ATI Pharmacology Chapters 1-33/ chapter 1 well answered 2024
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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? - answersOne
A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence medi...
ATI Pharmacology Chapters 1-33/ chapter 1
well answered 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? -
answersOne
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)? - answersLiver 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)? - answersAsk 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? - answers"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? - answersObtain 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)? - answersMaintain 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? - answersRoutine
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? - answersFrequency
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)? - answersUse 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? - answers"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.) - answers22 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.) -
answers200 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.) - answers8 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.) - answers2 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.) - answers4 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.) - answers0.8 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.) - answers6.5 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W)
750 mL IV to infuse over 6 hr. 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.) - answers125 ml/hr
A nurse is assessing a client's
IV infusion site. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of phlebitis?
(Select all that apply.) - answersErythema
Pain
A nurse manager is reviewing the facility's policies for IV therapy with the members of his team. The
nurse manager should remind the team that which of the following techniques helps minimize the
risk of catheter embolism? - answersAvoiding reinserting the needle into an IV catheter
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