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Course Introduction
Nursing Fundamentals introduces students to the foundational concepts and skills essential to the nursing profession. This course covers the roles and responsibilities of nurses, the nursing process, basic patient care procedures, communication techniques, safety protocols, and ethical and legal considerations in healthcare. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and hands-on skills necessary for providing comprehensive care to diverse patient populations. Through a combination of theoretical instruction and practical experiences, students are prepared to deliver safe, evidence-based, and patient-centered care in a variety of clinical settings.
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The Nurse The Math The Meds Drug Calculations Using Dimensional Analysis 3rd Edition by Joyce
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Chapter 1: Math Review
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Q1) Write the whole number 100 as a fraction that equals 1.
Answer: 11ea588c_ef4f_78c4_b1cd_95c03c2bfbab_TB5095_00
Q2) Which is smaller: 1.230 or 0.9999?
Answer: 0.9999
Q3) Round 2.67 to the nearest tenth.
Answer: 2.7
Q4) Write the Roman numeral for 10.
Answer: X
Q5) If six packages of syringes sell for $240,what is the unit value of one package?
Answer: $40
Q6) Round 89.28<sup> </sup>to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 89
Q7) Find the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator in 15/75. Answer: 15
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Chapter 2: Dimensional Analysis Method
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Q1) Directions: Analyze the problem for the desired answer.Set up a dimensional analysis-style equation in the space provided using the available data.Ensure that all undesired units will be canceled before doing the math.Do not use shortcuts to solve the equations even if the answer is known.For credit,show all work.Label answers.Evaluate each equation for correct setup and desired answer units.
A patient has a scar that is 7 inches long.What is the equivalent number of millimeters to the nearest whole number?
Conversion formulas: 1 inch = 2.54 cm; 1 cm = 10 mm
DA equation:
Evaluation:
Answer: 11ea588c_ef4f_038f_b1cd_6587d04f3827_TB5095_00
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Chapter 3: Metric System and Medication Calculations
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Q1) Directions: Analyze the problem for the desired answer.Set up a dimensional-analysis style equation in the space provided using the available data.Estimate an approximate answer.Cancel all undesired units before doing math.Label answers.Evaluate your equation for setup,comparison of answer with the estimate,and math accuracy.For credit,show all work.
How many kilometers are in 75 miles?
Conversion factor: 0.6 mi = 1 km
DA equation:
Answer: # of km : 11ea588c_ef4d_a3e1_b1cd_370a10f0aae1_TB5095_11
Q2) In dimensional analysis problems,what form of arithmetic is used?
A)decimal multiplication
B)decimal division
C)fraction multiplication
D)fraction division
Answer: C
Q3) Which is smaller: 1/250 or 0.5?
Answer: 1/250= 0.004
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Chapter 4: Metric Units and Conversions
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Q1) The nurse will administer 0.25 g of a medication.Move the decimal point to obtain the milligram equivalent and then verify the answer using a conversion formula and DA-style equation.
Q2) The nurse administers 1/2 ounce of liquid medication.About how many mL is the equivalent?
Estimate:
DA verification:
Q3) Complete the conversion formulas.
A)_____ mL = 1 liter
B)_____ mL = 1 ounce
Q4) If a newborn weighs 3 kg,what is the gram equivalent?
Q5) A newborn weighs 4000 grams: How many kilograms does the newborn weigh?
Estimate:
DA verification:
Q6) A nurse will administer 0.3g of a medication.How many milligrams will this be?
Estimate:
DA verification:
Q7) Write the metric equivalents: grams to kilograms: _____________
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Chapter 5: Patient Records, medication Orders, and Medication Labels
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Q1) Name six basic patient rights.
Q2) Change the traditional time to notations from the 24-hour clock system:
A)4 PM:
B)Midnight:
C)Noon:
D)1:30 AM:
E)11:45 AM:
Q3) It is recommended that HS be written out: What are two possible meanings for HS?
Q4) Why do you think XR,ent,DR,SR,and SL tablets should never be crushed?
Q5) Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock: 9: 45 PM: ___________
Q6) What is meant by a "scored" tablet? How is a scored tablet treated differently from an unscored tablet?
Q7) Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock: 5:00 PM: _____________
Q8) What is missing from the following order: aspirin 2 tablets PO stat?
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Q9) Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock: 1:00 AM: ___________
Q10) Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock: 10:15 AM: _____________
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Chapter 7: Syringe Measurements
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Q1) How must used needles and syringes be discarded?
Q2) Supply the nearest measurable syringe.For 1-mL syringes,specify size and insulin or tuberculin type syringe.
Amount to be measured: 2.6 mL
Selected syringe size:
Q3) What size syringe is most commonly used for adult intramuscular injections?
Q4) Supply the nearest measurable syringe.For 1-mL syringes,specify size and insulin or tuberculin type syringe.
Amount to be measured: 7.2 mL
Selected syringe size:
Q5) Which size syringe would you select for 2.8 mL of a medicine?
Q6) Which needle size has the largest diameter: 25 gauge or 18 gauge?
Q7) Supply the nearest measurable syringe.For 1-mL syringes,specify size and insulin or tuberculin type syringe.
Amount to be measured: 0.07 mL
Selected syringe size:
Q8) Name two serious viral diseases that can be transmitted via needlestick injuries.
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Q9) Can tuberculin and insulin syringes be interchanged?
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Chapter 8: Reconstitution of Medications
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Q1) Which is the diluent in a solution such as an antibiotic and SW?
Q2) Why are sterile solutions used for wound irrigations?
Q3) What actions should the nurse take if the order is clear but the nurse is unsure of how to prepare the reconstituted solution?
Q4) The nurse prepares an oral medication of 11 mL.
A)How many mL will be placed in the medicine cup?
B)How many mL will be added with a syringe?
Q5) The nurse prepares an oral medication of 24.2 mL.
A)How many mL will be placed in the medicine cup?
B)How many mL will be added with a syringe?
Q6) The nurse prepares an oral medication of 7.4 mL.
A)How many mL will be placed in the medicine cup?
B)How many mL will be added with a syringe?
Q7) The patient is told upon discharge to soak his heel every 2 hr for 20 min in 500 mL of 1 part Epson salts to 4 parts (the ratio)of warm water.
A)What is the % of Epson salts in the solution?
B)How much Epson salts should the patient measure in the metric measuring cup provided?
Q8) Which has a shorter shelf life: reconstituted or unreconstituted medications?
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Chapter 9: Injectable Medications
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Q1) An error of dosage with one decimal place,such as preparing 1 mL instead of 0.1 mL results in how much of an error?
Q2) What is the reason for mixing two or more medications in one syringe for an intramuscular injection?
Q3) Can the nurse legally administer a medication after the expiration date?
Q4) Which size zone should be avoided around umbilicus when giving abdominal subcutaneous injections?
Q5) Why shouldn't needles be recapped?
Q6) State the approved abbreviations for four parenteral routes.
Q7) What is the descriptor for medications that,when combined in one syringe or solution,interact and cause undesired changes in composition or effect (such as crystallization)?
Q8) What is the usual dose in mL for a skin test?
Q9) Which site is not recommended for intramuscular injections? Why?
Q10) What is the purpose of a filter needle? When is it used?
Q11) How does the nurse decide how much to round a dose for an injectable medication?
Q12) What are the two most common diluents for injectable medications?
Q13) What is the name and abbreviation for the route used for skin test injections? Page 11
Q14) Name the three approved sites for intramuscular injections.
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Chapter 10: Basic Intravenous Calculations
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Q1) What is the meaning of dF 15?
Q2) A medicated IVPB 30 mL is ordered to be infused over 60 minutes.What flow rate will the nurse set on the EID in mL per hr?
Q3) If IV of 100 mL is ordered for every 5 hours and an agency policy is that 1-hour volume is the maximum amount that can be placed in the volume control device,how much will the nurse place in the device?
Q4) Directions: Calculate the IV flow rates with DA equations where requested.For credit,show work.Label all answers.Label flow rates in milliliters per hour or drops per minutes,as needed.
Ordered: IVPB antineoplastic.Available from the pharmacy: antineoplastic diluted in 50-mL solution.Administer over 60 minutes.Equipment: infusion pump.
A)Estimated flow rate:
B)DA equation:
C)Evaluation:
Q5) What the purpose of a volume control burette device?
Q6) Which is larger drop: dF 10 or dF 60?
Q7) Why is blood administered slowly for the first 15 to 30 minutes?
Q8) What is another name for a medicated intermittent infusion?
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Chapter 11: Advanced Intravenous Calculations
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Q1) Directions: Calculate the IV medication and infusion rates.Use a calculator for safe dose range calculations,multiplication,and long division as desired.Verify results using DE-style equations where requested.If the order is unsafe,do not proceed with the math.Label answers.
Ordered: A medicated IV at 6 mcg per kg per minute
Patient's weight: 176 lb
A)Estimated wt.in kg:
B)Actual wt.in kg:
C)mcg per hour ordered
D)mg per hour ordered
Q2) What are the typical contents of a TPN solution?
Q3) How many grams of dextrose are contained in 1 L of a D<sub>5</sub>W solution?
Q4) What is the purpose of a TPN solution?
Q5) How many approximate calories of dextrose are contained in 1 L of a D<sub>5</sub>W solution?
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Chapter 12: Diabetic Medications
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Q1) Name the route that is most commonly prescribed for patients to self-administer insulin.
Q2) Ordered: Humulin R 6 U per hr IV infusion
Recheck the blood glucose level in 1 hour and notify the prescriber's office.
Available: 100 units Humulin R in 100 mL NS
How many milliliters per hour will the nurse set on the infusion pump?
A)Estimated flow rate:
B)DA equation:
C)Evaluation:
D)Why should diet beverages not be given if hypoglycemic reaction is suspected or occurring?
Q3) What is the difference between BGM and SMBG testing?
Q4) What is the name of the hormone that may be administered by injection for severe hypoglycemic levels?
Q5) A sliding scale insulin order is based on what kind of test?
Q6) If the patient doesn't take the prescribed antidiabetic medicine,what happens to the blood glucose level?
Q7) What serious ADE could the nurse expect if the dose prepared for an order of 4 units of Regular insulin and 26 units of intermediate acting insulin was reversed?
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Chapter 13: Anticoagulant Medications
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Q1) Ordered: heparin infusion 1000 units per hour,for a patient with thrombophlebitis
Available: heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL NS
Infusing: heparin solution at 40 mL per hour
How many units per hour are being infused?
A)DA equation:
B)Evaluation: IV flow rate the nurse should set on the infusion pump, in milliliters per hour:
C)DA equation:
D)Evaluation of math and flow rate:
Q2) Ordered: heparin infusion 1500 units per hour
Available: heparin 20,000 units in 1000 mL Ringer's solution
When the nurse arrives on duty,the IV is flowing at 125 mL per hour. How many units per hour are being infused?
A)DA equation:
B)Evaluation: IV flow rate the nurse should have set on the infusion pump based on the order:
C)DA equation:
D)Evaluation of math and flow rate:
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Chapter 14: Pediatric Medications
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Q1) Ordered: potassium chloride (KCl)IV 0.5 mEq per hr,for a baby with hypokalemia
Pediatric SDR: up to 3 mEq per kg per 24 hr
Child's weight: 16 lb
Available: 10 mEq KCl in 100 mL D<sub>5</sub>W
A)Child's weight in kilograms to the nearest tenth:
B)SDR for this child:
C)Decision: safe or unsafe order? State the reason.If safe to give, what flow rate should the nurse set on an infusion pump?
D)DA equation:
E)Evaluation:
F)The IV is to be infused with a volume-control device.Agency policy states that only a 2-hour supply may be placed in the device.How many milliliters should the nurse place in the chamber?
Q2) Ordered: Drug X 125 mg 4 times daily
SDR for children: 20-30 mg per kg per day in 4 divided doses
Child's weight: 50 lb.Use a calculator.
A)Estimated weight in kg:
B)Child's weight in kilograms to the nearest tenth:
C)Calculate the SDR for this child.Low safe dose: High safe dose:
D)Decision: safe or unsafe order? State the reason.
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