Nursing

• PO


  by mouth
• tab, tabs


  tablet
• g (gm, Gm)


  gram
• gtt


  drop
• ac


  before meals
• Administer Rosuvastatin


  Convert 3000 mcg to 3 mg

  2. Divide 3 mg by 2 mg/tab = 1.5 tabs

  3. Administer 1.5 tabs in 24 hours
• Tylenol suppository


  700 mg
• ICP (intracranial pressure)


  5 - 15 mmHg
• BMI


  18.5 - 24.9
• Glascow coma scale


  • Best = 15
  • Mild: 13-15
  • Moderate: 9-12
  • Severe: 3-8
• Normal vital signs


  • Blood pressure: Systolic 120 mmHg, Diastolic 80 mmHG
  • Heart Rate: 60 - 100 BPM
  • Respirations: 12 - 20 Breaths per min
  • Oxygen: 95% - 100%
  • Temperature: 97.8 °F - 99 °F
• Normal lab values


  • Calcium: 9 - 11 mg/dL
  • Magnesium: 1.5 - 2.5 mg/dL
  • Phosphorus: 2.5 - 4.5 mg/dL
  • Specific gravity: 1.010 - 1.030
  • GFR: 90 - 120 mL/min/1.73 m2
  • BUN: 7 - 20 mg/dL
  • Creatinine: 0.6 – 1.2 mg/dL
  • Amylase: 30 - 110 U/L
  • Lipase: 0 - 150 U/L
  • Sodium: 135 – 145 mEq/L
  • Potassium: 3.5 – 5.0 mEq/L
  • Chloride: 95 - 105 mEq/L
  • Calcium: 9 - 11 mg/dL
  • BUN: 7 - 20 mg/dL
  • Creatinine: 0.6 – 1.2 mg/dL
  • Albumin: 3.4 - 5.4 g/dL
  • Total protein: 6.2 - 8.2 g/dL
  • Total cholesterol: <200 mg/dL
  • Triglyceride: <150 mg/dL
  • LDL: <100 mg/dL
  • HDL: >60/dL
  • Non-diabetic: 4 - 5.6%
  • Pre-diabetic: 5.7 - 6.4%
  • Diabetic: > 6.5% (GOAL for diabetic: < 6.5%)
  • PT: 10 - 13 sec
  • PTT: 25 - 35 sec
  • aPTT: 30 - 40 sec (heparin)
  • INR: NOT ON Warfarin < 1 sec, ON Warfarin 2 - 3 sec
  • WBC: 4,500 - 11,000
  • RBC's: 4.5 - 5.5
  • PLT: 150,000 - 450,000
  • Hemoglobin
• Heparin


  aPTT, Protamine Sulfate Antidote
• Warfarin


  PT/INR, Vitamin K Antidote
• Creatinine


  0.6 – 1.2 mg/dL
• Lab values


  • Amylase: 30 - 110 U/L
  • Lipase: 0 - 150 U/L
• Electrolytes


  • Sodium: 135 – 145 mEq/L
  • Potassium: 3.5 – 5.0 mEq/L
  • Chloride: 95 - 105 mEq/L
  • Calcium: 9 - 11 mg/dL
  • BUN: 7 - 20 mg/dL
  • Creatinine: 0.6 – 1.2 mg/dL
  • Albumin: 3.4 - 5.4 g/dL
  • Total protein: 6.2 - 8.2 g/dL
• Lipid panel


  • Total cholesterol: <200 mg/dL
  • Triglyceride: <150 mg/dL
  • LDL: <100 mg/dL
  • HDL: >60/dL
• HbA1c


  • Non-diabetic: 4 - 5.6%
  • Pre-diabetic: 5.7 - 6.4%
  • Diabetic: > 6.5% (GOAL for diabetic: < 6.5%)
• Coagulation studies


  • PT: 10 - 13 sec
  • PTT: 25 - 35 sec
  • aPTT: 30 - 40 sec (heparin)
  • INR: NOT ON Warfarin < 1 sec, ON Warfarin 2 - 3 sec
• Warfarin


  PT/INR, Therapeutic Range 1.5 - 2.0 x normal "control" value, Vitamin K Antidote
• Complete blood count


  • WBC: 4,500 - 11,000
  • RBC's: 4.5 - 5.5
  • PLT: 150,000 - 450,000
  • Hemoglobin (Hgb) Female: 12 - 16 g/dL, Male: 13 - 18 g/dL
  • Hematocrit (HCT) Female: 36% - 48%, Male: 39% - 54%
• Arterial blood gas


  • PH: 7.35 - 7.45
  • PaCO2: 35 - 45 mmHg
  • PaO2: 80 - 100 mmHg
  • HCO3: 22 - 26 mEq/L
• Liver enzymes


  • ALT: 7 - 56 U/L
  • AST: 5 - 40 U/L
  • ALP: 40 - 120 U/L
  • Bilirubin: 0.1 - 1.2 mg/dL
• BUN


  7 - 20 mg/dL
• Creatinine


  0.6 – 1.2 mg/dL, same as lithium's therapeutic range
• Potassium


  3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L
• Sodium


  135 - 145 mEq/L
• Calcium


  9 - 11 mg/dL
• Magnesium


  1.5 - 2.5 mg/dL
• Chloride


  95 - 105 mEq/L
• Phosphorus


  2.5 - 4.5 mg/dL
• Hemoglobin


  Female: 12 - 16 g/dL, Male: 13 - 18 g/dL
• Hematocrit


  Female: 36% - 48%, Male: 39% - 54%
• Hemoglobin and Hematocrit relationship: Hematocrit = Hemoglobin x 3
• Antigen


  Proteins that elicit immune response
• Antibody


  Protects body from "invaders" (think ANTI)
• Blood types


  • A, B, AB, O
  • Rh positive, Rh negative
• Universal recipient


  Can receive any blood type
• Universal donor


  Can donate to any blood type