NUMERACY TEST

LEVEL 1:
1. Lucy works in District Hospital which is located in a distance of 2,5 km
from her house. How many meters does she walk from home to the
hospital ?
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2. 30% of a group of 80 patients take medications orally. How many patients

take medications orally?
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3. 1gram (g) = 1,000 milligrams (mg). Convert 325 mg to grams.

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4. Two thirds of a group of 72 patients have been visited by their families

today. How many patients met their relatives today ?
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5. What is the total weight of 3 parcels weighing respectively 2.3kg, 750

grams and 3 kg?
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6. Mr. Fox drinks 85ml of juice out of a half a litre carton. How much juice is
left?
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7. Ms Farrow is prescribed 1g of Paracetamol. The strength available is 500

mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer ?
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8. If 1598 of the 9400 Nurses are married, what percentage of the total is
this?
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9. If 1598 of the 9400 Nurses are married, how many of them are single?
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10.

From patients liquid balance:.. 280 milliliters convert to litres:

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11. 7.5 mg of Enalapril is prescribed and the dose in each tablet is 1.25 mg.
How many tablets should be given?
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12. A child weighing 24 kg requires Epilim at a dose of 20 mg per kg. How

much should be given?
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13.

How many milligrams is 646 micrograms?

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14. Karen has to perform an injection to the patient who is prescribed

Phenytoin IV 350 mg. The injection she has is 20mg in 5ml. What volume
will she draw up?
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15. Mr Steward is prescribed 3 tablets to be taken 4 times daily for a week.

How many tablets should he been dispensed in total ?
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16. The changes of Mr Kellys temperature over four days were registered as
1.2 o C, 2.5oC, 1.1oC, and 2.4oC. Find the mean
( average) change in
his temperature over the four days ?
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17. George Clarks 72-year-old patient is prescribed Aminophylline 170mg

I.V. The ampoules available contain 250mg in 10mL. What volume of the
drug do you need to administer ?
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18. There are 940 nurses employed by NHS Trust. The employment of nurses
is planned to be increased by 12 % next year. How many new nurses will
be hired by the NHS Trust next year?
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19. Last Monday there were 43 patients at the oncology ward, 14 new
patients have been admitted since then, 3 patients have been transferred
to other wards, one of the patients passed away and 8 patients have been

released home since then. How many patients are there currently at the
oncology ward?
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20.

Calculate 7/8 out of 320 millilitres.

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21. The Nursing Home of 88 beds records mortality ratio of 12.5 % annually.
How many residents passes away annually ?
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22. A patients weight s 55 kg and hes prescribed 5 mg/kg of drug XXX.

How many mgs will you administer ?
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23. 42 % of 69 residents dislike porridge for breakfast. How many of them

would you serve toasts or scrambled eggs?
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24. A patient is prescribed 20000 units of Heparin subcutaneously. How

many mls will you administer if the strength available is 25000 units/1ml.
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25. A salt solution in made of 6.5 grams of table salt in 500 milliliters of
water. How much salt is needed to make a salt solution with 200 ml of
water?
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26. A patient prescribed Codeine Phosphate 40 mgs, the strength available

is 25mgs in 5 mls. How many mls will you administer ?
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27. A patient is administered eye drops every 300 minutes. How many hours
does it mean?
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28.

Patients weight is 150 lb. What is his weight in kilograms?

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29.

5,000 mcg -convert to mg.

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30. A patient is prescribed 120mg of lignocaine. How many mls are required
if 2% lignocaine is used?
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