NU 128 Final Review

Medical Abbreviations

100

PRN

What is as needed?

200

HCP

What is Health Care Provider?

300

p. c.

What is after meals?

400

Rx. 

What is prescription?

500

ACHS

before meals/hours of sleep (bedtime)

Conversion Equivalents

100

1 gallon = ____ quarts

What is 4 quarts?

200

1 g = _____ mg

What is 1000 mg?

300

1 mg = ______ mcg

What is 1000 mcg?

400

1 cup = _____ T

What is 16 Tablespoons?

500

5 inches = _____ cm

What is 12.5 inches?

Practice Problems

100

A child weighs 23 pounds, convert it to kilograms

What is 10.5 kg?

200

If a child weighs 10.5 kgs, calculate the dosage range for Motrin 5-10 mg/kg/day

What is 52.5-105 mg/day?

300

If Motrin is given every four hours, how many times per day can it be given

What is six times per day?

400

Convert 5 pounds 7 ounces to kg

What is 2.5 kg?

500

If a child weighs 2.5 kg, what is the safe dosage range for a medication 2-4 mcg/kg/day

What is 5-10 mcg/day?

Terminology

100

Combining form of the definition cell

What is cyt/o?

200

Suffix for abnormal blood condition

What is -emia?

300

Give the definition of oligo/o

What is few, small?

400

give all parts of the definition for the prefix re-, retro

What is back, again, behind?

500

Give the definition for the combining form ventr/o

What is abdomen, anterior of body?

Miscellaneous

100

Give the acronym with whole words of the framework for communication with other healthcare professionals

What is Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation/Request?

200

Used to give medications to pediatric patients orally

What is an oral orange syringe?

300

Give the definition for the onset of insulin

What is the time before insulin reaches the bloodstream?

400

Give the rounding rule when calculating drops per minute

What is rounding to the whole drop?

500

Give the ten rights 

What is right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation, right to be educated, right to refuse, right reason, and right response