NCLEX-RN

NCLEX-RN Review Study Guide

Be careful with abbreviations. It is better to be clear with medication names and dosages. Many abbreviations have been eliminated from facilities in an effort to prevent errors. For example, MSO4 is being eliminated as an abbreviation for morphine, and OD is being eliminated for an abbreviation for “once daily.” 3. You read a medication order that says, “Prozac, 10mg, once daily.” There is no route written, but you know that Prozac only comes in PO format. What should you do? ____________________________ 4. The doctor orders Ceftraxione 1 gram over two hours. Ceftraxione, in your facility, comes in a 250ml bag containing 1500 milligrams. What would the infusion rate be? ____________________________ 5. Your order reads Solumedrol 100mg IV push stat. Solumedrol comes as 125mg in 1ml. How much volume of Solumedrol would you administer? ____________________________ 6. Augmentin 600 mg is ordered. You have 875 mg capsules on hand. What would you do? ____________________________ 7. Tylenol 650mg is ordered. You have 325mg capsules. How many capsules would you give the patient? ____________________________ 8. Which of the following would be the best needle for a deep IM injection? a. 22g ½” b. 25g ½” c. 20g 1” d. 16g 1” 9. You are administering regular insulin. The order is for 8 units. How would you administer 8 units of regular insulin? a. 8 ml b. 0.8 ml c. 0.08 ml d. 80 ml 10. All IV pumps in the hospital are in use, so you need to hang a medication by gravity/drop factor. The medication is ordered at 125ml/hour. The drip factor of the tubing is 30 drops per Ml. How many drops per minute would make this medication run at 125 ml/hour? ____________________________ 11. True or false, aspirin is an NSAID? ____________________________ 2.3 CPR 1. The American Heart Association teaches healthcare provider CPR in the following order: ____________________________, ____________________________, then ____________________________. 2. Early ____________________________ has been proven to be very important in the potential for survivability in cardiac arrest.

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