Abbreviations
The way we would expect a provider to write an order for something once daily
what is "Daily"
The kind of math they expect use to do when calcuating medications
What is Dimensional Analysis
The type of injury that is commonly found on the elderly, or people who are bed-bound
What is a pressure injury
The #1 thing you can do to prevent the spread of infection
hand hygiene
A special PIE that only nurses use
What is "ADPIE" assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementing and evaluation
A medication order describing a dose 3x a day
What is TID
When you have a calculation that involves unscored tablets
Rounding to the nearesT whole
Doing an assessment, how do you measure the size of the wound?
clockwise, from the longest part of the borders
When setting up sterile field, you have this much space to touch before you contaminate
What is 1 inch
The Top Dog at the College , and the Head Honcho of ETSU College of Nursing
Who is Dr. Wlihoit and Dr. Brian Noland
When a med is not scheduled, but a patient can request it
PRN
The unit to convert to when a problem is in ml/hr but the question asks for drops
what are drops per minute or ggt/min
Some wounds are actually worse than they look, due to THIS
What is UNDERMINING/TUNELLING
Before donning these type of gloves, you want to ask the patient if they have THIS
What is latex allergy
The number of bones in a shark's body
What is NONE
A type of measurement used that isn't metric; say, for Insulin
What is a Unit
When you are given pounds, ounces or teaspoons, but you have to convert to this
What is the Metric System
When assessing a wound, w find some black covering. What is that called?
Eschar
Infection control is important, because many HAI's (hospital acquired infections) are THIS
What is antibiotic resistance
Something we might feel for our school, or what we call a group of lions
What is PRIDE!!!
Another dose quantity used for things like potassium
What is an mEq or milliEquivalent
Something about math that requires you to figure out how many decimal places are needed, if any
Rounding rules
The most important concept in wound care when repacking a wound is to use this technique, so as not disturb granulation/new cell buds
Wet to damp
the name for the type of process used when a sterile technique is not needed, but you still need to use this
What is aseptic technique
According to Greek mythology, she was the first woman on earth. You NEVER want to open her box.
Who is Pandora