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Lab Values
Medications
Pharm Application
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Nursing Dx
100
Low platelet count
What is thrombocytopenia
100
You have a patient who has an apical heart rate of 49 and ordered Digoxin, what would you do?
What is hold the med
100
Optimal site for insulin injection
What is abdomen
100
Physician orders Vancomycin 1g 250ml over 2 hours. What is the rate will you set on infusion pump
What is 125 ml/hr
100
Your patient has dementia, COPD, HTN, CHF and is prescribed Furosemide 40mg PO daily. What is your highest priority nursing diagnosis
What is risk for falls
200
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
What is the allergy to heparin
200
Your patient is on Losartan, which lab value do you monitor?
What is potassium
200
Demonstrate the proper technique for administering an IM injection to ventrogluteal site
What is DEMONSTRATE :)
200
Your patient is ordered Acetaminophen IV 1g in 100ml to be administered over 15 min. What would you set your infusion pump
What is 400ml
200
Your patient has DM type I, admitted to the hospital with exacerbation of COPD and was administered Solu-medrol 120mg IV q12. What is the highest priority nursing diagnosis?
What is risk for unstable blood glucose
300
lab value specific to monitoring furosemide
What is potassium
300
Your patient prescribed Furosemide, Aldactone, and Potassium. Your patient's serum potassium result this am was 5.8 What would you administer?
What is hold Aldactone and Potassium
300
Patient has left hemiparesis, the most appropriate site to administer 3ml of IM Rocephin
What is vastus lateralis
300
The patient has D51/2 NS in 500ml infusing at 75 ml/hr. The infusion started 1000. What time will it be completed
What is 1700
300
Your patient was admitted for wound care. Patient has foley catheter for urinary retention, right subclavian triple lumen catheter for IV fluids. What is the highest nursing priority nursing diagnosis?
What is risk for infection
400
You have a patient with an H & H of 7 and 20. List 2 signs and symptoms you would expect to see are _______
What are shortness of breath and pallor
400
Your patient has a hx of hepatic encephalopathy, COPD, HTN, DMII and CHF. Your patient is currently prescribed lactulose 30ml BID. Patient is refusing lactulose due to frequent loose stools. What patient education would the nurse provide?
What is lactulose used to lower ammonia levels, diarrhea is expected outcome.
400
Differentiate aspart (novolog) and regular insulin (onset, peak, duration).
What is aspart- 5-15min, 1-2 hours, 3-4 hours regular- 30-60min, 2-4 hours, 5-7 hours.
400
Your patient is ordered Flagyl 150mg in 150ml to infuse over 1 hour. Using 15gtts/ml. What is the drop flow rate?
What is 38 gtts/min
400
Your patient is admitted with COPD exacerbation. He currently wears BiPap at night. At 1800, patient becomes anxious and confused. CO2 level is 48. What is the highest priority nursing diagnosis?
What is impaired gas exchange
500
You have a patient with a petechiae and hematuria, the 2 lab values you would expect to monitor are _______ & _______
What is H & H and platelet
500
Your patient has chronic renal failure with a phosphorus level of 6.7, what medication would you expect physician to order?
What is phosphorus binder (renvela, calcium acetate)
500
Name the proper needle length and gauge and maximum dose for subcutaneous and IM
What is IM- 5/8-1/2, 24-26 gauge, IM- 1-3, 22-24 gauge
500
Your patient is receiving Cipro 200mg per 100ml. Infuse over 2 hours. Use microdrip tubing, what would your drop flow rate?
What is 50 gtt/min
500
Your patient admitted to the ED s/p MVC (MVA). VS on admission are: T-98 HR- 130, R- 38, BP- 75/40, Sp02- 82%. Assessment: absent breath sounds on L side, diminished pulses in lower extremities, weak and thready radial pulse. What is the highest nursing priority?
What is airway management