Abbreviations
The abbreviation 'QID'
What is four times a day?
The lab that should be checked prior to giving any antiinfective
What is WBC?
The normal range for blood glucose
What is 70-110
The priority lab that should be checked before administering an antidiabetic medication
What is the blood sugar?
The 6 Rights of Medication Administration
What is the right patient, right time, right route, right medication, right dose, right documentation
The abbreviation 'EHR'
What is electronic health record?
The test that determines which antiinfectives a bacteria will respond to
What is a culture and sensitivity?
The normal range for WBC
What is 4500-11000
The first line treatment of choice for Type 2 diabetics
What are oral hypoglycemics?
The type of injection given at a 5-15* angle
What is intradermal?
The abbreviation 'ACHS'
What is before meals and at hour of sleep?
The drug class that ends in 'floxacin'
What are flouroquinolones?
The normal range for serum potassium
What is 3.5-5.0?
A long acting insulin
What is Lantus or Levemir?
The injection given in the adipose tissue
What is a subcutaneous injection?
The abbreviation 'NKDA'
What is no known drug allergies?
The labs checked before administering vancomycin
What are vanc trough, BUN, and/or creatinine?
The normal range for sodium
What is 135-145?
The signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia
What is cool, clammy skin, shakiness, excessive hunger, nausea, and lightheadedness?
The point of maximum effect of a medication
What is the peak?
The abbreviation 'CPR'
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
Chemical class of tobramycin
What are aminoglycosides?
The normal value for creatinine
What is 0.8-1.2?
The process for mixing insulins
What is clear before cloudy?
The type of needle that must be used when drawing from an ampule
What is a filtered needle?