What is the recommended length of time to wash your hands?
15-20 seconds
100
Cephazolin 1 g IV is ordered three times a day for a patient with pneumonia. It is supplied in 100 mL dextrose and water, to run over 20 minutes. How many milliliters per hour should you set the controller to deliver?
300 mL/hour
100
What is the other name for Warfarin
Coumadin
100
What are possible causes of a low potassium level?
NGT tube
vomiting
diarrhea
Lasix
100
Hand hygiene is the single best way to prevent the spread of infection
True or False:
True
200
Only once.
What is the number of times your should use a needle and syringe?
200
Heparin sodium, 1000 units/hour IV, is ordered for a patient with a blood clot in the leg. It is supplied as 50,000 units in 500 mL of dextrose and water. How many milliliters per hour should be set on the controller?
10ml/hr
200
What is the other name for Enoxaparin
Lovenox
200
What does sodium level of 122 mEq/L and a potassium level of 3.6 mEq/L represent
Hyponatremia
200
Which of the following would be inappropriate use of a restraint device?
Preventing a confused patient from pulling out an IV
Preventing an older adult client from getting up at night due to staffing
Maintaining immobilization of a client’s leg to prevent dislodging a skin graft
Preventing an older adult client from getting up at night due to staffing
300
What is treating everyone as though they are infectious?
Standard precautions
300
The cardiac patient is to receive Cardizem 5 mg IVP. The vial contains 10 mg/2 ml. How many ml will you give?
1 ml
300
What is the other name for Clopidogrel
Plavix
300
What is the major cation- regulating intracellular osmolality
Potassium
300
If a fire drill is in effect you should do all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Clear the hallway of all equipment
2. Close all of the doors to the patient’s rooms
3. Go through the fire doors
4. Keep calm and listen for the all clear announcement
Go through the fire doors
400
No gloves, gowns or masks can be worn in the hallway.
True or False
True
400
Your order reads labetalol 40 mg IV push every 10 minutes until blood pressure is lower than 140/90 mm Hg. You have labetalol 5 mg/mL available. How much will you administer?
8 ml
400
What is the other name for Furosemide
Lasix
400
What is considered an early sign of dehydration?
A. Sunken eyes
B. Dry, flaky skin
C. Change in mental status
D. Decreased bowel sounds
Change in mental status
400
What does RACE mean
What does RACE mean
Rescue
Alert
Confine
Extinguish
500
There is no need to wash your hands if you go into a room just to speak to the patient.
True or False
False
500
A patient with congestive heart failure has an order for digoxin 0.25 mg IV stat. available is an ampule of digoxin labeled 0.5 mg in 2 ml. How many mg should the nurse administer?
1 ml
500
What is the other name for Primaxin
Imipenem
500
The nurse should monitor for which initial sign of fluid overload?
Crackles in the lungs
Decreased heart rate
Increased blood pressure
Decreased blood pressure
Crackles in the lungs
500
What are the 5 rights to medication administration