ATI Fundamentals Exam 2 all passed approved by expert tutors.
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ATI Fundamentals Exam 2 all passed approved by expert tutors.
ATI Fundamentals Exam 2 all passed approved by expert tutors.
ATI Fundamentals Exam 2 all passed approved by expert tutors.
ATI Fundamentals Exam 2 all passed approved by expert tutors.
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ATI Fundamentals Exam 2 all passed
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ATI Fundamentals Exam 2 all passed
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A patient drinks 8 oz of water. Which of the following is a correct conversion of the
patients intake? - 240 mL
Rationale: One fluid oz equals 30 mL; therefore, 8 fluid oz equals 240 mL.
Which of the following represents the correct administration of the prescribed
medication? - Amoxicillin 1 g PO prescribed; two 500-mg tablets given
Rationale: to determine the correct dosage, start with the amount prescribed: 1g. To
determine how many tablets to give, divide the dose ordered by the dose on hand and
multiply the result by the amount on hand. So, 1g (dose ordered, and also equivalent to
1,000) divided by 500 mg (dose on hand)=2, then 2X1 (amount on hand)= 2 tablets
Which of the following is the most appropriate documentation of a patient's response to
a pain medication? - The patient reports pain decreased to 3/10, 30 minutes after
medication administered.
Rationale: using a standardized instrument is the most appropriate method of
documenting a response to pain medication.
A drug's genie name is the - same as its nonproprietary name
Rationale: noncommercial name
You are giving a patient several PO medications to take. The patient tells you that she
can only take one pill at a time. It is appropriate to - remain at the bedside until you are
sure the patient has taken all of the medications.
Rationale: it is your responsibility to remain with the patient and observe that she has
swallowed each medication. It is unacceptable to leave medications unattended for any
period of time.
Which of the following patients is exhibiting drug tolerance? - A patient requires an
increased dose of a medication to achieve continued therapeutic benefit.
Rationale: as tolerance develops to a medication, a patient requires higher and high
doses of that medication to achieve the desired effect.
With which route of drug administration are there no barriers to absorption? -
Intravenous
Rationale: The definition of absorption is the movement of a drug from its site of
administration into the blood. With intravenous administration, the drug is injected
directly into a vein. Thus any possible barriers to absorption are bypassed, and the drug
is completely and instantaneously absorbed.
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Which of the following is your highest priority action for ensuring overall safety during
medication administration? - Identify the patient by two acceptable methods.
Rationale: One of the six rights of medication admin is to identify that you are giving the
medication to the correct patient.
An uncommon, unexpected, or individual drug response thought to result from a generic
predisposition is called - an idiosyncratic effect
Rationale: an idiosyncratic effect is an uncommon, unexpected, or individual drug
response thought to result from a generic predisposition.
Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of one of the six rights of
medication administration? - administering a patient's medication by the route the
provider has prescribed
Rationale: the six rights of medication administration are the right medication, the right
does, the right patient, the right route, the right time, and the right documentation.
Giving the medication by the route prescribed is indeed an application of the six rights of
med admin
You have a handwritten medication order that is difficult to read. Which of the following
is the most appropriate action to take to avoid an error in medication administration? -
Call the medical provider for clarification of the order
Rationale: there is no other way to be sure about what was intended other than
confirming it with the person who wrote the order.
You are reading the physicians orders and note date and time of the prescriptions, as
well as the physicians signature. Which of the following prescriptions is complete? -
Digoxin 1.25 mg PO daily
Rationale: This order is complete with medication dose, the route, and the frequency of
admin.
A nurse is preparing to instill antibiotic ear drops into a toddler's ear. Which of the
following techniques should the nurse use when administering ear drops to this patient?
- Pull the patients auricle down and back to open the canal when administering ear
drops.
Rationale: the auricle should be pulled down and back for young children, up and out
for adults.
a nurse is teaching the daughter of an older adult patient how to instill eye drops in the
patients right eye. Which of the following statements indicates that the daughter has
understood the directions? - " I will pull down her lower eyelid and drop the medication
inside"
Rationale: this method will allow the medication to be distributed evenly across the eye
with less discomfort.
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