Safe Dosage Test - Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 Questions & 100% Correct Answers
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Safe Dosage
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Safe Dosage
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the
provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?
~~> Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain
A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a newly admitted client.
The nurse should identify...
Safe Dosage Test - Dosage Calculation
and Safe Medication Administration 3.0
Questions & 100% Correct Answers
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the
provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?
✓ ~~> Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain
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?
✓ ~~> Asking the client about a history of medication allergies
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?
✓ ~~> Administer oxycodone immediate - release 5 mg PO now
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.
✓ ~~> 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
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?
✓ ~~> Assess the client
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?
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