Routes of Administration
If an RN is giving an IV medication, what does IV stand for?
Intravenous
A patient his admitted for Afib and has a HR of 142 on EKG. What does Afib stand for?
Atrial fibrillation
A patient is admitted with SOB and cough productive of green sputum. The physician orders a CXR. What does this stand for?
A patient is being discharged on eliquis for a new PE and has questions about the medication instructions. It states for the patient to take 10mg bid for 1 week then to decrease the eliquis to 5mg bid. What does bid mean?
Twice a day
Oftentimes, patient can receive a flu shot in the hospital which is administer IM. What does IM stand for?
Intramuscular
A patient is admitted with chest pain and has a history of known CAD. What does CAD stand for?
Coronary artery disease
A patient with new ESRD was just started on HD. What does HD stand for?
Hemodialysis
A patient is admitted for pain and swelling in the RLE. The physician ordered an U/S venous duplex of BLE. What does this mean?
Ultrasound of the lower extremities to r/o DVT
Heparin and lovenox are two types of sq injections that are frequently given to hospitalized patients to prevent blood clots. What does sq stand for?
Subcutaneous
A patient is admitted for SOB and diagnosed with new CHF. Their ef is 25-35% and she is being diuresed with IV lasix. What does CHF stand for?
Congestive heart failure
A patient was admitted for COPD exacerbation and has new AMS and fatigue. The doctor orders an ABG. What does that stand for?
Arterial blood gas
When giving the CNA report in the morning, the RN states the patient gets OOB assist x1 with a walker to the BR and is an assist x1 with ADLs. What does OOB and ADL stand for?
OOB: out of bed
ADLs: activities of daily living
If a patient is NPO, what does that mean?
Nil per os (nothing by mouth)
A patient tells you he had a heart attack and needed a CABG 3 years ago. You assess him and see an old surgical scar down his sternum. What does CABG stand for?
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
A patient is admitted for chest pain radiating down the left arm. Troponins were positive and the patient was started on a heparin gtt. They are NPO @ MN for cardiac cath. What test is this?
Coronary angiography or cardiac catheterization
Hemoglobin/Hematocrit
A patient who is experiencing chest pain takes 1 SLG nitroglycerin tablet. What does SLG stand for?
Sublingual
A patient with new Afib is scheduled for a TEE/CV. What does this mean?
Transesophageal echocardiogram/cardioversion
A patient is admitted for chest pain. Troponins were negative x3 and patient is NPO@MN for an ETT. What test are they going for?
Exercise tolerance test (Stress test)
A patient is c/o 3/10 lower back pain. The nurse looks in the patient's MAR and sees they have 650mg acetaminophen ordered q6 hrs prn. What does prn mean?
As needed