Abbreviations
PO
What is by mouth?
This must be done immediately after removing gloves?
What is hand hygiene or washing hands?
The normal range for adult resting heart rate
What is 60-110 bpm?
Leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for adults 65 years and older
What are falls?
The type of hormone that diabetics lack
What is insulin?
HS
What is Bedtime?
The maximum oxygen flow rate for a nasal cannula, (L/min)
What is 6L?
The largest organ in the human body
What is the skin?
2 identifiers required before administering medications
What is name and DOB?
The ordered dose is 20mg and the concentration is 5mg/ml. How many mls are given?
What is 4ml?
PRN
What is as needed?
The correct angle for a subcutaneous injection
What is 45 or 90 degrees?
The name of the upper arm bone known as the "funny bone"
What is the humerus?
Protects the privacy and security of the patient
What is HIPPA?
The term for a medication administered immediately
What is stat?
NPO
What is nothing by mouth?
The best way to assess a patient's fluid volume
What is daily weight?
The "master gland" that regulates other endocrine glands
What is the pituitary gland?
This abbreviation stands for the standard care for restoring breathing and circulation
What is BLS or Basic Life Support?
Drugs that end in "PRIL"
What is ACE inhibitors?
HOH
What is hard of hearing?
A nursing intervention to prevent DVT
What is early ambulation or SCD's?
This is the only muscle responsible for the action of breathing
What is the diaphragm?
Body Language, eye contact, personal space, facial expressions
What is nonverbal communication?
The time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to decrease to one half of the peak level
What is half life?