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,Chapter 1: Safety in Medication
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1. The following medication order is in the patient’s medication administration record (MA
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methylPREDnisolone 40 m & m & mg m & m & PO m & daily m & m & at m & 0900.

After m& reading the order, the nurse correctly determines:
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A “PO” is an inappropriate abbreviation.
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B the medication order is written correctly.
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C 40 mg should be written as 40mg.
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D tall man lettering indicates that the drug is a narcotic.
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Feedback
The medication order has all the required components (drug name, dose, ro
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ute, an d frequency of administration) for a drug order. “PO” is an appropriate
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abbreviati on
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; 40 mg is written correctly with a space between the dose and the u
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nit of m easu
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re m ent. Tall man lettering is used to distinguish the drug from another dr
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ug with a similar name.
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2. Which m & of the following accurately describes the “Boxed Warning”
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A It m & is primarily is used to identify the safe dose for the patient.
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B It m & is commonly found on all drug labels.
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C It m & identifies serious potential risks and side effects related to drug use.
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D It m & protects the patient by providing information to decrease side effects.
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A drug label with a boxed warning provides information to healthcare profes
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sion a ls and patients regarding the serious risks and side effects related to
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the drug. The Box ed Warning is not the primary source for identifying the
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patient’s drug dosa ge.
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The warning is found on specific prescription medications and does not pro
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vi d e information to reduce or decrease side effects.
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, 3. When practicing
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