Nursing Equipment
Abbreviations
Anatomy & Physiology
Pharmacology
100

An item drains and collects urine from the bladder.

foley catheter

100

blood clot in the peripherals

What is Deep Vein Thrombosis

100

the pulse at the medial malleolus

What is the post-tibial pulse?

100

Medications  ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin 

What are NSAIDs?

200

Piece of equipment encourages deep breathing by the patient and prevents lung complications.

Incentive Spirometer

200

the test done for the newly born

What is APGAR?

200

the breath sound heard at the trachea

What is bronchial breath sounds?

200

anti-emetics treat

What is Nausea/Vomiting?

300

The oral suction catheter 

What is a Yankauer?

300

Situation, background, assessment, and recommendations.

Situation, background, assessment, and recommendations.

What is SBAR?

300

The largest organ in the body

Skin

300

The drug class that ends in "lol"

Beta blockers

400

Item that measures blood pressure.

Sphygmomanometer

400

F.A.S.T. (Face, Arm, Speech, Time)

F.A.S.T. (Face, Arm, Speech, Time)

What acronym is used in the assessment of a suspected stroke?

400

The main function of platelets

clotting

400

asthma rescue medication

What is Ventolin

500

The percentage of room air.

What is 21%?

500

ADPIE

What is assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation?

500

Immature red blood cells

What are reticulocytes?

500

The most common loop diuretic that is beneficial in treating edema and heart failure. 

Lasix (furosemide)
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