Nursing Math
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 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)
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
How many Kg are in 99lbs?
45kg
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.
What is the most common term for "mandible"?
Jaw bone
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 the function of an incentive spirometer?
To encourage deep breathing by the patient and prevent lung complications.
Nausea/vomiting
Skin
How many milliliters are in 3 teaspoons?
15mL
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
What is the main function of platelets?
To clot
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 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) **Hint: we talked about this yesterday.
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,
What is the universal blood donor type?
O-negative