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WorksheetsHealth Science Practicum Mid-Term Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The federal agency that sets standards to protect healthcare workers from hazards is:
WHO
FDA
OSHA
CDC
What does the prefix “tachy-” mean?
Slow
Fast
Painful
Above
HIPAA mainly protects:
Fair treatment of employees
Safety of medications
Patient health information
Hospital accreditation
A patient’s fever is 103.4°F. Convert this to °C (nearest tenth).
36.8°C
39.7°C
40.8°C
41.9°C
The suffix “-megaly” means:
Softening
Enlargement
Breakdown
Infection
A patient weighs 223 lb. What is the weight in kg (nearest tenth)?
88.6 kg
94.5 kg
101.2 kg
113.0 kg
Which situation represents direct contact transmission?
Sharing a drinking glass
Touching a draining wound
Breathing air from a coughing patient
Being bitten by an insect
The root “pulmon/o” refers to:
Lungs
Kidneys
Brain
Stomach
Infuse 1,200 mL over 6 hours using 20 gtt/mL. gtt/min?
40
50
60
66
Which of the following is considered a critical component of the Rights of Medication Administration?
Right patient
Right prescriber
Right preparation
Right documentation
A patient receiving morphine becomes unresponsive with slow breathing. Which medication should be prepared?
Epinephrine
Naloxone
Lorazepam
Diphenhydramine
A provider orders 800 mg of Ibuprofen. Pharmacy dispenses 200 mg tablets. How many tablets are required?
2
3
4
5
To safely remove PPE after caring for a patient on contact precautions, the first item removed should be:
Gown
Gloves
Mask
Face shield
A contaminated scalpel must be disposed of in a:
Biohazard bag
Regular trash
Sharps container
Chemical waste bin
Which route of drug administration typically results in the fastest onset of action?
Intramuscular (IM)
Subcutaneous (SC)
Oral (PO)
Intravenous (IV)
A heparin vial is labeled 20,000 units/mL. Order: 5,000 units. How many mL should be drawn up?
0.10 mL
0.15 mL
0.20 mL
0.25 mL
A patient reports a painful, red area around a wound with warmth and swelling. Which term best describes this?
Dermatitis
Infection
Abscess
Erythema
A patient must drink 1.8 liters of water per day. How many milliliters is this total?
180 mL
1,800 mL
18,000 mL
180,000 mL
A provider orders 32 mg of methylprednisolone IM. Vial concentration = 8 mg/mL. How many mL should be given?
2 mL
3 mL
4 mL
5 mL
A patient weighs 92 kg and is ordered 6 mg/kg of a medication. Total dose?
312 mg
350 mg
552 mg
600 mg
