Pharmacology Test 1 (ECPI) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Pharmacology Test 1 (ECPI) UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
How is medication administered buccally? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cheek Pocket



What are the 5 rights of Medication Administration? - CORRECT ANSWER - Right:
Drug, dose, time, route, patient


What is the nurses rationale for applying the nursing process in medication therapy? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ensures medication is administered safely and accurately.


How does the nurse evaluate the effectiveness of discharge teaching? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Have the patient teach back


What are the components of a correct physicians order for medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER - PT Name, Date, Drug Name, Drug Dose, Drug Amount, Drug Route, Drug
Frequency & prescribers signature


Your patient is on thiazide diuretic to treat heart failure. What are problems that the client should
be told to watch? - CORRECT ANSWER - Electrolyte imbalance, rashes, fatigue, leg
cramps & dehydration


What is the age range for a neonate? - CORRECT ANSWER - less than 1 month of age
(newborn)


when administering medication to pediatric patients the nurse takes into account which
physiological criteria? - CORRECT ANSWER - organs are immature