Defining Nursing
Nursing Abbreviations
Curriculum Threads
Nursing History
Vital Signs
100

A specific instrument nurses use to listen to breath & heart sounds

What is a stethoscope?

100

NKDA

What is no known drug allergies?

100

ADPIE: Assessment, Diagnose, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation

What are the steps of the Nursing Process?

100

Nursing is the most __________ profession

What is Trusted?

100

Normal range for adult heart rate

60 - 100 bpm

200

Attire used for standard or transmission-based precautions (gloves, gown, mask, eyewear)

Attire used for standard or transmission-based precautions (gloves, gown, mask, eyewear)

200

AC & HS

What is before meals and at bedtime?

200

When planning, goals must be…

What is SMART? 

1) Specific

2) Measurable 

3) Attainable

4) Realistic 

5) Timely

200

This person revolutionized nursing as an acceptable profession for women in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Who is Florence Nightingale?

200

Normal adult respirations

12 - 20 per minute

300

This item drains and collects urine from the bladder

What is a catheter?

300

NSAID

What is non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug?

300
  • Physiological

  • Safety

  • Love and Belonging

  • Self Esteem

  • Self Actualization

What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

300

The organization that Clara Barton found; responsible for many rescue efforts and blood donations.

What is the American Red Cross?

300

true or false: 150/90 is a normal adult blood pressure

False - 120/80

400

Device that stores and dispenses medication

What is Pyxis?

400

HIPAA

What is Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act?

400

This aspect of the nursing process describes the patient’s chief complaint

What is Nursing Diagnosis?

400

First African American Professional Nurse

Who is Mary Mahoney?

400

What viral signs would be priority to check if the patient is cyanotic (blue-tinted skin)?

Respirations and O2 saturation

500

Includes procedures used to eliminate all microorganisms, including pathogens and spores, from object or area.

What is Surgical Asepsis?

500

NCLEX

What is National Council Licensure Exam?

500

An approach in healthcare that combines the best practices from the latest medical literature with clinical experience and the values and preferences of the patients under treatment

What Is Evidence-Based Practice?

500

What organization prepares future nurses with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve patient care and the health care environments in which they work.

What is QSEN?

500

If a patient had an infection, what vital sign would best indicate this manifestation?

What is elevated temperature?