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TEST BANK CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES: A PATIENT-SAFE APPROACH TO NURSING AND MATH 2ND EDITION BY CASTILLO, WERNER-MCCULLOUGH ISBN- 9781719641227 This is a Test Bank (Study Questions and Answers) to help you understand the most common math concepts used in $15.99   Add to cart

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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...

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Test Bank For Calculating Drug Dosages A Patient-Safe
Approach to Nursing and Math
2nd Edition by Castillo
Chapter 1 - 22 Complete

,Table of Contents:
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I.sSafetysinsMedicationsAdministration
Chapters1.sSafetysinsMedicationsAdministration
Chapters2.sThesDrugsLabel
II.sSystemssofsMeasurement
Chapters3.sThesMetricsSystem
Chapters4.sThesHouseholdsSystem
III.sMethodssofsCalculation
Chapters5.sLinearsRatiosandsProportion
Chapters6.sFractionalsRatiosandsProportion
Chapters7.sDimensionalsAnalysis
Chapters8.sFormulasMethod
IV.sAdministrationsofsMedications
Chapters9.sCalculatingsOralsMedicationsDoses
Chapters10.sSyringessandsNeedles
Chapters11.sCalculatingsParenteralsMedicationsDosages
Chapters12.sPreparingsPowderedsParenteralsMedications
Chapters13.sAdministrationsofsInsulin
V.sIVsTherapysandsAdministrationsofsIntravenoussMedications
Chapters14.sIntravenoussInfusionsandsInfusionsRates
Chapters15.sCalculatingsInfusionsandsCompletionsTime
Chapters16.sAdministeringsIVsPushsMedications
VI.sVerifyingsSafesDosesandsCriticalsCaresCalculations
Chapters17.sVerifyingsSafesDose
Chapters18.sTitrationsofsIntravenoussMedications
VII.sIntakesandsOutput
Chapters19.sCalculatingsIntakesandsOutput
Chapters20.sCalculatingsParenteralsIntake
VIII.sDosagessforsPediatricsandsOldersAdultsPopulations
Chapters21.sConsiderationssforsthesPediatricsPatient
Chapters22.sConsiderationssforsthesOldersAdult

,Castillo/Werner-McCullough:sCalculatingsDrugsDosages,s2e



Chapters1:sSafetysinsMedicationsAdministration
Castillo:sCalculatingsDrugsDosages:sAsPatient-SafesApproachstosNursingsandsMaths2ndsEdition


MULTIPLEsCHOICE

1. Thesfollowingsmedicationsordersissinsthespatient’ssmedicationsadministrationsrecords(MAR):

methylPREDnisolones40smgsPOsdailysats0900.

Aftersreadingsthesorder,sthesnursescorrectlysdetermines:
A “PO”sissansinappropriatesabbreviation.
B thesmedicationsordersisswrittenscorrectly.
C 40smgsshouldsbeswrittensass40mg.
D tallsmansletteringsindicatessthatsthesdrugsissasnarcotic.

ANSWER:sB
Feedback
Thesmedicationsordershassallsthesrequiredscomponentss(drugsname,sdose,sroute,sandsfr
equencysofsadministration)sforsasdrugsorder.s“PO”sissansappropriatesabbreviation;s40s
mgsisswrittenscorrectlyswithsasspacesbetweensthesdosesandsthesunitsofsmeasurement.sT
allsmansletteringsissusedstosdistinguishsthesdrugsfromsanothersdrug
withsassimilarsname.



2. Whichsofsthesfollowingsaccuratelysdescribessthes“BoxedsWarning”sfoundsonsasdrugslabel?
A Itsissprimarilysissusedstosidentifysthessafesdosesforsthespatient.
B Itsisscommonlysfoundsonsallsdrugslabels.
C Itsidentifiessseriousspotentialsriskssandssideseffectssrelatedstosdrugsuse.
D Itsprotectssthespatientsbysprovidingsinformationstosdecreasessideseffects.

ANSWER:sC
Feedback
Asdrugslabelswithsasboxedswarningsprovidessinformationstoshealthcaresprofessionalssa
ndspatientssregardingsthesserioussriskssandssideseffectssrelatedstosthesdrug.sThesBoxeds
Warningsissnotsthesprimaryssourcesforsidentifyingsthespatient’ssdrugsdosage.
Theswarningsissfoundsonsspecificsprescriptionsmedicationssandsdoessnotsprovidesi
nformationstosreducesorsdecreasessideseffects.



3. Whenspracticingssafetysinsthesadministrationsofsmedication,sforswhichsofsthesfollowings
medicationsorderssshouldsasnursesseeksclarificationsbeforesthesadministrationsofsthesmed
ication?


1

, Castillo/Werner-McCullough:sCalculatingsDrugsDosages,s2e



A Regularsinsulins5sussubcutsnow.
B Enoxaparins80smgssubcutseverys12shours.
C Benadryls50smgsPOsPRNseverys6shrsforsitching.
D Ondansetrons4smgsIVPsstat.

ANSWER:sA
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Thes“u”sshouldsneversbesusedsinsasmedicationsorder;srather,sforssafety,stheswords“
units”sshouldsbesspelledsout.sThesothersanswersoptionsscontainsthesrequired
componentssneededstossafelyscarrysoutsthesmedicationsorder.



4. Asnursesissreviewingsasdrugslabelswithsasdrugsnameswrittenswithstallsmanslettering.sWhichsstat
ementssshowssthesnurseshassascorrectsunderstandingsofstallsmansletteringsonsasdrugslabel?
A “Thestallsmansletteringsmeanssthississashighsalertsdrug.”
B “Thestallsmansletteringshelpssmesdistinguishsthissdrugswithsothersdrugssthat
havessimilarsnames.”
C “ThestallsmansletteringsmeanssthatsthissdrugsmustshavesasBoxedsWarning.”
D “Thestallsmansletteringshelpssmesquicklysidentifysthatsthissdrugsissansinjectable
drug.”

ANSWER:sB
Feedback
Tallsmansletteringshighlightssasportionsofsthesdrugsnamestoshelpsdistinguishsfromssi
milarsdrugsnames.sItsissnotsusedstosidentifyshighsalertsdrugs,shighlightsasboxed
warning,sorsidentifysinjectablesdrugs.



5. Thesfollowingsmedicationsorderssaresfoundsinsthespatient’ssMAR:

MetforminsHCls500smgsPOsdailysats0900.sHydrochlorothiazid
es25smgsPOseverys12shrsats0900sands2100.sDigoxins.25smgsPOsd
ailysats0900.

Insreadingsthesmedicationsorderssforsthes0700–
1500sshift,sthesnursesdeterminessthatswhichsofsthesfollowingsissthesprioritysnursingsintervention
?
A ClarifysthesmetforminsHClsorder.
B Clarifystheshydrochlorothiazidesorder.
C Clarifysthesdigoxinsorder.
D Preparestosadministersthes0900smedications.

ANSWER:sC

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