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I. Safety in Medication Administration Chap mv mv mv mv



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Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion Chapter
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6.Fractional RatioandProportion Chapter 7. Di
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Chapter 8. Formula Method mv mv mv



IV. Administration of Medications mv mv



Chapter 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses C h
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apter 10. Syringes and Needles
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Chapter 11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosage
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s Chapter12.PreparingPowdered Parenteral Medicatio
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ns Chapter 13. Administration of Insulin
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V. IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
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Chapter 14. Intravenous Infusion and Infusion Rates Chapt
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er 15. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time Chapter 16
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Chapter 18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
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VIII. Dosages for Pediatric and Older Adult Populations vj mv mv mv mv mv



Chapter 21. Considerations for the Pediatric Patient Chapter
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22. Considerations for the Older Adult
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Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration
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1. The following medication order is in the patient’s medication administration record (MAR):
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methylPREDnisolone 40 mg PO daily at 0900. mv mv vj mv mv mv




After reading the order, the nurse correctly determines:
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C 40 mg should be written as 40mg. mv mv mv mv vj mv



D tall man lettering indicates that the drug is a narcotic. A
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NS: B
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Feedback
The medication order has all the required components (drug name, dose, route, an
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d frequency of administration) for a drug order. “PO” is an appropriate abbreviati
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on; 40 mg is written correctly with a space between the dose and the unit of
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2. Which of the following accurately describes the “Boxed Warning” found on a drug label?
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A It is primarily is used to identify the safe dose for the patient.
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C It identifies serious potential risks and side effects related to drug use.
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D It protects the patient byproviding information to decrease side effects. A
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A drug label with a boxed warning provides information to healthcare professionals
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and patients regarding the serious risks and side effects related to the drug. The B
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oxed Warning is not the primary source for identifying the patient’s drug dosage.
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The warning is found on specific prescription medications and does not provide info
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rmation to reduce or decrease side effects.
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3. When practicing safety in the administration of medication, for which of the following
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B Enoxaparin 80 mg subcut every 12 hours. vj mv mv mv m
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The “u” should never be used in a medication order; rather, for safety, the word “un
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its” should be spelled out. The other answer options contain the required compon
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ents needed to safely carry out the medication order.
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4. A nurse is reviewing a drug label with a drug name written with tall man lettering. Which stat
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ements shows the nurse has a correct understanding of tall man lettering on a drug label?
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B “The tall man lettering helps me distinguish this drug with other drugs that ha
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C “Thetall man lettering means that this drug must have a Boxed Warning.” mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv




D “Thetall man lettering helps me quickly identify that this drug is an injectable dr
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5. The following medication orders are found in the patient’s MAR:
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Metformin HCl 500 mg PO daily at 0900. Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg P
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O every 12 hr at 0900 and 2100. Digoxin .25 mg PO dail
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In reading the medication orders for the 0700–
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