Medications
Six rights of medication administration
What is right patient, right medication, right dosage, right route, right time, right documentation
A set of state regulations outlining nursing scope of practice.
What is Nurse Practice Act
NPO
What is nothing by mouth
Tonicity of of 0.9% Normal Saline
What is Isotonic?
Collapsed alveoli of lungs
What is atelectasis?
Most common needle size for IM injections
What is 22G
Step in the nursing process where care is provided
What is Implementation
NVD or N/V/D
Electrolyte which regulates the excretion of water
What is Sodium
Term for average serum glucose over the life span of a red blood cell
What is HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin)
Medication used to reverse effects of opioids
What is noloxone (Narcan)?
Fall Risk interventions
What is signage, non-slip socks, bed alarm, bedside commode, room close to nurses station, etc.
S/P
What is status post
Respiratory sign of FVE
What are crackles in the lungs?
Cells of pancreas that produce insulin
What are beta cells
Only type of insulin that can be administered IV
Drainage on wound dressing that is pale red and "watery"
What is serosanguineous
BID
What is twice a day
ECG change indicating hyperkalemia
What are peaked T waves
Respiratory sign of metabolic acidosis commonly associated with DKA
What are Kussmal respirations
Class of medications commonly prescribed to patients on CIWA (Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol)
What are Benzodiazepines
Component of blood pressure that indicates relaxation of the myocardium allowing the chambers to fill with blood
ACHS
What is before meals and at bedtime
Electrolyte replaced first in patients with electrolyte deficiencies
What is magnesium
Average pressure in a patient's arteries during a single cardiac cycle. Utilized as an indicator of perfusion status to vital organs