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Safe Dosage Test - Dosage Calculation and SafeMedication Administration 3.0 Exam 2024-2025
A nurse checks a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to
clarify which of the following prescriptions. - ANSWER Morphine 2.5mg IV bolus
PRN for incisional pain.
A nurse is preparing to provide medication to a freshly admitted patient. Which of
the following acts should the nurse identify during the nursing evaluation phase? -
ANSWER Questioning the client about a history of pharmaceutical allergies.
At 1400, a nurse is caring for a client who is complaining of acute back pain. The
client's medicines include oxycodone extended-release 20 mg PO every 12 hours
(last dose at 600) and oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO every 4 hours PRN
(last dose at 2300 the previous day). Which of the following actions should the
nurse perform? - ANSWER Administer oxycodone immediately; release 5 mg PO
presently.
A nurse at a medical-surgical facility prepares to provide medication to a client.
The nurse intends to use two forms of identification to ensure that she has the
correct client. Which of the following may the nurse do to identify the client?
Select all that apply. - ANSWER Compare the name on the client's wristband to the
name in the medication administration record (MAR).
Ask the client to state his date of birth.
Ask the client to state his name.
Use the bar code scanner to identify the client.
, A nurse detects a pharmaceutical error in which the client received double the
prescribed dose. Which of the following actions should the nurse complete first? -
ANSWER Assess the client.
A nurse is about to provide medication to a client who has a prescription for
decussate sodium 50 mg capsule PO twice daily. The client refuses to take the
medicine due to nausea. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform?
- ANSWER Withhold the medicine.
A nurse on a medical unit is assisting a newly licensed nurse during her orientation.
The nurse should remind the freshly licensed nurse to have a second nurse evaluate
the dosage of which of the following medications before administration? -
ANSWER Heparin
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to take topiramate XR 100 mg PO
daily. The client tells the nurse that the capsule is difficult to swallow. Which of the
following actions should the nurse perform? - ANSWER Request extended; release
sprinkles from the drugstore.
A nurse is examining a client after administering an antibiotic. Which of the
following observations should the nurse look for as evidence of an allergic reaction
to the medication? - ANSWER Swollen lips.
A nurse is transcribing medications for a group of patients. Which of the following
is the proper way for the nurse to record drugs requiring the use of a decimal point?
- ANSWER: 0.6 mL
A charge nurse is discussing the different types of prescriptions with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following medications should the nurse list as an
example of a standing prescription? - ANSWER Acetaminophen 650 mg orally
every 6 hours for a temperature above 38.4 degrees Celsius (101.2 degrees
Fahrenheit).
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