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List the 3 types of intraoral examinations. 

What is the recommended size of the beam at the patient’s face?

Patient has an order of cefazolin (Ancef)  1 g in 100 ml of NS to be infused over 30 mins. What rate (ml/hr) will you set the secondary line to deliver? _____________ ml/hr

The nurse practitioner has ordered Phenobarbital 15 mg. po q8h. The package you have is labeled 20 mg. per 5 ml.  How many ml. will you give? ____________________  

Patient has an order of PRBC (packed red blood cells) to be given over 4 hours.  The unit of PRBC is 260 ml.   What should you set up your hourly rate to be? __________ ml/hr

Match the following terms with the correct definition. 

Patient is ordered to receive Levophed 10 mcg/min. You have the reconstituted IV solution with 5 mg in 250 ml of D5W available. What rate will you set up the correct dose to be delivered?  ____________ ml/hr

In regards to the patient described above in #8 with the insulin sliding scale below. You check the blood sugar before dinner and it shows 410 mg. What will your next step be? 60-150 mg.0 units  151-250 mg.2 units  251-400 mg. 4 units  >  401 mg. call MD 

 Pt has an order to receive furosemide 60 mg IV Push. How fast will you IV push the medication? _______ min  

You are taking care of a patient with a diagnosis of exacerbation of hear failure and has orders for strict intake and output. At 9 am you look at the patient’s breakfast tray and note that he has consumed below 1 cup of coffee 2 ounces of creamer to go in the coffee 1/2 cup of water to take with his meds. You ask him if he has voided today and he directs you to his urinal which has 500 ml of clear yellow urine. Based on this information what will you document in his EMR for intake ? __________ mls Thus far based on the information that is given to you above, what is the net I & O for this patient? ________ mls