IV FLUIDS & DRUG ADMIN.
What is 0.9% Sodium Chloride?
These are the five rights of medication administration.
What is Right Drug, Right Dose, Right Route, Right Patient, Right Time?
Nurses look at the ____ to determine if a patient is improving or declining.
What is a trend?
HAVE: 2.5 MG/ML VIAL
THE NURSE WILL ADMINISTER ____ ML'S?
WHAT IS 4 ML'S?
A prepared RN will always make sure to have these four supplies when getting ready to hang a NEW IV medication.
What is tubing, tubing label, flush, & medication (will also accept CHG caps).
These medications cannot be crushed. (List 2 types of medications)
What is enteric coated meds, capsules, and/or extended/timed release medications?
This cardiac enzyme is expected to be elevated in a patient who just has an MI.
What is 30 minutes?
WHAT IS 30 ML?
An RN will use ___ ml to flush a central line.
What is 10 ml?
The RN will make sure to check this lab value before administering IV Lasix.
What is Potassium?
This electrolyte may not be accurately reflected in the lab values if the Albumin is high/low.
This is how to do orthostatic vital signs.
What is checking the blood pressure while the patient is lying, sitting, and then standing (waiting 1-3 minutes before checking the blood pressure with each position change)?
NOTE: positive orthostatic change is a drop in systolic greater than or equal to 20 mmHg or drop of 10 mmHg or more in the diastolic BP.
THE 24 HR FLUID INTAKE IS ____ ML IF THE PATIENT HAS THE FOLLOWING RUNNING:
-NS RUNNING AT 75 ML/HR
-INTERMITTENT INFUSION OF 100 ML OF ZOSYN Q4H @ 200 ML/HR
WHAT IS 2,175 ML/24HR? (75 ML/HR X 21 HRS + 100 ML x 6 DOSES/24 HRS)
These fluids/medications require new tubing with every dose.
An RN will make sure to check this before administering Vancomycin.
A nurse will look closely at these lab values when a patient is on Warfarin (Coumadin).
What is a stage 3 pressure injury?
Have: 2.5 g Vancomycin in a 0.50 L Bag.
The RN will administer ____ ml's of Vancomycin at 50 ml/hr.
What is 250 ml?
These IV drugs are required to run through a filter (List at least one).
What is amiodarone, PRBC, and/or TPN?
An RN will refer to this lab value when determining the rate of a Heparin drip.
What is anti-Xa?
These are 3 common causes of anemia.
What is...
1) Iron Deficiency?
2) Folic Acid Deficiency?
3) B-12 Deficiency?
4) Acute Blood Loss?
5) Chronic Renal Failure?
6) Myelosuppression?
What is Cranial Nerve III?
A 10 ml Humulin Vial has 100 units/ml.
A patient takes 10 units QAM and 15 units QPM.
A single vial of Insulin will last ____ days before needing a new vial.
What is 40 days? (28 days may also be accepted because a single vial technically should only be used for no more than 28 days).