npc final review questions and answers

How to calculate the dosage - Answer- Desired dose/ dosage we Have x vehicle (ex: 1 tablet) Mixing insulin steps - Answer- 1. Inject air into cloudy insulin (intermediate-NPH) 2. Inject air into clear insulin (short-regular) 3. Draw up clear insulin 4. Draw up cloudy insulin *cloudy, clear, clear, cloudy IM needle length - Answer- 1 to 1 1/2 inches IM needle gauge - Answer- 20-25 SQ needle length - Answer- 3/8-5/8 inch SQ needle gauge - Answer- 25-27 needle gages get _____ as the numbers increse - Answer- smaller (14 is a larger gauge needle than 28) ventrogluteal site - Answer- located by placing the palm of the hand over the greater trochanter of the patient's hip, pointing the thumb toward the patient's groin and the index finger toward the anterior superior iliac spine, and extending the middle finger back along the iliac crest toward the buttock. IM injection angle - Answer- 90 degrees 1 oz ___ mL - Answer- 30 mL A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for a nasogastric tube to treat a pyloric obstruction. What rationale for the use of the ng tube should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer- Decompress the stomach - the stomach may contain undigested food, it must be decompressed, which neccesitates the placement of the ng tube Urinary catheter preparation steps (6): - Answer- 1. Perform hand hygiene 2. place package on work surface 3. open outermost flap away from self 4. open side flap, pulling to the side 5. open innermost flap towards self 6. use inner surface of the package as a sterile field