Terminology

Match the following

• As desired

• LLE

• Left lower extremity

• BUN

• At bed time

• HS

• Four times daily

• Ad lib

• Blood Urea Nitrogen

• QID

The patient is recovering from a TKR. What will the nurse assess ?

The patient presents with DOE. What does the patient look like?

The nurse is giving report and states: The client has a RUL PNA and is ordered for a PO antibiotic BID. What is going on here?

• The client has a Right upper limb infection and needs an antibiotic twice a day

• The client has a right upper larynx infection and needs antibiotic twice a day

• The client has a right upper lobe pneumonia and needs an oral antibiotic twice a day

• The client has a right upper lobe embolus and needs an oral antibiotic once a day

The provider has seen the patient and told them that they are diagnosed with HTN and will be sent down for an ECHO . The patient asks the nurse what the provider meant. What is the nurse’s response?

The patient has a URI and needs medication TID. What does this mean?

• The patient has an upper respiratory infection and needs medication twice a day

• The patient has an upper respiratory infection and needs medication five times daily

• The patient has an upper ear infection and needs medication three times a day

• The patient has an upper respiratory infection and needs medication three times a day.

What is keeping you motivated this semester?

The healthcare provider notes that the patient presents with SOB and prescribes an inhaler PRN. What is the implication?

• The patient has shortness of breath and needs an inhaler as needed.

• The patient has shortness of breath and needs an inhaler once every night.

• The patient has symptoms of bronchitis and needs an inhaler twice daily.

• The patient has symptoms of obesity and needs an inhaler as needed.