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TableiofiContents:
I.iSafetyiiniMedicationiAdministration
Chapteri1.iSafetyiiniMedicationiAdministration
Chapteri2.iTheiDrugiLabel
II.iSystemsiofiMeasurement
Chapteri3.iTheiMetriciSystem
Chapteri4.iTheiHouseholdiSystem
III.iMethodsiofiCalculation
Chapteri5.iLineariRatioiandiProportion
Chapteri6.iFractionaliRatioiandiProportion
Chapteri7.iDimensionaliAnalysis
Chapteri8.iFormulaiMethod
IV.iAdministrationiofiMedications
Chapteri9.iCalculatingiOraliMedicationiDoses
Chapteri10.iSyringesiandiNeedles
Chapteri11.iCalculatingiParenteraliMedicationiDosages
Chapteri12.iPreparingiPowderediParenteraliMedications
Chapteri13.iAdministrationiofiInsulin
V.iIViTherapyiandiAdministrationiofiIntravenousiMedications
Chapteri14.iIntravenousiInfusioniandiInfusioniRates
Chapteri15.iCalculatingiInfusioniandiCompletioniTime
Chapteri16.iAdministeringiIViPushiMedications
VI.iVerifyingiSafeiDoseiandiCriticaliCareiCalculations
Chapteri17.iVerifyingiSafeiDose
Chapteri18.iTitrationiofiIntravenousiMedications
VII.iIntakeiandiOutput
Chapteri19.iCalculatingiIntakeiandiOutput
Chapteri20.iCalculatingiParenteraliIntake
VIII.iDosagesiforiPediatriciandiOlderiAdultiPopulations
Chapteri21.iConsiderationsiforitheiPediatriciPatient
Chapteri22.iConsiderationsiforitheiOlderiAdult

,Castillo/Werner-McCullough:iCalculatingiDrugiDosages,i2e



Chapteri1:iSafetyiiniMedicationiAdministration
Castillo:iCalculatingiDrugiDosages:iAiPatient-SafeiApproachitoiNursingiandiMathi2ndiEdition


MULTIPLEiCHOICE

1. Theifollowingimedicationiorderiisiinitheipatient’simedicationiadministrationirecordi(MAR):

methylPREDnisolonei40imgiPOidailyiati0900.

Afterireadingitheiorder,itheinurseicorrectlyidetermines:
A “PO”iisianiinappropriateiabbreviation.
B theimedicationiorderiisiwrittenicorrectly.
C 40imgishouldibeiwritteniasi40mg.
D tallimaniletteringiindicatesithatitheidrugiisiainarcotic.

ANS:iB
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Theimedicationiorderihasiallitheirequiredicomponentsi(druginame,idose,iroute,iandifr
equencyiofiadministration)iforiaidrugiorder.i“PO”iisianiappropriateiabbreviation;i40i
mgiisiwrittenicorrectlyiwithiaispaceibetweenitheidoseianditheiunitiofimeasurement.iT
allimaniletteringiisiuseditoidistinguishitheidrugifromianotheridrug
withiaisimilariname.



2. Whichiofitheifollowingiaccuratelyidescribesithei“BoxediWarning”ifoundioniaidrugilabel?
A Itiisiprimarilyiisiuseditoiidentifyitheisafeidoseiforitheipatient.
B Itiisicommonlyifoundioniallidrugilabels.
C Itiidentifiesiseriousipotentialirisksiandisideieffectsirelateditoidrugiuse.
D Itiprotectsitheipatientibyiprovidingiinformationitoidecreaseisideieffects.

ANS:iC
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Aidrugilabeliwithiaiboxediwarningiprovidesiinformationitoihealthcareiprofessionalsia
ndipatientsiregardingitheiseriousirisksiandisideieffectsirelateditoitheidrug.iTheiBoxedi
Warningiisinotitheiprimaryisourceiforiidentifyingitheipatient’sidrugidosage.
Theiwarningiisifoundionispecificiprescriptionimedicationsiandidoesinotiprovideiin
formationitoireduceioridecreaseisideieffects.



3. Whenipracticingisafetyiinitheiadministrationiofimedication,iforiwhichiofitheifollowingim
edicationiordersishouldiainurseiseekiclarificationibeforeitheiadministrationiofitheimedic
ation?


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A Regulariinsulini5iuisubcutinow.
B Enoxaparini80imgisubcutieveryi12ihours.
C Benadryli50imgiPOiPRNieveryi6ihriforiitching.
D Ondansetroni4imgiIVPistat.

ANS:iA
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Thei“u”ishouldineveribeiusediiniaimedicationiorder;irather,iforisafety,itheiwordi“u
nits”ishouldibeispellediout.iTheiotherianswerioptionsicontainitheirequired
componentsineededitoisafelyicarryioutitheimedicationiorder.



4. Ainurseiisireviewingiaidrugilabeliwithiaidruginameiwritteniwithitallimanilettering.iWhichistate
mentsishowsitheinurseihasiaicorrectiunderstandingiofitallimaniletteringioniaidrugilabel?
A “Theitallimaniletteringimeansithisiisiaihighialertidrug.”
B “Theitallimaniletteringihelpsimeidistinguishithisidrugiwithiotheridrugsithat
haveisimilarinames.”
C “TheitallimaniletteringimeansithatithisidrugimustihaveiaiBoxediWarning.”
D “Theitallimaniletteringihelpsimeiquicklyiidentifyithatithisidrugiisianiinjectable
drug.”

ANS:iB
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Tallimaniletteringihighlightsiaiportioniofitheidruginameitoihelpidistinguishifromisi
milaridruginames.iItiisinotiuseditoiidentifyihighialertidrugs,ihighlightiaiboxed
warning,ioriidentifyiinjectableidrugs.



5. Theifollowingimedicationiordersiareifoundiinitheipatient’siMAR:

MetforminiHCli500imgiPOidailyiati0900.iHydrochlorothiazid
ei25imgiPOieveryi12ihriati0900iandi2100.iDigoxini.25imgiPOida
ilyiati0900.

Inireadingitheimedicationiordersiforithei0700–
1500ishift,itheinurseideterminesithatiwhichiofitheifollowingiisitheipriorityinursingiintervention
?
A ClarifyitheimetforminiHCliorder.
B Clarifyitheihydrochlorothiazideiorder.
C Clarifyitheidigoxiniorder.
D Prepareitoiadministerithei0900imedications.

ANS:iC

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