What document am I?
You want to know the reason for admission and the assistance the patient needs with daily activities. Which document is especially useful for a quick overview?
What is Kardex
What is the prefix of Hemiplegia?
What is Hemi
I am giving a patient medication at bedtime. What is the abbreviation for at bedtime?
What is HS.
I am inflammation of the stomach. What is the root word?
What is gastr?
The Pt has bradypnea and hypoglycemia.
The patient has slow breathing and low blood sugar
Which document is used to jot down notes during the shift to help you complete your charting later?
What is Worksheet / Feuille de route
I am the word part -itis in arthr/itis. Am I a prefix or suffix?
What is suffix
You have to change a patient's position every two hours. What abbreviation am I?
In the word echocardiogram, which part is the root word?
What is Cardio
The LPN has to check VS q2h.
The license practical nurse has to check vital signs every two hours.
Which document contains the broader history of the patient's medical conditions and past care?
What is Medical Record
In the word perineal, which part is the prefix?
What is Peri
I have to check the patient's blood pressure four times a day. What does this mean?
What is QID?
I mean temperature in hypothermia. What is my root word?
What is thermia
O₂ at 2 L/min via NC.
The patient is receiving oxygen at 2 litres per minute through a nasal cannula (small tubes placed in the nostrils.)
You need to check the prescribed dose and administration schedule before giving a medication. Which document is especially important?
What is MAR/FADM
Which part is the prefix in Bradypnea? What does this mean?
What is Brady and what is slow breathing
I am a pulse, blood pressure and respirations, who am I?
What are vital signs (VS)?
I am a body part that may be removed because of cancer. What is the root word?
What is a Mast?
The Pt is NPO pre-op.
The patient must not eat or drink (NPO= nothing by mouth) before surgery.
A patient's PTI says to advise the RN if the blood pressure is higher than a specified limit. Where would you look for this instruction?
What is TNP/PTI
In the word cysto/stomia, is stomia a prefix or a suffix?
What is a suffix
I have to bring my patient to get an electrocardiogram. What is my abbreviation?
What is ECG?
I am a surgical procedure to reshape the nose. What is the root word?
What is Rhino
Administer Tylenol 500mg x2 tab po TID:
Give two 500 mg Tylenol tablets by mouth three times a day.