Nursing Math
How many mL are in 3 tsp?
15 mL
What does GCS stand for? What are the three sections? and What is the most a person can score?
Glasgow coma scale, eye-opening, verbal, motor, 15.
What measures oxygen saturation?
Pulse oximeter
What is a side effect of large doses of lasix?
Hypokalemia (low K)
What is the main function of platelets?
To clot
How many Kg are in 110 lbs?
50 kg
What does DVT stand for?
Deep vein thrombosis
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?
Bladder scanner
Name 3 medication rights
Right patient, medication, dose, time, route, documentation
Which vitamin is involved in prothrombin synthesis and other blood-clotting factors?
Vitamin K
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.
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 the function of an incentive spirometer?
To encourage deep breathing by the patient and prevent lung complications.
Nausea/vomiting
The presence of an extra chromosome is called what?
Trisomy
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
Name an example of an NSAID
Ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin, ketoralac (Toradol)
a 3-way Foley catheter is used for what?
continuous bladder irrigation CBI - hematuria following a procedure such as TURBT
What drug class ends in "olol"?
Beta blockers
The left atrium of the heart receives most of its blood from the ?
Left coronary artery
The client received a bolus dose of hydromorphone 1 milligram for pain at 0830 via the patient controlled analgesic pump (PCA). The PCA dose is set to administer 0.2 mg every 15 minutes with a lockout of 2.6 mg in 4 hours. The client pushed the PCA button 12 times from 0700-1500, with the client receiving the PCA dose 10 times. What is the total dose of hydromorphone the client received during the shift?
3 mg
What does PERRLA stand for?
Pupils are equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation.
What is the tip of a suction set up called? (the part that goes to the patient mouth)
Yankauer
Give an example of a medication class and name that treats heart failure.
ACE, ARBs, ARNIs, beta-blockers, diuretics, glycoside, enalapril, lorsartan, metoprolol, furosemide, digoxin,
Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system produces:
Tachycardia