Who am I?
Why abbreviate
Kinda important to me
Those darn medical terms
Measure me
100

Resting phase of the heart when the heart fills w/blood

What is diastole

100
Activities of daily living

What is ADL's

100

You will find individuals who meet state & federal training & testing requirements to perform NA tasks in NC on this

What is NC NA 1 Registry

100

I am breathing normal; medically this is AKA

What is Eupnea

pronounced like "youpkneeah"

100

1 ounce =

What is 30 mL

200

I am the blood vessels that carry blood w/oxygen & nutrients away from the heart to the cells

What is arteries

200

I am known as lb, but can convert to kg

What is pound

200

This code defines the range of function for NA in NC

What is the NCBON Administrative Code

200

My heart rate is less than 60, what do I call that?

What is bradycardia

200

Although the Institute For Safe Medications has put me on the list of error prone abbreviations and recommends against using me when documenting measurements, I am = to milliliters

What is cc

300

Amount of force exerted by the blood against the walls of the artery

What is blood pressure

300

As needed

What is PRN

300

A short cut for my long title of Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

What is OBRA

300

Medical term for a heart rate greater than 100

What is tachycardia

300

Lebron James is 81.1 inches tall, to convert his crazy tall height to feet I can divide by

What is 12

400

I am the working phase of the heart when the heart is pumping blood to the body

What is systolic

400
Enacted by Congress in 1987, serves to improve the quality of life of patients living in long term care facilities.

What is OBRA

(Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)

400

I must work a minimum of 8 hrs w/in 24 months as part of the renewal process

What is a NA (Nurse Aide)

400

The RR is zero, AKA

What is apnea

400

I am giving my child 5 mL of an antibiotic, this is also equal to 

What is 1 tsp

500

The information provided by the patient

What is subjective information

500

HOB

What is head of bed

500

This organization is committed to protecting the health and wellbeing of the public through regulating the delivery of safe, effective nursing care.

What is NCBON

500

I am derived from the Greek words arthron, meaning "joint," and -itis, meaning "inflammation".  Some say I let folks know when a storm is moving in.

What is arthritis

500
Weight-based medication is given in kg, I know that 2.2 lbs is the same as

What is 1 kg

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