Nursing Math
Nursing Abbreviations
Nursing Equipment
Nursing Pharmacology
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100

The physician Cephalexin (Keflex) 750 mg P.O. every 12 hours is ordered. The pharmacy stocks 250 mg tablets. 

How many tablets should be administered per dose?


3 tablets

100

What does PPE stand for?

Personal protective equipment

100

What measures oxygen saturation?

Pulse oximeter

100

Name 5 medication rights

Right patient, medication, dose, time, route.

100

How many lobes are in the adult human lungs?

5

200

How many Kg are in 99lbs?

45kg

200

What does BGM stand for?

Blood glucose monitoring

200

The physician orders a blood glucose level on a newly diagnosed diabetic patient. What piece of equipment should the nurse look for?

Glucometer

200

Name three routes for drug administration

Oral, topical, IV, IM, SQ, inhaled, parenteral

200

What is the most common term for "Arrector Pili" muscles?

Goosebumps

300

Heparin 7500 units subcutaneous every 12 hours is ordered. The pharmacy provides a heparin vial with a concentration of 5000 units/mL. 

How many mL will you need to administer 7500 units?

1.5 ml 

300

What does SBAR stand for and what is it used for?

Situation, background, assessment, and recommendations. Used for ease of conversation between health professionals.

300

What would the nurse use to perform an auscultatory assessment?

Stethoscope

300

What do anti-hypertensive medications treat?

Hypertension (High blood pressure)

300

What is the largest organ in the body?

Skin

400

How many milliliters are in 3 teaspoons?

15mL

400

Name an example of an NSAID

Ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin, ketoralac (Toradol)

400

The nurse needs to perform a Weber test. What piece of equipment would she look for?

A tuning fork

400

Where would the nurse inject a SQ medication?

Into the fatty tissue layer between the skin and muscle

400

What is the main function of platelets?

To clot

500

A patient weighs 110lbs. The provider ordered a dose of 2mg/kg/day of a drug. How many mg will the patient get per day?

100mg

500

What does PERRLA stand for?

Pupils are equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation.

500

A sphygmomanometer is used to measure what? 

Blood pressure

500

Name at least 5 of the necessary components of a medication order

Patient name, date and time of the order, drug name, dose, route, frequency, signature of who is ordering the medication

500

What are the two components used to document edema?

1, 2, or 3 +

Pitting or non-pitting