Conversions
1 gram is equal to how many milligrams
1000 mg
1 am
Metroprolol (Lopressor), 8 g PO, is ordered. Metropolol is available as 8 g tablets. How many tablets would the nurse administer?
1 tablet
Is irrigation intake or outake
Intake
When talking about liters, grams, meters, what system are we dealing with
Metric System
What is the highest value to the lowest:
1 Gram, 1 Kilogram, 1 microgram, 1 milligram
Kilogram, Gram, Milligram, then microgram
0730
7:30 am
Potassium chloride is available as 5 g per tablet. Potassium Chloride (K-Dur), 15 g, is ordered. How many tablets would the nurse administer?
3 tablets
Calculate the total fluid output in mL for the following:
Foley catheter output: 445 mL
Emesis: 220 cc
A. 200 mL
B. 225 mL
C. 665 mL
D. 670 mL
C
When talking about grams, what are we dealing with
Mass/Weight
How much is 1 pound in Kilograms
2.2
1730
5:30 pm
There is an order for 0.007 kg of Ampicillin. Ampicillin is available as 7,000 mg tablets. What should the nurse administer?
1 tablet
During your 12 hour shift (0700-1900) what is your patient's output?
Patient's ileostomy had a total of 400 mL throughout the shift. His urinary output the first
time you checked his catheter is 200 mL and he had 1,450 mL in the drainage bag when
you checked it at the end of the shift. He has a wound vac with an output of 200cc.
a. 2,250 mL
b. 2,150 mL
c. 1,890 mL
d. 2,000 mL
A
What does cc refer to and what is it equal to
1 Millimeter or 1 gram
1 cup equals how many ounces
8 ounces
0000
12:00 am
Potassium chloride is available as 4,000,000 mcg per tablet. Potassium Chloride (K-Dur), 10 g, is ordered. How many tablets would the nurse administer?
2.5 tablets
You record the following intake and output for your patient over a 5-hour time period. Calculate the total output in mL for your patient.
0600: 180 mL tea
0700: 1 container of apple juice
0800: 235 mL milk
0900: 400 mL urine output
1000: 130 mL chest tube
A. 245 mL
B. 400 mL
C. 132 mL
D. 530 mL
D
what does gtt mean
drops
1 teaspoon is equal to how many gtt
60 gtt
why do we use military time in a medical setting
To reduce confusion with time
here is an order for 20,000,000 mcg of Ampicillin. Ampicillin is available as 13,000,000 mcg tablets. What should the nurse administer?
1.5 tablet
A patient has a TURP and is receiving continuous bladder irrigation. During your 12-hour shift, the patient's Foley collects 5,320 mL. The patient received 2500 mL bladder irrigation.
What is the patient's urinary output
2820 mL
What does the symbol V represent