ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration - Medication Administration (4 Versions Bundled Together) | Questions and Verified Answers
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QUESTION
A nurse is teaching a class about error-prone abbreviations in medication prescriptions. The nurse should include that which of the following prescriptions has acceptable abbreviations?
Answer:
Metoclopramide 10 mg IM Q6H PRN nausea
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 0.075 mg PO to a client. Available is levothyroxine 25 mcg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Answer:
3 tablet(s)
QUESTION
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?
Answer:
Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a newly admitted client. The nurse should identify which of the following actions as a part of the assessment phase of the nursing process?
Answer:
Asking the client about a history of medication allergies
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who reports severe back pain at 1400. The client's prescriptions include oxycodone extended - release 20 mg PO every 12 hr (last dose received at 600) and oxycodone immediate - release 5 mg PO every 4 hr PRN (last dose received at 2300 the day before). Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer:
Administer oxycodone immediate - release 5 mg PO now
QUESTION
A nurse working in a medical - surgical unit is preparing to administer medications to a client. The nurse plans to use two forms of identification to verify that she has the right client. Which of the following actions can the nurse take to identify the client? Select all that apply.
Answer:
Compare the name on the client's wristband with the name in the medication administration record (MAR)
Ask the client to state his date of birth
Ask the client to state his name
Use the bar code scan to identify the client
QUESTION
A nurse discovers a medication error in which the client received twice the prescribed amount of medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer:
Assess the client
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client who has a prescription for decussate sodium 50 mg capsule PO twice daily. The client refuses to take the medication because of nausea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer:
Withhold the medication
QUESTION
A nurse on a medical unit is assisting with the orientation of a newly licensed nurse. The nurse should remind the newly licensed nurse to have a second nurse review the dosage of which of the following medications prior to administration?
Answer:
Heparin
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive topiramate XR 100 mg PO daily. The client tells the nurse that the capsule is too hard to swallow. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer:
Request extended - release sprinkles from the pharmacy
QUESTION
A nurse is assessing a client following administration of an antibiotic. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings is a manifestation of an anaphylactic reaction to the medication?
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