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A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a patient who has a seizure disorder. The medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer this medication? - CORRECT ANSWER-One A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influe...

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ATI Pharmacology Chapters 1-33 (all the
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Exam With Highest Ratings 2024

A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a patient who has a seizure disorder. The
medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse
expect to administer this medication? - CORRECT ANSWER-One



A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence medication
metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which of the following
factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower medication dosages
(SATA)? - CORRECT ANSWER-Liver failure

Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes



A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a patient. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take (SATA)? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ask the patient to look at the
ceiling



Drop the medication into the center of the patient's conjunctival sac



Instruct the patient to close her eye gently after instillation



A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a patient who has a new prescription for
transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an
indication that the patient understands the instructions? - CORRECT ANSWER-"I will
apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."



A nurse reviewing a patient's medical record notes a new prescription for verifying the
trough level of the patient's medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - CORRECT ANSWER-Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to
administering the next dose of medication

,A nurse is preparing a patient's medications. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take in following legal practice guidelines (SATA)? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Maintain skill competency

Monitor for adverse effects

Safeguard medications



A nurse reviewing a patient's health record notes a new prescription for lisinopril 10 mg
PO once every day. The nurse should identify this as which of the following types of
prescription? - CORRECT ANSWER-Routine



A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea and
vomiting for a patient who has hyperemesis gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which
of the following parts of the prescription with the provider? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Frequency



A nurse is admitting a patient and completing a preassessment before administering
medications. Which of the following data should the nurse include in the preassessment
(SATA)? - CORRECT ANSWER-Use of herbal teas

Current health status

Food allergies



A nurse orientating a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a
telephone prescription. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as
an indication that the newly licensed nurse understands the process? - CORRECT
ANSWER-"Another nurse should listen to the phone call."



A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 1 g by intermittent IV bolus. Available is
vancomycin 1 g in 100 mL of dextrose 5% in water (D5W) to infuse over 45 min. The
drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should adjust the manual IV
infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER-22 gtt/min



A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 200 mg by intermittent IV bolus. The
amount available

is clindamycin injection 200 mg

, in 100 mL 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) to infuse over 30 min. The nurse should
set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER-200 ml/hr



A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 80 mg PO daily. The amount available is
furosemide oral solution 10 mg/1 mL. how many mL should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.) -
CORRECT ANSWER-8 ml



A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 2 mg PO every 12 hr.

The amount available is haloperidol 1 mg/tablet. how many tablets should the nurse
administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole

number. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER-2 tablets



A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 20 mg/kg/day PO to divide equally every
12 hr to a preschooler who weighs 44 lb. The amount available is amoxicillin
suspension 250 mg/5 mL. how many mL should the nurse administer

per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)
- CORRECT ANSWER-4 ml



A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 15,000 units subcutaneously every 12 hr.
The amount available is heparin injection 20,000 units/mL. how many mL should the
nurse administer per dose? (Round

the answer to the nearest tenth. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER-0.8
ml



A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 650 mg PO every

6 hr PRN for pain. The amount available is acetaminophen liquid 500 mg/5 mL. how
many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest
tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT
ANSWER-6.5 ml



A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W)

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