Vital Signs
Normal adult resting heart rate range (beats per minute).
What is 60 to 100 beats per minute?
Term for medication given under the tongue for rapid absorption.
What is sublingual?
Before performing a procedure, what two identifiers should be used to confirm patient identity?
What are the patient's name and date of birth (or another approved identifier)?
SBAR stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and ______.
What is Recommendation?
What does HIPAA stand for?
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
Which site is most commonly used to assess a patient's pulse?
What is the radial artery?
What is the maximum number of milliliters recommended for a single intramuscular injection into the deltoid?
What is 1 mL?
When assisting a patient with a weak right side to ambulate, which side should the nurse stand on?
What is the patient's right (weak) side?
Communication technique of restating a patient's words to show understanding.
What is paraphrasing?
Define informed consent.
What is the process of providing a patient with information about a procedure or treatment and obtaining their voluntary agreement?
Define systolic blood pressure.
What is the pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts?
Name one common side effect of opioid analgesics.
What is constipation? (Other acceptable answers include respiratory depression, nausea, or sedation.)
What color wristband is commonly used to indicate a patient at risk for falls?
What is yellow?
What type of question encourages a patient to provide more information—open or closed?
What is an open-ended question?
What is the principle of autonomy in healthcare ethics?
What is respecting a patient's right to make their own decisions?
Name one factor that can elevate a person's body temperature besides infection.
What is exercise? (Accept environment heat, dehydration, or stress.)
Define half-life of a medication.
What is the time required for the concentration of a drug in the body to reduce by half?
Name one element of the 'time‑out' procedure before surgery.
What is confirming the correct patient, procedure, and site? (Also verifying consent or marking the site.)
Nonverbal cue that conveys empathy when listening to a patient.
Maintaining eye contact, nodding, or leaning forward to show empathy.
Provide an example of a boundary violation between a nurse and a patient.
Accepting expensive gifts, engaging in a dual relationship, or entering a personal/business relationship with the patient.
List the proper sequence for taking vital signs.
Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure (TPR BP).
What is the difference between a generic drug and a brand‑name drug?
Generic drugs contain the same active ingredients and therapeutic effects as brand-name drugs but may have different inactive fillers; they are usually cheaper.
What does "universal precautions" refer to in infection control?
Treating all blood and bodily fluids as potentially infectious and using protective measures (e.g., gloves, PPE) with all patients.
Describe the "teach-back" method in patient education.
After teaching, ask the patient to repeat back or demonstrate the information in their own words to confirm understanding and identify any needed clarification.
Which ethical principle involves acting in the patient's best interest?
Beneficence (acting in the patient's best interest).