Nursing Equipment
Abbreviations
Nursing History
Anatomy & Physiology
Pharmacology
100

This item drains and collects urine from the bladder.

Catheter

100

What does DVT stand for?

Deep Vein Thrombosis

100

The organization that Clara Barton found and became president of.

American Red Cross

100

How many bones are in the adult human body?

206

100

In what class of medication does ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin, and ketoralac (Toradol) fall?

NSAID

200

This piece of equipment encourages deep breathing by the patient and prevent lung complications.

Incentive Spirometer

200

What do the ABC's stand for?

Airway, Breathing, Circulation

200

The founder of modern nursing.

Florence Nightingale

200

What is the most common term for "mandible"?

Jawbone

200

What do anti-emetics treat?

Nausea/Vomiting

300

What is the tip of a suction setup called? (the part that goes to the patient)

Yankauer

300

What does SBAR stand for?

Situation, background, assessment, and recommendations.

300

The part of a nursing uniform that was removed because it carried pathogens.

Nursing Cap

300

What is the largest organ in the body?

Skin

300

What drug class ends in "lol"?

Beta blockers

400

Item that measures blood pressure.

Sphygmomanometer

400

What acronym is used in the assessment of a suspected stroke?

F.A.S.T. (Face, Arm, Speech, Time)

400

This US state opened the first nursing school.

New York

400

What is the main function of platelets?

To clot

400

What common emergency medication given for chest pain is given up to 3 times, 5 minutes apart?

Nitroglycerin

500

When would you use a "Christmas Tree?"

Setting up the delivery of oxygen. 

500

This acronym is often used in ED- MONA

*BONUS* what amount of A?

Morphine

Oxygen

Nitroglycerin

Asprin-325mg

500

Famous nurse who fought for the rights of individuals with mental illnesses.

Dorothea Dix

500

What is the universal blood donor type?

O-negative

500

The most common loop diuretic that is beneficial in treating edema and heart failure. 

Lasix (furosemide)