1 centimeter (cm) Correct Answers 10 millimeters (mm)
1 cubic centimeter (cc) Correct Answers 1 milliliter (mL)
1 cup (c) Correct Answers 8 ounces (oz)
1 cup (c) Correct Answers 8 ounces (oz)
1 gallon (gal) Correct Answers 4 quarts (qt)
1 grain (gr) Correct Answers 60 milligrams (mg)
1 gram (g) Correct Answers 1,000 milligrams (mg) or
1,000,000 micrograms (mcg)
1 inch (in) Correct Answers 2.54 centimeters (cm)
1 kilogram (kg) Correct Answers 2.2 pounds (lb) or 1000
grams (g)
1 Liter (L) Correct Answers 1000 milliliters (mL)
1 milligram (mg) Correct Answers 1,000 micrograms (mcg)
1 milliliter (mL) Correct Answers 15 drops (gtt)
1 ounce (oz) Correct Answers 2 tablespoons (tbsp) or 31.1
grams (g)
,1 pint (pt) Correct Answers 16 ounces (oz)
1 pound (lb) Correct Answers 16 ounces (oz)
1 quart (qt) Correct Answers .946 liters (L)
1 tablespoon (tbsp) Correct Answers 15 milliliters (mL)
1 teacup Correct Answers 6 ounces (oz)
1 teaspoon (tsp) Correct Answers 5 milliliters (mL) or 75 drops
(gtt)
3 teaspoons (tsp) Correct Answers 1 tablespoon (tbsp)
A pt recovering from stroke requested if she can eat by herself.
The RN assisted the pt to make sure she eats it all. The RN
violated all except: Correct Answers a) Beneficence - To do
good and promote good
b) Autonomy -Person's right to choose
c) Non - maleficence - Do no harm and to prevent harm
d) Veracity - Duty to tell the truth
AAROM Correct Answers active assistive range of motion -
that portion of total ROM through which a joint can be moved
by active and passive muscle contraction together
Abduction Correct Answers away from the midline
acidosis Correct Answers o Serum pH below 7.35
o Respiratory cause: Retention of CO2
,o Metabolic cause: Loss of bicarbonate
Active transport Correct Answers Energy-requiring process
that moves material across a cell membrane against a
concentration difference
Adduction Correct Answers movement of a limb or other part
toward the midline of the body or toward another part
"adding to the midline"
Administering ear drops Correct Answers Hold bottle in your
hand to warm it and gently shake the bottle before using. Side
lying position. Clean the external ear. Fill the dropper. Child
pull down and back, 3 years old + pull pinna up and back. Instill
ordered number of drops. Gently tug on the external ear. Tell
patient to keep the head turned to the side for 5-10 minutes.
Place a cotton ball loosely at the opening for 15 minutes.
Administering nasal sprays Correct Answers Gently blow nose.
Don gloves. Put the head down and forward "to spray your nose,
look at your toes!" Administer the medication and then ask pt. to
tilt the head back to medicate the nasal passage. Exhale and
close one nostril. Breathe in deeply. Repeat for other nostril.
Administering Rectal Suppositories Correct Answers Allow the
patient to use the restroom if necessary. Sims position. Don
gloves. Prepare supp., lubricate, explain that there will be
pressure, ND to separate buttocks, ask the patient to breathe
slowly in and out. Insert the supp. With index finger 1-3 inches
or past internal sphincter. Ask the patient to retain the
, medication. Wipe the area, and wait in that position for 5-10
minutes.
ADPIE - Nursing Process Correct Answers a. Definition: a
systematic problem-solving process that guides all nursing
actions
b. Purpose: to help the nurse provide goal-directed, client-
centered care.
c. The nursing process involves those thinking and doing...
nurses must have good psychomotor and interpersonal skills,
and they must use a sound knowledge base and good judgement
to use the nursing process effectively.
d. Assessment: gather data
e. Diagnosis: identify client's health needs
f. Planning Outcomes: decide goals you want to achieve with
your nursing activities
g. Planning Interventions: choose interventions to help client
achieve stated goals
h. Implementation: care out of delegate actions your previously
planned
i. Evaluation: judge whether the actions have successfully
treated or prevented the client's health problem.
adverse reactions Correct Answers harmful, unintended,
usually unpredicted reactions to a drug administered at the
normal dosage. They are more severe than side effects and often
require discontinuation of the drug.
Dose-related adverse reactions result from known
pharmacological effects of the medication. For example, a