Nurses Week

Nursing Math & Abbreviations

100

BM

Bowel Movement

200

A.C.

before meals

300

What is the abbreviations for dual antiplatelet therapy? 

DAPT

400

There is an order to administer 1.5 grams of amoxicillin. There are 500mg capsules available. How many capsules will be administered? 

3 capsules

500

A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive heart failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to administer?

0.75 mL

Catheters &Time out

100

What is the most common diagnostic wire size?

0.035 

200

What labs do we need to include in a time out? 

HGB

HCT

k+

CR

GRF

GLU

300

What is it called when the access is the same direction of blood flow

antegrade

400

what is the most common access site for lower extremities

retrograde

500

What item do we need to check for and make sure it is filled out, signed and dated appropriately? 

Consents

Scenarios

100

If a patient arrives to PACU, with low bp, bradycardia, sweaty and nauseous. What condition is the patient in?

What is vasovagal?

200

If the patient is experiencing low bp, bradycardia, sweats and altered loc what is your response?

IV fluid

Atropine

Trendelenburg's

and if hematoma is present, compression!

300

Over sedating a patient can cause?

Respiratory Arrest

400

When paramedics and fire fighters Arrive who are we checking on FIRST to see if they are okay?

KARLI!!!!

500

What has to be done before we begin our procedure?

Time out

EKG

100

The number of valves in the heart? 

What is 4 valves? aoritc, mitral, tricuspid and pulmonic. 

200

What is the pacemaker of the heart? 

SA node

300

What rhythm can you NOT shock? 

Normal Sinus Rhythm 

400

When a patient is cardioverted by Dr. Fowler and he or she wakes up. What does Dr. Fowler do and say to the patient?

Dr. Fowler puts his hand on the patients chest and says, "Sorry to wake you."

500

If you see ST elevation on a EKG, what do you assume? 

STEMI

Misc...

100

What pulses are important to check after a brachial cut down?

What is radial and brachial pulses? 

200

When a patient has undergone a angiogram what is an IMPORTANT nursing intervention?

What is checking the opposite groin every 15 minutes?

300

Why do we use femostops? 

To control bleeding and prevent hematomas after a catheter has been removed. 

400

What are 3 nursing actions post op for angiograms? 

check peripheral pulses, vitals signs and groin. 

500

This is the percentage of blood leaving the heart every time it contracts? 

What is ejection fraction?