dosage calculation
What is a PO medication?
What is per os, by mouth?
What does i & o stand for?
How long should you wash your hands?
What is 20 seconds?
The first thing to check before giving a patient a medication
What are two identifiers?
What is a normal HR?
What is 60-100 bpm?
A patient is 100 kg, how many lbs are they?
2.2 lb= 1 kg.
220 lbs
Clear broth, tea, and popsicles count as this type of intake.
What are clear liquids?
the type of precaution used for all patients
What is standard precautions?
Side rails should never all be up at the same time because it is considered this.
What is a restraint?
The artery most commonly used for measuring blood pressure.
What is the brachial artery?
Order: 1 G medication
pharmacy provides 200 mg/ 5 ml.
how many ml to give?
What is 25 ml?
The minimum normal urine output for an adult per hour.
What is 30 ml/hr?
The first step of the nursing process
What is the assessment?
The correct body mechanics when lifting.
What is bend at the knees, keep back straight, lift with legs?
The site where the apical pulse is auscultated.
What is the 5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line?
Order 0.5 g.
supple: 125 mg tablets.
How many tablets
The term for inability to control urination.
What is incontinence?
Evaluating if a patient’s pain decreased after medication is this step in the nursing process.
What is evaluation?
The most common cause of injury in hospitalized patients.
What is a fall?
A systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg is called this condition.
What is hypotension?
Safe dose is 10 mg/kg/day. Child weighs 20 kg. What’s the daily dose?
What is 200 mg?
Urine that is dark and concentrated may indicate this condition.
What is dehydration?
The position for a patient with shortness of breath.
What is high-fowlers?
The first thing you should do if you find a patient on the floor.
What is assess the patient?
HR: 150, BP 89/45, T 39 C
Spo2: 91% RA, RR 30
What is this a clinical indication of
What is sepsis?