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Medication Administration from Potter & Perry QuestionsWith Complete Solutions
A 2-year-old child is ordered to have eardrops daily. Which
action will the nurse take?
A. Pull the auricle down and back to straighten the ear canal.
B. Pull the auricle upward and outward to straighten the ear
canal.
C. Sit the child up for 2 to 3 minutes after instilling drops in ear
canal.
D. Sit the child up to insert the cotton ball into the innermost ear
canal. Correct Answers A. Pull the auricle down and back to
straighten the ear canal.
A health care provider orders lorazepam (Ativan) 1 mg orally 2
times a day. The dose available is 0.5 mg per tablet. How many
tablet(s) will the nurse administer for each dose?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4 Correct Answers B. 2
A health care provider prescribes aspirin 650 mg every 4 hours
PO when febrile. For which patient will this order be
appropriate?
A. 7 year old with a bleeding disorder
B. 21 year old with a sprained ankle
C. 35 year old with a severe headache from hypertension
,D. 62 year old with a high fever from an infection Correct
Answers D. 62 year old with a high fever from an infection
Aspirin is an analgesic, an antipyretic, and an anti-inflammatory
medication. The provider wrote the medication to be given for a
fever (febrile). Fevers are common in infections.
If a child is bleeding, aspirin would be contraindicated; aspirin
increases the likelihood of bleeding.
Although it can be used for inflammatory problems (sprained
ankle) and pain/analgesia (severe headache), this is not how the
order was written.
A nurse has withdrawn a narcotic from the medication dispenser
and must waste a portion of the medication. What should the
nurse do?
A. Have another nurse witness the wasted medication.
B. Return the wasted medication to the medication dispenser.
C. Place the wasted portion of the medication in the sharps
container.
D. Exit the medication room to call the health care provider to
request an order that matches the dosages. Correct Answers A.
Have another nurse witness the wasted medication.
The nurse should follow Nurse Practice Acts and safe narcotic
administration guidelines by having a nurse witness the
"wasted" medication.
, The nurse cannot return the wasted medication to the medication
dispenser.
Wasted portions of medications are not placed in sharps
containers.
The nurse should not leave the narcotic unattended and call the
health care provider to obtain matching dosages; the nurse is
expected to obtain the correct dose.
A nurse is administering oral medications to patients. Which
action will the nurse take?
A. Remove the medication from the wrapper, and place it in a
cup labeled with the patient's information.
B. Place all of the patient's medications in the same cup, except
medications with assessments.
C. Crush enteric-coated medication, and place it in a medication
cup with water.
D. Measure liquid medication by bringing liquid medication cup
to eye level. Correct Answers B. Place all of the patient's
medications in the same cup, except medications with
assessments.
Placing medications that require preadministration assessment in
a separate cup serves as a reminder to check before the
medication is given, making it easier for the nurse to withhold
medication if necessary.
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