ATI: Safe Dosage Dosage Calculation 3.0 Safe Dosage Test with correct answers rated A+

ATI: Safe Dosage Dosage Calculation 3.0 Safe Dosage TestA nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about crushing medications. The nurse should explain that which of the following medications can be crushed? Extended-release oxycodone Sublingual nitroglycerine Enteric-coated aspirin Sucralfate tablets - correct answer Sucralfate tablets The nurse should explain that certain medications, such as those that are scored, can be safely crushed and mixed with food or water for a client who has difficulty swallowing. The nurse should check with the pharmacist before crushing a medication to make certain it can safely be crushed. 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 0600) 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? Contact the provider to request an order for a different pain medication. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO at 1600. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO now. Contact the provider to request an increase in the oxycodone extended-release dose. - correct answer Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO now. It has been 15 hr since the previous dose of oxycodone immediate-release, and the medication is prescribed every 4 hr as needed, so the nurse should prepare to administer a dose now to treat the client's pain.