Nursing Math
You are teaching your patient's parent to give Tylenol. You need to give 15 ml of medication. You are going to tell the mother to give ______ teaspoons.
What is 3 teaspoons or 1 tablespoon?
GCS is short for what term and what behaviors/items does it measure.
What is Glasgow coma scale, eye-opening, verbal, motor?
You are taking vital signs and need to determine the client's oxygen level.
What is a pulse oximeter?
What is a side effect of large doses of lasix?
Hypokalemia (low K)
How many Kg are in 99lbs?
45kg
Your patient reports to urge to void but is unable to pass any urine after several attempts. What piece of equipment should the nurse look for? (Think non-invasive)
What is a bladder scanner?
Name 7 medication rights.
What are:
Right medication, Right patient, Right dose, Right time, Right route, Right documentation, Right response (evaluation), Right education, Right assessment, Right to refuse
(Don't forget allergies and education)
There is a weight-based fragmin dose ordered for your patient. Your patient weight is 95kg. The order is 200units/kg max dose is for 90kg. The vial contains 25000 units/ml. How much does our patient get?
0.72ml.
What does SBAR stand for and what is it used for?
Situation, background, assessment, and recommendations. Used for ease of conversation between health professionals.
What is an incentive spirometer?
Nausea/vomiting
The physician orders Tylenol for a child weighing 20kg. The order reads: Tylenol 15mg/kg q4-6hr PRN. The bottle contains 160mg/5ml.
How much Tylenol do we give?
9.4ml.
Name an example of an NSAID
Ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin, ketoralac (Toradol)
A 3-way Foley catheter is used for _______________
What is (CBI) continuous bladder irrigation for hematuria?
This class of medications can cause dry cough and angioedema. Give me the suffix of the medication and what it treats?
What is -pril and angiotensin converting enzymes (ACE) inhibitors?
A patient weighs 110lbs. The provider ordered a dose of 2mg/kg/day of a drug. How many mg will the patient get per day?
100mg
What are muscle rigidity, involuntary tremors, bradykinesia, impaired posture and balance, speech changes?
Spell the medical term for a manual blood pressure cuff.
What is s-p-h-y-g-m-o-m-a-n-o-m-e-t-e-r (sphygmomanometer)
Patient is receiving carbidopa-levodopa for parkinsonism. This condition is a contraindication for this medication.
What is glaucoma?