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Test Bank for Medical-Surgical Nursing 5E Holly Stromberg Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients Stromberg: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which statement accurately describes the primary purpose of the state nurse practice act (NPA)? a. To test and license LPN/LVNs b. To define the scope of LPN/LVN practice c. To improve the quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment placement ANS: B While improv...

A nurse is transcribing medication prescriptions for a group of clients. Which of the following is the appropriate way for the nurse to record medications that require the use of a decimal point? → ::- 0.6 ml The nurse should place a leading zero to the left of the decimal point when the dose is less than 1. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for meperidine (Demerol) 75 mg PO every 3 hr PRN for severe pain and hydroxyzine (Vistaril) 50 mg PO every 6 hr for break...

2024 ATI – SAFE DOSAGE, MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TEST | DOSAGE CALCULATION AND SAFE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION 3.0 | ATI: ORAL MEDICATIONS TEST | INJECTABLE MEDS | DOSAGES BY WEIGHT | ATI PARENTERAL (IV) MEDICATIONS TEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS RATED A (EXPERT VERIFIED)

Table of Contents 1 Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs Chapter 02 - Drugs and the Body Chapter 03 - Toxic Effects of Drugs Chapter 04 - The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety Chapter 05 - Dosage Calculations Chapter 06 - Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy Chapter 07 - Introduction to Cell Physiology Chapter 08 - Antiinfective Agents Chapter 09 - Antibiotics Chapter 10 - Antiviral Agents Chapter 11 - Antifungal Agents Chapter 12 - Antiprotozoal Agents Chapter 13 - Anthelmintic A...

A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 325 mg PO every 6 hours. Available is acetaminophen oral suspension 160 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number.) 10 mL Rationale: 1. 160 mg/5 mL = 325 mg/x mL 2. 160x = 1,625 3. x = 10.15625 mL 4. x = 10 mL (rounded) A nurse is preparing to administer triazolam 0.25 mg PO. Available is triazolam 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? 2 tablets ...

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Pediatric Medications V1,V2,V3,V4 | Questions and Verified Answers (2023/ 2024 Updates) Q: A nurse is caring for an adolescent who weighs 57 kg. What is the adolescent's daily maintenance fluid requirement? Answer: 2,240 mL/day Rationale: 1. Children >20 kg: 1,500 + 20(x-20); x = weight in kg. 2. 1,500 + 20(57-20) = x 3. x = 2,240 mL/day Q: A nurse is caring for a school-age child who weighs 35 kg. What is ...

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Pediatric MedicationsA nurse is converting an infant's weight in lb and oz to kg. The infant weighs 9 lb 4 oz. What is the infant's weight in kg? (Round to the nearest tenth.) - correct answer 4.2 kg Rationale: 1. 9 lb 4 oz = 9 + (4/16) lb = 9.25 lb 2. 9.25/2.2 = x 3. x = 4.204545 kg 4. x = 4.2 kg (rounded) A nurse is preparing to administer immunizations to a preschooler. Which of the following actions should the nurse...

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0: Pediatric Medications, Questions and Correct Answers, Updated Solution 2024. 0.9% sodium chloride (zeer-oh point nahyn per-sent soh-dee-uh m klohr-id) A sterile solution made up of water and salt that is used for intravenous use, as a diluent, or as an irrigant or cleansing agent for wounds. Acidosis (as-i-doh-sis) Condition in which the pH of the blood drops below 7.35. Adrenergic agents (ad-ruh-nur-jik | ey-juhnts) Referrin...

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Pediatric Medications, Questions and Correct Answers, Updated 2024. A nurse is converting an infant's weight in lb and oz to kg. The infant weighs 9 lb 4 oz. What is the infant's weight in kg? (Round to the nearest tenth.) 4.2 kg Rationale: 1. 9 lb 4 oz = 9 + (4/16) lb = 9.25 lb 2. 9.25/2.2 = x 3. x = 4.204545 kg 4. x = 4.2 kg (rounded) A nurse is preparing to administer immunizations to a preschooler. Which of the fol...

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Powdered Medications | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IV bolus. The nurse reconstitutes a vial of cefazolin to yield a final concentration of 100 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - Answer -5 mL Rationale: 1. 100 mg/1 mL = 500 mg/x mL 2. 100x = 500 3. x = 5 mL A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 775 mg PO. T...