A Day in the Life of an LVN ✨

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Across
  1. 1. The medical shorthand for a medication that needs to be administered "twice a day."
  2. 3. The medical abbreviation on a chart that means a medication should only be given "as needed" (e.g., for pain).
  3. 6. The name of the pulse site located on the thumb side of a patient's wrist.
  4. 7. The ultimate "soft skill" an LVN uses to connect with, comfort, and understand a patient's pain.
  5. 9. The strict germ-free technique an LVN uses while dressing a wound to prevent an infection.
  6. 11. Instead of "patient," an LVN working in a long-term care home or nursing facility refers to the individual as a _______.
  7. 13. The legal and detailed process of documenting a patient's condition and care in their medical file.
  8. 14. The medical abbreviation that tells an LVN a medication must be given "by mouth" (from the Latin per os).
Down
  1. 2. A very common chronic condition where an LVN must frequently check a patient's blood sugar levels before meals.
  2. 4. The major national licensing exam that every graduate must pass to become an LVN.
  3. 5. Temperature, pulse, and blood pressure are collectively known as ______ signs.
  4. 8. Along with California, this is the only other US state that officially uses the title "LVN" instead of "LPN."
  5. 10. The classic medical instrument worn around the neck to listen to a patient's lungs and heartbeat
  6. 11. The verbal update an LVN gives to the incoming nurse at the end of a shift to pass over patient care.
  7. 12. The precise, measured amount of a drug that an LVN is authorized to give a patient.