Clinical Pharmacology. Chapter 3- Making Drug Dosing Safer, Review questions and answers with feedback explanation. graded A+
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. A nursing instructor is describing the various work factors that can lead to errors in
dosage calculations to a group of nursing students. The instructor determines that the
teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as a factor?
Select all that apply.
A) Poo...
a nursing instructor is describing the various work factors that can lead to errors in dosage calculations to a group of nursing students the instructor determines that the teaching was successful
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Clinical Pharmacology. Chapter 3- Making Drug Dosing Safer
1. A nursing instructor is describing the various work factors that can lead to errors in
dosage calculations to a group of nursing students. The instructor determines that the
teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as a factor?
Select all that apply.
A) Poor lighting
B) Heavy workload
C) Noise
D) Temperature
E) Interruptions
Ans: A, B, C, E
Feedback:
Factors in the work environment that often contribute to errors made by people include
poor lighting, noise, interruptions, and a taxing workload.
2. A nurse is checking the label of a drug. Which of the following would the nurse identify
as an important item needed to administer a drug? Select all that apply.
A) Monitoring parameters
B) Side effects
C) Dosage form
D) Drug name
E) Dosage strength
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Although drug labels contain a great amount of information about the drug being given,
three specific items are needed to administer a drug: the drug name, dosage form, and
dosage strength.
3. A nurse is reviewing the package label of a drug. Which name would the nurse find on
the drug label? Select all that apply.
A) Trade name
B) Scientific name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Nonproprietary name
E) Generic name
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, Ans: A, E
Feedback:
The nurse will find two names on the drug label, the trade or brand name and the
generic (official) name.
4. A nurse is reading a drug label. Which of the following might help the nurse distinguish
between the trade and generic names on the drug label? Select all that apply.
A) The trade name is written in smaller print.
B) The trade name is usually capitalized.
C) The trade name is followed by a registration symbol.
D) The trade name is often in parentheses.
E) The trade name is found under the generic name.
Ans: B, C
Feedback:
To help the nurse distinguish between the trade and generic names on a drug label, the
nurse should know the following: the trade name is usually capitalized, written first on
the label, and identified by the registration symbol, whereas the generic name is written
in smaller print, often in parentheses, and usually located under the trade name.
5. A client has been taking warfarin (Coumadin) 5 mg daily. After a check of the client's
INR, the physician wants to increase the client's dose to 7.5 mg on Wednesdays and
continue 5 mg all the other days of the week. The client has warfarin 5-mg tablets on
hand. The nurse would instruct the client to take _______________ tablets on
Wednesdays.
Ans: 1.5 tablets
Feedback:
7.5 mg/5 mg = 1.5
6. A physician writes an order for a client to receive levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.2 mg, but
100-mcg tablets are supplied. The nurse would administer _________ tablets to the
client.
Ans: Two tablets
Feedback:
1000 mcg/1 mg = 100 mcg/X mg
X = 100/1000
X = 0.1 mg
0.2 mg/0.1 mg = 2
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