Vital Signs
Medication Administration
Infection Control
Nursing Ethics & Legal
Skills Lab
100

What is the normal range for adult oral temperature in Fahrenheit?

What is 97.6°F to 99.6°F?

100

This route of medication is injected into the muscle.

What is intramuscular (IM)?

100

What is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection?

What is handwashing?

100

What document allows a patient to designate someone to make healthcare decisions?

What is a durable power of attorney for healthcare?

100

What side do you position a patient on for an enema?

What is the left side (Sims’ position)?

200

Which pulse site is used during CPR on an adult?

What is the carotid artery?

200

What is the “Five Rights” of medication administration?

What are right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, and right time?

200

Gloves, gowns, and masks are types of what?

What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?

200

The ethical principle of “do no harm” is called what?

What is nonmaleficence?

200

Before starting a feeding through a nasogastric tube, the nurse should check for what?

What is tube placement/residual volume?

300

A blood pressure reading of 140/90 mmHg is classified as what?

What is hypertension (Stage 2)?

300

Before giving digoxin, the nurse should check what vital sign?

What is the apical pulse?

300

MRSA is resistant to which class of antibiotics?

What are beta-lactams / penicillins?

300

What is informed consent?

What is the process of providing info about a procedure so the patient can decide?

300

Name one reason to use a gait belt.

What is assisting with ambulation / preventing falls?

400

Name the four primary vital signs.

What are temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure?

400

The Z-track method is used with what type of injections?

What are intramuscular (IM) injections?

400

What is the term for an infection acquired in a healthcare setting?

What is a nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection (HAI)?

400

What is the term for false documentation or charting something not done?

What is falsification?

400

What is the correct angle for inserting an intradermal injection?

What is 10–15 degrees?

500

What does a pulse oximeter measure and what is the normal range?

What is oxygen saturation; 95–100%?

500

This type of medication order is given once and not repeated.

What is a one-time order?

500

What type of precautions are needed for a patient with tuberculosis?

What are airborne precautions?

500

If a nurse breaches confidentiality, what right has been violated?

What is patient privacy (HIPAA)?

500

What is the technique used for inserting a Foley catheter called?

What is aseptic/sterile technique?