture. You will have 50 minutes to complete the test.  Answers are to be rounded off to the hundredth (two decimal places), except for “ gtt/min” which is rounded to the nearest whole number.  Place “final answer” to be graded on the line provided (only ONE answer)  Amounts less than one REQUIRE a leading zero ( Eg. 0.5, NOT .5)  NEVER place a trailing zero after an answer. If the calculator states “10.8”, then that is your final answer- NOT “10.80” to create a “hundredth place”.  Students will not receive credit if work is not shown 5.Example without distractorsMr. McCormick is receiving dopamine at 15 mL/hr by IV pump. The patient weighs 120 pounds. The dopamine concentration is 250 mg in 250 mL of D5W. Calculate the micrograms per kilogram per minute? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth: STEP ONE : Start to the right of the EQUAL sign ( what is your destination? ) = mcg kg/min STEP TWO : Plug in the given information (no distractors here ) 15 mL X 250 mg = mcg hr 120 lb 250 mL kg/min 4

STEP THREE : Cancel out like units mcg * mcg kg/min 6. Example with distractorsA 20 kilogram child is being treated for a severe infection. Zosyn IVPB 20 milligrams in 250 mL of LR is ordered and to be infused over 30 minutes. How fast will the nurse set the infusion pump? ) STEP TWO: Plug in the given information QUESTIONS: Are there any distractors “plugged in” below?Which is correct- (A) or (B)? = mL hr mL 5

30 min hr *In (A) above, the kg and the mg will never cancel out to arrive at your destination of “mL/hr” !!! STEP THREE : Cancel out like units (NONE to cancel out in this example) mL mL hr