Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary 3
Vocabulary 4
Dosage
100
State of complete physical, mental, and social well being; not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
What is health?
100
Fluid that accumulates in the wound. May contain serum, cellular debris, bacteria and white blood cells.
What is exudate?
100
NPO
What is nothing by mouth?
100
Fullness or elasticity of skin.
What is turgor?
100
Order: Laculose 30 Gm orally now. Have: Laculose 20 Gm/30 mL. How many mL will you administer?
What is 45 mL?
200
Evidence based practices that have proven positive outcomes when implemented together to prevent infection.
What is a bundle?
200
Deficiency of blood in a particular area.
What is ischemia?
200
Drugs that are typically used for other purposes, but also used to enhance the effect of opioids by providing additional pain relief.
What is adjuvant?
200
Force created by the interplay of gravity and friction on the skin and underlying tissues.
What is shearing force?
200
Order: Lovenox 1mg/kg subcutaneous every 12 hours. Weight 150 lbs. How many mg will you administer?
What is 68 mg?
300
Incomplete expansion or collapse of a part of the lungs.
What is atelectasis?
300
Small purplish hemorrhagic spots on the skin that do not blanch with applied pressure.
What is petechia?
300
The transfer of responsibility for the performance of activity to another person while retaining accountability for the outcome.
What is delegation?
300
Superficial pain. (skin)
What is cutaneous pain?
300
Order: digoxin (Lanoxin) 125 mcg by mouth daily. (This is a safe dose). Available: Pediatric elixir 0.05 mg/mL. How many mL’s will you administer?
What is 2.5mL?
400
The accumulation of acid and hydrogen ions or depletion of the alkaline reserve (bicarbonate content) in the blood and body tissues, decreasing the pH. pH <7.35
What is acidosis?
400
Specific groups of symptoms related to drug therapy that can carry risk for permanent damage or death.
What are toxic effects?
400
Study of what happens to drug from time it is put into the body until the parent drug and all metabolites have left the body.
What is pharmacokinetics?
400
Blood in the urine makes pink or red color.
What is hematuria?
400
The physician has ordered your patient’s IV of 1000 ml of D5.45NS to run at 125ml/hr. How many drops per minutes should the flow be regulated? (Conversion factor is 15 gtts/ml). Round off to a whole number.
What is 31 gtts/min?
500
Infestation with lice.
What is pediculosis?
500
Sleepwalking that may range from sitting up in bed to walking around the room or the house to walking out side the house.
What is somnambulism?
500
Increase in the number of cells which causes fetal growth in early pregnancy.
What is hyperplasia?
500
Inflammation of the oral mucosa.
What is stomatitis?
500
Order: polythiazide (Renese) 1 mg by mouth daily. Available: Renese 1 mg/tablet. Recommended safe and therapeutic range for a pediatric patient is 0.02 - 0.08 mg/kg once a day. Child’s weight is 22lbs. What is the safe and therapeutic range for this child? Maximum dose? Minimum dose? Is it a safe dose? Minimum: ________________________ Maximum: ________________________ Is the ordered daily dose safe? ___________
What is a minimum dose of 0.2mg/day? What is a maximum dose of 0.8mg/day? Not a safe dose.
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