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 the abbreviation for what?
Double: What specifically is assessed?
What is Glasgow coma scale.
Eye opening response, verbal response, motor response.
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)
Patients receiving blood transfusions are at risk for these complications/reactions.
Name 3!
What are:
Allergic/Anaphylactic Reactions
Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions
Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions
Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury
Transfusion Related Circulatory Overload
How many Kg are in 99lbs?
45kg
Meaning of TID
What is three times a day
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)
Postoperative complication characterized by severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distention.
What is a small bowel obstruction?
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
These comorbid conditions are common in patients with poorly controlled type 2 DM.
Name 3!
What is:
Diabetic ulcers/wounds
CVD
Hyperlipidemia
CVA
Obesity
CKD
A physician orders Tylenol for a child weighing 20kg. The order reads: Tylenol 15mg/kg q4-6hr PRN. The bottle contains 160mg/5ml.
The appropriate dose for this patient would be?
9.4ml
Name an example of an NSAID
Ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin, ketoralac
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?
The off going nurse reports hanging vancomycin just before your arrive. During bedside report you note the patient is very red and scratching at their skin. The vancomycin bag is empty. What complication to you suspect?
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?
These types of infections are closely monitored by licensing agencies and can result in non-payment to the hospital by insurance companies.
Double: Name one of the specific infections.
What are healthcare acquired infections? (HAIs
Double: Hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP), Central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)