NRS Introduction To Clinical Pharmacology Chapter 2
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Your patient refuses to take his drug so you decide to crush his pills and mix them in his oatmeal.
However, you must inform him or his family of your method of getting him to take his pills. -
ANSWER Covert drug administration
Before you crush his pills, however, you refer to the Institute of Safe Medicine website to ensure the pill
can be used in this way. - ANSWER Do not crush list
You suspect that one of your colleagues is actually not providing his patient all the drugs ordered for her
pain. Instead the nurse is using a portion of the drugs for his own personal use - ANSWER Drug
diversion
The nurse who is taking the pain drug is violating the American Nurse Association (ANA) Code of Ethics
and is unable to fulfill his duties in a safe and effective manner - ANSWER Impaired nurse
By utilizing these drugs for himself, this nurse has violated specific laws and may face fines or
imprisonment - ANSWER Controlled substance
Before giving your patient a prescribed drug, it is important that you are familiar with possible reactions,
the patient's current history, and whether the patient is responding appropriately - ANSWER
Nursing process
Some drugs are identified as controlled substances because there is a greater potential for their abuse
than most prescription drugs. Controlled substances are categorized I through V based on their potential
for abuse. From the list below, identify the schedule designation (I, II, III, IV, or V) of each drug -
ANSWER III Tylenol #4
I Heroin
IV Fiorinal
V Lomotil
II Ritalin
I Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
IV Ativan
II Percodan
IV Valium
I Promethazine
, As an LPN/LVN you can dispense controlled substances to your nursing only if permitted by
your_______board of nursing. - ANSWER state
Scheduled drugs must be__________at the end of every shift by the nurse whom the agency has given
the responsibility for controlled substances - ANSWER counted
Dosages of controlled substances are dispensed by the pharmacy with an accompanying_________sheet
on which the nurse must record the administration of the drug. - ANSWER inventory
Drugs to be used for patients are kept either in a________cabinet or an automated dispensing system -
ANSWER locked
Access to these drugs is never given to_________or any other unauthorized healthcare workers -
ANSWER healthcare providers
Indicate with a T (true) or F (false) what information a legal prescription order must contain. -
ANSWER False; the patient's initials
False; prescriber's birthdate
True; name of drug
True; route of administration
True; dose
False; time prescription was ordered
True; duration
False; signature of pharmacist
A patient requires a daily dose of losartan for her blood pressure. - ANSWER Standing drug
order
A patient has an allergic reaction to a new drug that has just been given for the first time - ANSWER
Emergency or STAT drug order
A patient is given nitroglycerin just before undergoing a cardiac CT scan. - ANSWER Single drug
order
A patient is given Tylenol #3 whenever she complains of intermittent pain. - ANSWER As-needed
drug order
At the end of the shift, the controlled substance drug inventory does not account for all the dosages
received for the shift. List at least three steps to try and account for the differences. - ANSWER
1. All nurses having access to the key must be asked about drugs they have given.
2. Steps must be retraced to see if someone forgot to record any drug.
3. Patient charts can also be checked to see if a drug was given that was not signed for on the inventory
report.
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