Abbreviations
Vital Signs
Meds
Medical Equipment
Injections
100

BID

Two times a day

100

normal HR for adults 

60-100 bpm 

100

1 g = _____ mg

1000 mg

100

This device is used to auscultate internal sounds of the body

Stethoscope

100

Insulin should be given in this tissue layer

Subcutaneous

200

QID

Four times a day

200

normal bp for adults 

120/80

200

_____ mL = 1 L

1000 mL

200

This indwelling device is used to drain urine 

Foley catheter

200

Vaccines are normally given in this muscle

Deltoid 

300

TID

Three times a day 

300

normal body temperature for an adult 

37 C or 98.6 F

300

1 mg = _____ mcg

1000 mcg

300

This procedure creates an opening in the front of the neck so that a tube can be inserted into the trachea to help with breathing

Tracheostomy

300

TB tests are performed at this skin layer

Intradermal

400

AC HS

Before meals and bedtime

400

Name all the locations you can take a temperature 

oral, axillary, temporal, rectal 

400

1 kg = _____ lbs

2.2 lbs

400

This device is thin and flexible and is inserted down the nose & throat, then into the stomach

Nasogastric (NG) tube

400

Intramuscular injections should be administered at this angle

90 degrees

500

Abbreviations for 4 different routes of medication adminitration 

PO, IV, IM, SubQ, 

500

Name all the locations you can feel a pulse

radial, brachial, carotid, apical, dorsalis pedis, femoral

500

What are the 10 rights of medication administration 

Right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, right patient education, right documentation, right to refuse, right assessment, right evaluation  


500

This small device is used to check pupil response

Pen light

500

Pinching the skin prior to injecting is recommended for this type of injection

Subcutaneous injections