NUR1060 ORAL AND TOPICAL MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
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NUR1060 ORAL AND TOPICAL MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
A nurse is preparing to administer medications for a client who has nasogastric tube. Which of the actions should the nurse take prior to administering the medication?
Observe amount o...
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NUR1060 ORAL AND TOPICAL MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
A nurse is preparing to administer medications for a client who has nasogastric
tube. Which of the actions should the nurse take prior to administering the
medication?
Observe amount of residual volume left in the stomach
*checking residual volume prevents putting medications into an already full
stomach.
A nurse is administering aspirin 81 mg PO daily to a client who has history of MI.
The medication is scheduled for 0800. Which of the following scenarios
demonstrates proper use of one of the ten rights of medication administration?
The nurse documents that the aspirin was given at 0825.
*Routinely prescribed medications should be given within 30 mins of the time
ordered.
a nurse is preparing to administer a clients medication. The client states the
medication makes them feel nauseated and refuses to take it. What action should
the nurse take?
Document the reason for refusal along with the date and time in clients medical record.
*the client has the right to refuse medication. Refusals must be documented in
clients record with date time and reason for denial.
, A nurse is preparing to administer several medications to a client who is
receiving enteral feedings through a small bore nasogastric tube. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take to ensure medications are administered
correctly?
Infuse each medication by gravity and flush with water before and after instillation.
*Medications should be instilled via gravity, flushing before and after with water.
A nurse is caring for a client who has COPD. For which of the following inhalation
medication delivery methods should the nurse assess the clients ability to inhale
deeply?
Dry powder inhaler (DPI)
* This method has no propellant and requires deep inhalation to trigger the
release of medication, it is important for nurse to asses client ability to inhale
deeply.
A nurse is preparing to instill antibiotic ear drops into the ear of a 2 year old child.
Which of the following techniques should the nurse use when administering ear
drops to this client?
Pull the clients auricle down and back to open the canal when administering the ear
drops.
A nurse is teaching the adult child of a client about instilling eye drops into the
clients right eye. Which of the following statements by the clients adult child
indicated an understanding of the teaching?
I will pull down her lower eyelid and drop the medication inside.
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