Medication administration - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The nurse is checking newly prescribed medications. Which medications require the nurse to contact the HCP to clarify what has been prescribed? Select all that apply. A. Aspirin 325 mg orally qd B. MS 4 mg IV q 1 hr pm C. Furosemide 40 mg IV now D. DSW with 20 mEq KCL IV at 125 1nL/hr E. Heparin 5000 u subcutaneously bid ANSWER: A, B, E A. The nurse should clarify aspirin with the HCP because the abbreviation “qd” is disallowed by the Joint Commission. The “qd” can be mistaken f...

Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration Castillo: Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math 2nd Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The following medication order is in the patient’s medication administration record (MAR): methylPREDnisolone 40 mg PO daily at 0900. After reading the order, the nurse correctly determines: A “PO” is an inappropriate abbreviation. B the medication order is written correctly. C 40 mg should be written as 40mg. D tall ...

ATI RN Fundamentals Proctored Exam 2023 Can an RN delegate to the LPN to provide tracheostomy care to a client with pneumonia? - ANSWER Yes. A nurse on a med-surg unit has received change-of-shift report & will care for 4 clients. Which of the following client's needs may the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hrs ago w/aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforci...

Test Bank For Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses 18th Edition By Michelle J. Willihnganz, Samuel L. Gurevitz, Bruce Clayton Chapter 1-48 Unit 1: Applying Pharmacology to Nursing Practice Un it 1: Applying Pharmacology to Nursing Practice Chapter 1. Drug Definitions, Standards, and Information Sources Chapter 2. Basic Principles of Drug Action and Drug Interactions Chapter 3. Drug Action Across the Life Span Chapter 4. The Nursing Process and Pharmacology Chapter 5. Patient Education to Pr...

Test Bank for Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach To Nursing And Math 2nd Edition By Sandra Luz Martinez De Castillo And Maryanne Werner-Mccullough ISBN 9780803624962 Chapter 1-22 | Complete Guide A+. I. Safety in Medication Administration 1. Safety in Medication Administration 2. The Drug Label II. Systems of Measurement 3. The Metric System 4. The Household System III. Methods of Calculation 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion 6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion 7. Dimensional Analysis...

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Medication Administration | Questions and Verified Answers (2024 / 2025 Updates) Question: A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hours PRN pain. The client last received the medication at 1 pm. The earliest the nurse should administer the next dose is at which of the following times? A. 1400 B. 1500 C. 1600 D. 1700 Answer: D. 1700 Rationale: A. The nurse should recognize that 1400, or 2:00 p...

BSN 266 HESI Med Surg Practice V2 (New 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers with Rationales|100% Correct| Grade A- Nightingale QUESTION A 77-year-old female client is admitted to the hospital. She is confused, has no appetite, is nauseated and vomiting, and is complaining of a headache. Her pulse rate is 43 beats per minute. Which question is a priority for the nurse to ask this client or her family on admission? "Does the client: A. have her own teeth or dentures?"...

NURS 5334 PHARM MODULE 1 • What are the BON rules and regulations for prescriptive authority for the advance practice nurse? • Texas is very restricted • Describe the pharmacokinetic processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination and how differences in these areas affect drug action. • Absorption • Drug’s movement from the site of administration into the blood. • Distribution • Drug’s movement from the blood into the interstitial space of tissues an...

Test Bank for Dosage Calc 360°, 3rd Edition 3e by Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo, Maryanne Werner-McCullough. All Modules (Module 1 to 18) are included with answers. Assignment 1: Basic Math Assignment 2: Safety in Medication Administration Assignment 3: Systems of Measurement Assignment 4: Linear Ratio and Proportion Assignment 5: Fractional Ratio and Proportion Assignment 6: Dimensional Analysis Assignment 7: Formula Method Assignment 8: Calculating Oral Medication Doses Assignmen...