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100

Florence Nightingale was know as 'The lady with the..."

What is Lamp?

100

The long form of the acronym ABC (in regard to first aid)

What is..

Airway, Breathing, Circulation?

100

The most consumed beverage by the Nursing Profession

What is Coffee?

100

The tool nurses use when assessing and documenting a bowel movement 


What is the Bristol Stool Chart?

100

The most respected profession by the public

What is nursing?

200

The decade where scrubs started to replace the traditional nurse's dress

What is the 70's?

200

Name 2 moments of hand hygiene.

1. Before contact with a patient environment

2. Before a clean or aseptic procedure (or accessing clean supply)

3. After contact with blood or body fluid

4. After contact with a patient or their environment

200

The personal qualities that make the best nurse.

What are:Critical thinking, Communication skills, adaptability, compassion, advocacy, ethical practice, technical proficiency, continuous learning, leadership

Any answer is appropriate :)

200

True or false. Nursing can administer medications by direct IV at the Glenrose. 

What is TRUE?

Ensure you are supported by the monitoring requirements and the parenteral manual, your scope of practice, and personal competence

200

The ratio of Nurses to Doctors in Alberta

What is 5:1?

300

The statistician who advocated the sanitizing of hospitals during the Crimean War

Who is Florence Nightingale?

300

The acronym used in the assessment of a suspected stroke.

What is F.A.S.T.?

Face (symmetry)

Arms (able to raise)

Speech (slurred or jumbled?)

TIME (is brain)

300

It's Pizza Day on Wednesday. This hormone is boosted by eating pizza.

What is Serotonin?

300

The section of Insite where I would I find information about central lines.

What is the CCT?

300

The average age of nurses in the Canadian workforce

What is 41-44 years old?

400

The first documented nursing school in history dates back to 250 B.C. It was founded in this country.

What is India?

400

3 common emergency medications that can be given up to 3 times, 5 minutes apart.

What is Nitroglycerin, Epinephrine, and Naloxone?

400

Stress is known to affect our nursing practice. The best stress relieving practices include: 

What is laughter, exercise, connecting with others, eating healthy, getting enough sleep, meditation, yoga, deep breathing, listening to music

400

The year that the original Glenrose (Glen East) opened.

What is 1964? (August 14, 1964)

** It was our 60th anniversary last summer!

400

The average number of steps taken by a nurse during an 8 hour day shift. 

What is 9784.


Reference: Nurses’ steps, distance traveled, and perceived physical demands in a three-shift schedule - PMC

500

Long before Nightingale arrived, the first 'trained nurses' to immigrate to Canada in 1639 and were members of the religious orders. They arrived in this present day city.

What is Québec City?

500

The position a patient should be placed in when an air embolism is suspected. 

What is the left side in Trendelenburg?

500

The most common reasons one choses to become a nurse.

What is helping others, passion for healthcare and medicine, family tradition, chances of professional growth

Any answer will do!


500

The year that the Glen West building opened.

What is 1990?

Construction began in 1988, we moved 2 years later.

500

The slogan developed across the globe in response to the nursing role at the start of the pandemic.

What is 'not all hero's wear capes'?


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