Dosage
Meaning of BID, TID, & QID.
The 6 rights of medication administration and when each med check is done.
What is right patient, med, dose, route, time, documentation?
1st check when you PULL the med, 2nd check after you PREP the med, 3rd check before you GIVE the med.
What is OLDCARTS?
What is an acronym used to describe pain? Onset, Duration, Location, Character, Aggravating Factors, Relieving Factors, Timing, Severity.
What is a NANDA?
A nursing diagnosis
You are teaching your patient's parent to give Tylenol. You need to give 15 ml of medication. You are going to tell the mother to give ______ teaspoons.
What is 3 tsp?
What pre-assessment are done before inserting a urinary catheter?
Allergies - iodine, shellfish, latex
Past medical history - pelvic/bladder surgery or injury, frequent UTIs, gender reassignment surgery
Abdominal assessment - visually assess, percuss for dulless and palpate for pain in suprapubic region
Genital assessment - no 3 e's or bleeding
Order of assessment (except for abdomen)
Inspect
Auscultate
Palpate
Percuss
(Palpate last on the abdomen to avoid inducing borborygmus and mishearing bowel sounds)
What does SBAR stand for?
Situation
Background
Assessment
Reccomendation
The physician orders Tylenol for a child weighing 20kg. The order reads: Tylenol 15mg/kg q4-6hr PRN. The bottle contains 160mg/5ml.
How much Tylenol do we give?
What is 9.4ml?
What are the local and systemic complications of IV insertion?
Local - phlebitis, infiltration, extravasion
Systemic - fluid overload, infection, pulmonary embolism
GCS is short for what term and what behaviors/items does it measure.
What is Glasglow Coma Scale and measure motor response, verbal response, and eye movement?
What does ADPIE stand for?
What is the Nursing Process? Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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?
What is 100mg?
How to identify the ventrogluteal injection site?
Palm at the greater trochanter, index finger at the anterior superior iliac spine and middle finger across the iliac crest to create a triangle. Inject at the center of the triangle at a 90° angle.
What is Pseudostrabismus?
A condition where the eyes appear misaligned, but are actually straight, creating a false impression of crossed eyes, often related to facial features such as a broad nose or prominent epicanthal folds (eye lids)
What are torts?
Torts are wrongful acts or omissions of care against a person. They can be intentional, quasi-intentional or unintentional.
A 42lb pt has Rocephin 1g IV q12h ordered. The safe dosage range is 50-75mg/kg/day. Is this dose safe or unsafe?
Unsafe. The ordered dose of 2000 mg/day exceeds the maximum safe dose of 1431.75 mg/day for a 42 lb (19.09 kg) patient.
What pre-assessments are done before inserting an NG tube?
Past medical history - basilar skull fracture, broken nose, nasal surgery, deviated septum, coagulopathy or taking anticoagulants
Assess which nare is most patent. Look up nares with pen light.
Assess gag reflex. Look in mouth with pen light.
Assess abdomen for distention and hyperresonance (indication of gas).
What are all 12 Cranial Nerves associated with?
CNI - Olfactory
CNII - Optic
CNIII - Oculomotor
CNIV - Trochlear
CNV - Trigeminal
CNVI - Abducens
CNVII - Facial
CNVIII - Acoustic
CNIX - Glossopharyngeal
CNX - Vagus
CNXI - Spinal Accessory
CNXII - Hypoglossal
What are the 6 P's of injury?
Pain
Pallor
Pulselessness
Poikilothermia
Paralysis
Paresthesia