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NU 136/ NU136 Exam 4 – Fundamentals of Nursing Guide | Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION Medication orders Answer: Must question unclear orders• Parts of medication orders:• Patient full name• Drug name• Dosage• Route• Frequency QUESTION Medication administration record (MAR) Answer: Physician's medication orders, Used to record a patient's medications, Updated frequently, Used in 3 checks QUESTION Unit dose system Answer: One dose per package• Safer, saves nurse time• Patient only charged for doses received QUESTION Prescription system / med cart (LTC) Answer: Several doses, up to month supply• Bubble pack QUESTION pyxis / Automated dispensing unit Answer: Monitor use of drugs, keeps drug counts• User name / password protected QUESTION Prep of oral controlled substances Answer: Controlled dispensing system (Pyxis)• Under double lock and key• Counts verified each shift• Discard waste with second nurse QUESTION Oral route: PO Answer: • Tablets• Capsules• Spansules• lozenges• Gel caps• liquids QUESTION Topical medications Answer: Transdermal• Ointments, pastes, lotions, irrigations QUESTION eye (ophthalmic) Answer: Ointments, drops QUESTION Otic (ear) Answer: Drops• Pinna position. child pinna down adult pinna up QUESTION Nasal Answer: • Atomizer or dropper• Clear nostrils• Inhalant• Used for respiratory disorders QUESTION Inhalant Answer: Used for respiratory disorders• MDI (spacer) peds QUESTION Suppositories Answer: Provide privacy• Position patient• Lubricate suppository• Educate patient to hold for 20 minutes. do not alow to get warm will melt QUESTION Administering medications via a feeding tube Answer: Verify the medication can be administered through the feeding tube.• Mix each medication individually with 30 mL of warm water.• Do not mix medications with the tube feeding.

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NUl 136/l NU136l Examl 4l –l Fundamentalsl
ofl Nursingl Guidel |l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Medicationl orders
Answer:
Mustl questionl unclearl orders•l Partsl ofl medicationl orders:•l Patientl fulll name•l Drugl
name•l Dosage•l Route•l Frequency



Q:l Medicationl administrationl recordl (MAR)
Answer:
Physician'sl medicationl orders,l Usedl tol recordl al patient'sl medications,l Updatedl
frequently,l Usedl inl 3l checks



Q:l Unitl dosel system
Answer:
Onel dosel perl package•l Safer,l savesl nursel time•l Patientl onlyl chargedl forl dosesl received



Q:l Prescriptionl systeml /l medl cartl (LTC)
Answer:
Severall doses,l upl tol monthl supply•l Bubblel pack



Q:l pyxisl /l Automatedl dispensingl unit
Answer:

,Monitorl usel ofl drugs,l keepsl drugl counts•l Userl namel /l passwordl protected



Q:l Prepl ofl orall controlledl substances
Answer:
Controlledl dispensingl systeml (Pyxis)•l Underl doublel lockl andl key•l Countsl verifiedl eachl
shift•l Discardl wastel withl secondl nurse



Q:l Orall route:l PO
Answer:
•l Tablets•l Capsules•l Spansules•l lozenges•l Gell caps•l liquids



Q:l Topicall medications
Answer:
Transdermal•l Ointments,l pastes,l lotions,l irrigations



Q:l eyel (ophthalmic)
Answer:
Ointments,l drops



Q:l Oticl (ear)
Answer:
Drops•l Pinnal position.l childl pinnal downl adultl pinnal up



Q:l Nasal
Answer:

, •l Atomizerl orl dropper•l Clearl nostrils•l Inhalant•l Usedl forl respiratoryl disorders



Q:l Inhalant
Answer:
Usedl forl respiratoryl disorders•l MDIl (spacer)l peds



Q:l Suppositories
Answer:
Providel privacy•l Positionl patient•l Lubricatel suppository•l Educatel patientl tol holdl forl 20l
minutes.l dol notl alowl tol getl warml willl melt



Q:l Administeringl medicationsl vial al feedingl tube
Answer:
Verifyl thel medicationl canl bel administeredl throughl thel feedingl tube.•l Mixl eachl
medicationl individuallyl withl 30l mLl ofl warml water.•l Dol notl mixl medicationsl withl thel
tubel feeding.



Q:l Medicationl errors
Answer:
Alll errorsl mustl bel reportedl asl soonl asl theyl arel recognized•l Occurrencel /l incidentl
report•l Reportedl byl nursel whol noticesl error•l Usedl forl rootl causel analysis•l Includel
"near-miss"l incidents2.l Assessl patient3.l Notifyl physician,l chargel nurse



Q:l Intradermall injections
Answer:
Medicationl goesl underl thel epidermisl andl formsl al smalll bleb
Uses•l Needlel gaugel 27-25/l length1/4l -l 5/8l ,•l Maxl volume•l 1mll Injectionl angle•l 5-15l
degreesl ,Sitesl forarm

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