TEST BANK
CALCULATING DRUG
DOSAGES:
A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math i
2nd ki Edition
Castillo ki| kiWerner-McCullough
,TEST BANK
,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: kiCalculating kiDrug kiDosages: kiA kiPatient-Safe kiApproach kito kiNursing
Test
kiandkikiBank
Math,,2e
Table kiof kiContents:
I. kiSafety kiin kiMedication kiAdministration
Chapter ki1. kiSafety kiin kiMedication kiAdministration
Chapter ki2. kiThe kiDrug kiLabel
II. kiSystems kiof kiMeasurement
Chapter ki3. kiThe kiMetric kiSystem
Chapter ki4. kiThe kiHousehold kiSystem
III. kiMethods kiof kiCalculation
Chapter ki5. kiLinear kiRatio kiand kiProportion
Chapter ki6. kiFractional kiRatio kiand kiProportion
Chapter ki7. kiDimensional kiAnalysis
Chapter ki8. kiFormula kiMethod
IV. kiAdministration kiof kiMedications
Chapter ki9. kiCalculating kiOral kiMedication kiDoses
Chapter ki10. kiSyringes kiand kiNeedles
Chapter ki11. kiCalculating kiParenteral kiMedication kiDosages
Chapter ki12. kiPreparing kiPowdered kiParenteral kiMedications
Chapter ki13. kiAdministration kiof kiInsulin
V. kiIV kiTherapy kiand kiAdministration kiof kiIntravenous kiMedications
Chapter ki14. kiIntravenous kiInfusion kiand kiInfusion kiRates
Chapter ki15. kiCalculating kiInfusion kiand kiCompletion kiTime
Chapter ki16. kiAdministering kiIV kiPush kiMedications
VI. kiVerifying kiSafe kiDose kiand kiCritical kiCare kiCalculations
Chapter ki17. kiVerifying kiSafe kiDose
Chapter ki18. kiTitration kiof kiIntravenous kiMedications
VII. kiIntake kiand kiOutput
Chapter ki19. kiCalculating kiIntake kiand kiOutput
Chapter ki20. kiCalculating kiParenteral kiIntake
VIII. kiDosages kifor kiPediatric kiand kiOlder kiAdult kiPopulations
Chapter ki21. kiConsiderations kifor kithe kiPediatric kiPatient
Chapter ki22. kiConsiderations kifor kithe kiOlder kiAdult
, Castillo/Werner-McCullough: kiCalculating kiDrug
kiDosages, ki2e
Chapter ki1: kiSafety kiin kiMedication kiAdministration
Castillo: kiCalculating kiDrug kiDosages: kiA kiPatient-Safe kiApproach kito kiNursing kiand kiMath ki2nd
kiEdition
MULTIPLE kiCHOICE
1. The kifollowing kimedication kiorder kiis kiin kithe kipatient’s kimedication kiadministration kirecord
ki(MAR):
methylPREDnisolone ki40 kimg kiPO kidaily kiat ki0900.
After kireading kithe kiorder, kithe kinurse kicorrectly kidetermines:
A ―PO‖ kiis kian kiinappropriate kiabbreviation.
B the kimedication kiorder kiis kiwritten kicorrectly.
C 40 kimg kishould kibe kiwritten kias ki40mg.
D tall kiman kilettering kiindicates kithat kithe kidrug kiis kia
kinarcotic.
ANS: kiB
Feedback
The kimedication kiorder kihas kiall kithe kirequired kicomponents ki(drug kiname,
kidose, kiroute, kiandkfi requency kiof kiadministration) kifor kia kidrug kiorder. ki―PO‖ kiis
kian kiappropriate kiabbreviation;k4 i 0 kimg kiis kiwritten kicorrectly kiwith kia kispace
kibetween kithe kidose kiand kithe kiunit kiof kimeasurement. kiTall kiman kilettering kiis
kiused kito kidistinguish kithe kidrug kifrom kianother kidrug
with kia kisimilar kiname.
2. Which kiof kithe kifollowing kiaccurately kidescribes kithe ki―Boxed kiWarning‖ kifound kion kia kidrug
kilabel?
A It kiis kiprimarily kiis kiused kito kiidentify kithe kisafe kidose kifor kithe
kipatient.
B It kiis kicommonly kifound kion kiall kidrug kilabels.
C It kiidentifies kiserious kipotential kirisks kiand kiside kieffects kirelated kito
kidrug kiuse.
D It kiprotects kithe kipatient kiby kiproviding kiinformation kito kidecrease kiside
kieffects.
ANS: kiC
Feedback
A kidrug kilabel kiwith kia kiboxed kiwarning kiprovides kiinformation kito kihealthcare
kiprofessionalska i nd kipatients kiregarding kithe kiserious kirisks kiand kiside kieffects
kirelated kito kithe kidrug. kiThe kiBoxed kiWarning kiis kinot kithe kiprimary kisource kifor
kiidentifying kithe kipatient’s kidrug kidosage.
The kiwarning kiis kifound kion kispecific kiprescription kimedications kiand kidoes
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CALCULATING DRUG
DOSAGES:
A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math i
2nd ki Edition
Castillo ki| kiWerner-McCullough
,TEST BANK
,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: kiCalculating kiDrug kiDosages: kiA kiPatient-Safe kiApproach kito kiNursing
Test
kiandkikiBank
Math,,2e
Table kiof kiContents:
I. kiSafety kiin kiMedication kiAdministration
Chapter ki1. kiSafety kiin kiMedication kiAdministration
Chapter ki2. kiThe kiDrug kiLabel
II. kiSystems kiof kiMeasurement
Chapter ki3. kiThe kiMetric kiSystem
Chapter ki4. kiThe kiHousehold kiSystem
III. kiMethods kiof kiCalculation
Chapter ki5. kiLinear kiRatio kiand kiProportion
Chapter ki6. kiFractional kiRatio kiand kiProportion
Chapter ki7. kiDimensional kiAnalysis
Chapter ki8. kiFormula kiMethod
IV. kiAdministration kiof kiMedications
Chapter ki9. kiCalculating kiOral kiMedication kiDoses
Chapter ki10. kiSyringes kiand kiNeedles
Chapter ki11. kiCalculating kiParenteral kiMedication kiDosages
Chapter ki12. kiPreparing kiPowdered kiParenteral kiMedications
Chapter ki13. kiAdministration kiof kiInsulin
V. kiIV kiTherapy kiand kiAdministration kiof kiIntravenous kiMedications
Chapter ki14. kiIntravenous kiInfusion kiand kiInfusion kiRates
Chapter ki15. kiCalculating kiInfusion kiand kiCompletion kiTime
Chapter ki16. kiAdministering kiIV kiPush kiMedications
VI. kiVerifying kiSafe kiDose kiand kiCritical kiCare kiCalculations
Chapter ki17. kiVerifying kiSafe kiDose
Chapter ki18. kiTitration kiof kiIntravenous kiMedications
VII. kiIntake kiand kiOutput
Chapter ki19. kiCalculating kiIntake kiand kiOutput
Chapter ki20. kiCalculating kiParenteral kiIntake
VIII. kiDosages kifor kiPediatric kiand kiOlder kiAdult kiPopulations
Chapter ki21. kiConsiderations kifor kithe kiPediatric kiPatient
Chapter ki22. kiConsiderations kifor kithe kiOlder kiAdult
, Castillo/Werner-McCullough: kiCalculating kiDrug
kiDosages, ki2e
Chapter ki1: kiSafety kiin kiMedication kiAdministration
Castillo: kiCalculating kiDrug kiDosages: kiA kiPatient-Safe kiApproach kito kiNursing kiand kiMath ki2nd
kiEdition
MULTIPLE kiCHOICE
1. The kifollowing kimedication kiorder kiis kiin kithe kipatient’s kimedication kiadministration kirecord
ki(MAR):
methylPREDnisolone ki40 kimg kiPO kidaily kiat ki0900.
After kireading kithe kiorder, kithe kinurse kicorrectly kidetermines:
A ―PO‖ kiis kian kiinappropriate kiabbreviation.
B the kimedication kiorder kiis kiwritten kicorrectly.
C 40 kimg kishould kibe kiwritten kias ki40mg.
D tall kiman kilettering kiindicates kithat kithe kidrug kiis kia
kinarcotic.
ANS: kiB
Feedback
The kimedication kiorder kihas kiall kithe kirequired kicomponents ki(drug kiname,
kidose, kiroute, kiandkfi requency kiof kiadministration) kifor kia kidrug kiorder. ki―PO‖ kiis
kian kiappropriate kiabbreviation;k4 i 0 kimg kiis kiwritten kicorrectly kiwith kia kispace
kibetween kithe kidose kiand kithe kiunit kiof kimeasurement. kiTall kiman kilettering kiis
kiused kito kidistinguish kithe kidrug kifrom kianother kidrug
with kia kisimilar kiname.
2. Which kiof kithe kifollowing kiaccurately kidescribes kithe ki―Boxed kiWarning‖ kifound kion kia kidrug
kilabel?
A It kiis kiprimarily kiis kiused kito kiidentify kithe kisafe kidose kifor kithe
kipatient.
B It kiis kicommonly kifound kion kiall kidrug kilabels.
C It kiidentifies kiserious kipotential kirisks kiand kiside kieffects kirelated kito
kidrug kiuse.
D It kiprotects kithe kipatient kiby kiproviding kiinformation kito kidecrease kiside
kieffects.
ANS: kiC
Feedback
A kidrug kilabel kiwith kia kiboxed kiwarning kiprovides kiinformation kito kihealthcare
kiprofessionalska i nd kipatients kiregarding kithe kiserious kirisks kiand kiside kieffects
kirelated kito kithe kidrug. kiThe kiBoxed kiWarning kiis kinot kithe kiprimary kisource kifor
kiidentifying kithe kipatient’s kidrug kidosage.
The kiwarning kiis kifound kion kispecific kiprescription kimedications kiand kidoes
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