Hospital Safety
Acronyms
Medications
Classroom Topics
Miscellaneous
100
Infections acquired within the hospital.
What are nosocomial infections?
100
RVR
What is a rapid ventricular response?
100
This medication has both a negative chronotropic and positive inotropic effect on the heart.
What is digoxin (Lanoxin)?
100
This disease is characterized by tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability.
What is Parkinsons?
100
EIRMC's policy includes this PRN medication if a patient's glucose level is under 50 mg/dl, regardless of the patients mental status.
What is D10W in 250 ml IV?
200
A form used to report adverse events, or specific events which are inconsistent with routine patient care.
What are incident or occurrence reports?
200
BB
What is a beta blocker?
200
The five medication rights
What are 1. Right patient 2. Right dose 3. Right medication 4. Right time 5. Right route
200
This is a term for describing chronic bronchitis, emphysema and asthma.
What is COPD?
200
This is the first thing you do when you find a patient who has no movement or no response.
What is activate 911 and get an AED or call a code?
300
When properly used, this device grounds stray electrical currents to prevent electrical shocks
What is a three pronged plug?
300
NCLEX
What is National Council Licensure Examination?
300
This medication will cause a rapid decrease in blood pressure, result in a head ache and may save your life.
What is isosorbide (Imdur) or nitroglycerin?
300
This is a disease of the electrical conduction system of the heart in which the PR interval is lengthened beyond 0.20 seconds.
What is 1st degree heart block?
300
This medication has three therapeutic effects; antipyretic, NSAID and platelet aggregation inhibition.
What is aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)?
400
The World Health Organization states that about 3 millions health care workers worldwide are exposed to this each year.
What are blood-borne pathogens?
400
MSDS
What are Material Safety Data Sheets?
400
This drug falls into the classification of an ACE inhibitor.
What is lisinopril (Zestril), benazepril (Lotensin), captropril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), fosinopril (Monopril), or ramipril (Altace)?
400
Ice chips or normal saline rinses are the most common nursing interventions for the temporary comfort of this chemotherapy side effect.
What is stomatitis?
400
This test has between 75 and 265 questions.
What is the NCLEX?
500
The adverse patient event most frequently reported by hospitals to the Patient Safety Commission in 2009 and 2010.
What are Falls?
500
CIWA
What is Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment?
500
This medication has may cause tendon ruptures in athletes.
What is a fluoroquinolone, ciproflaxacin (Cipro) or levofloxacin (Levaquin)?
500
This place is highly controversial and includes cancer free sharks and vegans.
What is a rabbit hole?
500
One continuous, unremitting seizure lasting longer than 5 minutes.
What is Status Epilepticus?
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