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School of Nursing (724) 656-4052
Dear Applicant:
During the two (2) year curriculum, you will be
studying a lot of hours and learning many new things.
Nurses are required to have a working knowledge of
medications: how they work on the body,
how the nurse knows the medicine is working; and of course, how
medications should be given to the patient--what route, how often,
how much, etc.
In order for a nurse to be able to administer medications safely
to patients, he/she must have good basic math skills. Math
skills are needed to calculate medication doses and IV flow rates.
A 50 point Basic Math Proficiency Test will be administered during
the Informational Conference.
(CALCULATORS ARE NOT PERMITTED). A sample math test
is available to help you know what types of questions to expect
on the test. If math is a difficult subject for you,
locate a math book and begin reviewing.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Jayne Sheehan, RN, MSN, CRNP
Director of Professional and Allied Health Education
Jameson
Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
New
Castle, Pennsylvania 16105-2595
Sample Problems
for
Basic Math Proficiency Test
Part I: Roman and
Arabic Numerals
Roman numerals are made-up of
letters of the alphabet. M=1000; D=500;
C=100; L=50; x (X)=10; v (V)=5; i
(I) =1
When a smaller numeral precedes a
larger numeral, the smaller numeral is subtracted from the
larger. For example, iv=4; i (1) is less than v (5) and
precedes the v (5) so it is subtracted.
When the smaller numeral follows
a larger numeral, the smaller numeral is added to the larger.
For example, vi=6; i (1) is less than v (5) and follows the v
(5) so it is added.
Roman numerals never use more
than three (3) of the same digit in a row. For example, to
write the number four (4) you would use iv not iiii.
Arabic numerals are made-up of
numbers.
A.
Roman numerals to Arabic
B. Arabic numerals to Roman
1. V =
__________
6. 2 = __________
2. X =
__________
7. 4 = __________
3. VIII =
________ 8.
12 = _________
4. IX =
_________
9. 17 = _________
5. XIV =
_______ 10.
20 = _________
Part II:
Fractions
Think of it like this. If you
were going to be given a piece of chocolate cake and did not
have to worry about calories, would you rather have 1/8 of the
cake or 1/4? You may need to find the common denominator first.
A. Identify which fraction
has the largest value.
11. 1/4 or
3/4________________
12. 1/3 or
1/2________________
13. 7/8 or
3/4________________
14. 1/100 or
1/150____________
B. Change these fractions
to decimals.
To change a fraction into a
decimal, divide the bottom number (denominator) into the top
number (numerator). For example,
  
.25
1/4 = 4 1.00
-8
20
20
15. 1/2 = ____________
16. 2/3 = ____________
17. 1/10 = ___________
18. 5/10 = ___________
Part II: Fractions
(continued)
Adding and subtracting
fractions
If fractions have the same
bottom number (denominator), you can add or subtract the top
number (numerators) and write the answer over the bottom
number (denominator). However, if the fractions have
different bottom numbers (denominators), you must find a
number that both bottom numbers (denominators) can be
divided into evenly before you do anything.
C. Add the following
fractions and reduce your answer to its lowest term.
19. 2/3 + 4/5
=______________
20. 1/4 +
6/8=______________
21. 1/2 +
1/3________________
22. 4/9 +
4/6________________
D. Subtract the
following fractions and reduce your answer to its lowest
term.
23. 2 3/4 - 1
2/3=____________
24. 7/8 -
1/2=_______________
25. 6 1/2 - 3
1/3=____________
26. 8/9 -
2/3=_______________
Part III:
Decimals
When adding and subtracting
decimals, make sure to line up the numbers and decimals.
A. Add the following
problems.
27. 2.25 +
4.30=________________
28. 2.64 +
6.0=_________________
29. 22.68 +
8.03=_______________
30. 17.33 + 0.003 +
1.0=________
Part III: Decimals
(continued)
B. Subtract the
following problems.
31. 11.399 -
7.32=_______________
32. 2.25 -
1.75=_________________
33. 18.53 -
18.01=_______________
34. 0.136 -
0.01=________________
Multiplying decimals by decimals.
Multiply the numbers as if the
decimals were not there. Count the total number of decimal
places to the right that are in the numbers being multiplied
together. In the answer, move the decimal point to the left the
number of decimal places you count.
C. Multiply the
following problems.
35. 8.4 X 10.6 =
_______________
36. 2.3 X
16=__________________
37. 4 X
3.6=___________________
38. 1.75 X
0.0002=_____________
 Dividing
decimals by decimals
Quotient
Divisor Dividend
 
First
make the number that you are dividing (divisor) a whole
number by moving the decimal point the necessary number of
places to the right. Next, move the decimal in the dividend
the same number of places to the right as you did for the
divisor. Add zeros as needed. Place the decimal point in
the quotient directly above the decimal point in the
dividend. Now divide.
D. Divide the
following problems.
39. 50
)
2.5 =______________
40. 3.4
)
6.1=______________
41. 2.1
)
0.07=_____________
42. 18
)
0.9=_______________
Part IV: Solving
for X
When solving for X you would
either multiply across,
   for
example 1 3 1X = 6
2 X
or you multiply the inside
numbers together and the outside numbers together.
1 : 2 : : 3 : X; 1X=6.
A. Solve for the X in
proportion problem.
43. 7 = X
8 12 X =
__________
44. X = 5
16 32 X = __________
45. 1: 300 : : X :
60 X = __________
46. 10 :
100 : : X : 1000
X = __________
Part V:
Percentages
--Converting percents to
decimals.
First drop the percent sign
and add a decimal point. Then move the decimal point two
(2) place to the left. Add zeros as needed.
--Converting decimals to
percents.
First move the decimal two
(2) places to the right, add zeros as needed. Add a percent
sign.
A. Write percentages as
decimals B. Write decimals as
percentages
47. 6%=__________
50. 0.68=__________
48. 25%=_________
51. 1.25=__________
49. 0.1%=________
52. 50.0=__________
Part VI: Word
Problems
Converting pounds to
kilograms and kilograms to pounds.
--A kilogram is bigger than a
pounds. It takes 2.2 pounds to make one kilogram. If you
have pounds and you want to determine how many kilograms
that is, you must divided by 2.2.
--If you have kilograms and
you want to determine how many pounds that is, you must
multiply by 2.2.
Use the
following chart to solve the remaining word problems.
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 gram = 1000 milligrams
1 pint = 500 milliliters
2 pints = 1 quart
1 cc = 1 milliliter
__________53. If
an individual weighs 60 kilograms, how many pounds does the
individual weigh?
__________54. If
an individual weighs 180 pounds, how many kilograms does the
individual weigh?
__________55. One
quart would equal how many milliliters?
__________56. Two
thousand (2000) milliliters would equal how many quarts?
__________57.
One half gram (1/2) would equal how many milligrams?
__________58. You are
to administer 2 grams of Kefzol to a patient. How many
milligrams is this?
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. 5
30. 18.333
2. 10
31 4.079
3. 8
32. 0.5
4. 9
33. 0.52
5. 14
34. 0.126
6. II
35. 89.04
7. IV
36. 36.8
8. XII
37. 14.4
9. XVII
38. 0.00035
10. XX
39. 20
11. 3/4
40. 0.557
12. 1/2
41. 30
13. 7/8
42. 20
14. 1/100
43. 10.5
15. 0.50
44. 2.5
16. 0.666
45. 0.2
17. 0.10
46. 100
18. 0.50
47. 0.06
19. 1 7/15
48. 0.25
20. 1
49. 0.001
21. 5/6
50. 68%
22. 1 1/9
51. 125%
23. 1 1/12
52. 5000%
24. 3/8
53. 132
25. 3 1/6
54. 81.81
26. 2/9
55. 1000
27. 6.55
56. 2
28. 8.64
57. 500
29. 30.71
58. 2000
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