NURS1013 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A++
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NURS1013 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A++
Systems of Measurement
Metric system: used world wide
Household system
Key Rounding Concepts
For answers less than one, a zero must precede the decimal point
• Example: 0.5 mg. not .5 mg.
For answers that...
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NURS1013 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A++
Systems of Measurement
Metric system: used world wide
Household system
Key Rounding Concepts
For answers less than one, a zero must precede the decimal point
• Example: 0.5 mg. not .5 mg.
For answers that are whole numbers, write the number only.
• Example: 5 ml.., not 5.0 ml.
MEDICATION ERRORS
• "A medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate
medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care
professional, patient, or consumer. Such events may be related to professional practice,
health care products, procedures, and systems, including prescribing, order,
communication, product labeling, packaging, and nomenclature, compounding,
dispensing, distribution, administration, education, monitor, and use" (Taylor, 2019, p.
837).
, DRUG ADMINISTRATION
• Drug administration involves a chain of health care profess
• Prescriber who legally writes the drug order
• Pharmacist who fills the order
• Nurse who administers the drug to the patient
RIGHTS OF MEDICATION
ADMINISTRATION
• In order to prepare and administer drugs you must understand and follow the "Eight
Rights of Medication administration.
1. Right medication
2. Right patient
3. Right dosage
4. Right route
5. Right time
6. Right reason
7. Right assessment data
8. Right documentation
RIGHT MEDICATION
1. Is this the medication that was prescribed?
1. Generic and Trade name
2. Look alike- sound alike medications
2. Has the patient had this medication before?
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