A patient is given a drug that will help him sleep. Instead he
stays awake all night. What is this outcome known as? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Paradoxical Response
The nurse is giving a drug that blocks the effect of a receptor.
What is this response known as? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> Antagonistic effect
A patient is prescribed a drug that leads to very difficult
breathing. what is the reason for this response? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > adverse reaction
,Can you leave a drug at a patients bedside for them? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > No, Never leave a drug at the patients
bedside for them to take later
What is the most appropriate measurement to determine the
therapeutic response of an antipyretic drug? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Temperature
A patient on a diuretic (increases urine production) complains
of leg cramping. Which is the priority action of the nurse? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > review the patient's current
electrolyte levels for abnormalities
For safety: how many times do you read the drug label before
administering? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 3 times
1. Before taking drug from the unit-dose cart or storage area
2. Before preparing or measuring the prescribed dose of drug
3. Before opening the drug at the time you give it to the patient
For a patient who says they don't want to take a drug , what is
the first step? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ask them the
reason for not taking the drug
,Before giving a medication to a patient by mouth you need to: -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Make sure you can swallow
Can you flush drugs down toilets? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> No
First step to take if you make a potential drug error? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Check your patient and assess vitals
Why are drug dosages sometimes reduced in the older patient?
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Older patients have a decreas
in lean body mass
Ampicillin is ordered for a child:100mg/kg per day every 6
hours. The child weighs 10kg. Ampicillin is supplied as
250mg/5mL. What is the correct dose at 6:00 a.m.? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 5 mL
theraputic effect - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > desired drug
effect and alleviates some conditions or symptoms for the
reason the drug is being taken
, side effects - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > effects of drugs
other than the desired medical effects
Adverse effects - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > undesirable
effects that are a direct response to one or more drugs.
9 rights of medication administration - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Right patient, drug, dose, route, time, reason,
documentation, response, & right to refuse
How many times do you check a drug during administration? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 3 times
How many identifiers do you use before giving a medication to
a patient? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2
Assessment - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > First step in the
nursing process that involves gathering information about the
patient that will be used in planning care
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