TEST BANK b
CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES:
b b
A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math
b b b b b b
2nd b Edition
Castillo b| bWerner-McCullough
TESTBANK b
,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: bCalculating bDrug bDosages: bA bPatient-Safe bApproach bto bNursing band
bTest bBank
Math,,2e
Table bof bContents:
I. bSafety bin bMedication bAdministration
Chapter b1. bSafety bin bMedication bAdministration
Chapter b2. bThe bDrug bLabel
II. bSystems bof bMeasurement
Chapter b3. bThe bMetric bSystem
Chapter b4. bThe bHousehold bSystem
III. bMethods bof bCalculation
Chapter b5. bLinear bRatio band bProportion
Chapter b6. bFractional bRatio band bProportion
Chapter b7. bDimensional bAnalysis
Chapter b8. bFormula bMethod
IV. bAdministration bof bMedications
Chapter b9. bCalculating bOral bMedication bDoses
Chapter b10. bSyringes band bNeedles
Chapter b11. bCalculating bParenteral bMedication bDosages
Chapter b12. bPreparing bPowdered bParenteral bMedications
Chapter b13. bAdministration bof bInsulin
V. bIV bTherapy band bAdministration bof bIntravenous bMedications
Chapter b14. bIntravenous bInfusion band bInfusion bRates
Chapter b15. bCalculating bInfusion band bCompletion bTime
Chapter b16. bAdministering bIV bPush bMedications
VI. bVerifying bSafe bDose band bCritical bCare bCalculations
Chapter b17. bVerifying bSafe bDose
Chapter b18. bTitration bof bIntravenous bMedications
VII. bIntake band bOutput
Chapter b19. bCalculating bIntake band bOutput
Chapter b20. bCalculating bParenteral bIntake
VIII. bDosages bfor bPediatric band bOlder bAdult bPopulations
Chapter b21. bConsiderations bfor bthe bPediatric bPatient
Chapter b22. bConsiderations bfor bthe bOlder bAdult
,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: bCalculating bDrug bDosages,
b2e
Chapter b1: bSafety bin bMedication bAdministration
Castillo: bCalculating bDrug bDosages: bA bPatient-Safe bApproach bto bNursing band bMath b2nd
bEdition
MULTIPLE bCHOICE
1. The bfollowing bmedication border bis bin bthe bpatient’s bmedication badministration brecord
b(MAR):
methylPREDnisolone b40 bmg bPO bdaily bat b0900.
After breading bthe border, bthe bnurse bcorrectly bdetermines:
A ―PO‖ bis ban binappropriate babbreviation.
B the bmedication border bis bwritten bcorrectly.
C 40 bmg bshould bbe bwritten bas b40mg.
D tall bman blettering bindicates bthat bthe bdrug bis ba
bnarcotic.
ANS: bB
Feedback
The bmedication border bhas ball bthe brequired bcomponents b(drug bname, bdose,
broute, band bfrequency bof badministration) bfor ba bdrug border. b―PO‖ bis ban
bappropriate babbreviation; b40 bmg bis bwritten bcorrectly bwith ba bspace bbetween
bthe bdose band bthe bunit bof bmeasurement. bTall bman blettering bis bused bto
bdistinguish bthe bdrug bfrom banother bdrug
with ba bsimilar bname.
2. Which bof bthe bfollowing baccurately bdescribes bthe b―Boxed bWarning‖ bfound bon ba bdrug blabel?
A It bis bprimarily bis bused bto bidentify bthe bsafe bdose bfor bthe bpatient.
B It bis bcommonly bfound bon ball bdrug blabels.
C It bidentifies bserious bpotential brisks band bside beffects brelated bto bdrug
buse.
D It bprotects bthe bpatient bby bproviding binformation bto bdecrease bside
beffects.
ANS: bC
Feedback
A bdrug blabel bwith ba bboxed bwarning bprovides binformation bto bhealthcare
bprofessionals band bpatients bregarding bthe bserious brisks band bside beffects brelated
bto bthe bdrug. bThe bBoxed bWarning bis bnot bthe bprimary bsource bfor bidentifying
bthe bpatient’s bdrug bdosage.
The bwarning bis bfound bon bspecific bprescription bmedications band bdoes bnot bprovide
binformation bto breduce bor bdecrease bside beffects.
1
, Castillo/Werner-McCullough: bCalculating bDrug bDosages,
b2e
3. When bpracticing bsafety bin bthe badministration bof bmedication, bfor bwhich bof bthe
bfollowing bmedication borders bshould ba bnurse bseek bclarification bbefore bthe
badministration bof bthe bmedication?
2
CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES:
b b
A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math
b b b b b b
2nd b Edition
Castillo b| bWerner-McCullough
TESTBANK b
,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: bCalculating bDrug bDosages: bA bPatient-Safe bApproach bto bNursing band
bTest bBank
Math,,2e
Table bof bContents:
I. bSafety bin bMedication bAdministration
Chapter b1. bSafety bin bMedication bAdministration
Chapter b2. bThe bDrug bLabel
II. bSystems bof bMeasurement
Chapter b3. bThe bMetric bSystem
Chapter b4. bThe bHousehold bSystem
III. bMethods bof bCalculation
Chapter b5. bLinear bRatio band bProportion
Chapter b6. bFractional bRatio band bProportion
Chapter b7. bDimensional bAnalysis
Chapter b8. bFormula bMethod
IV. bAdministration bof bMedications
Chapter b9. bCalculating bOral bMedication bDoses
Chapter b10. bSyringes band bNeedles
Chapter b11. bCalculating bParenteral bMedication bDosages
Chapter b12. bPreparing bPowdered bParenteral bMedications
Chapter b13. bAdministration bof bInsulin
V. bIV bTherapy band bAdministration bof bIntravenous bMedications
Chapter b14. bIntravenous bInfusion band bInfusion bRates
Chapter b15. bCalculating bInfusion band bCompletion bTime
Chapter b16. bAdministering bIV bPush bMedications
VI. bVerifying bSafe bDose band bCritical bCare bCalculations
Chapter b17. bVerifying bSafe bDose
Chapter b18. bTitration bof bIntravenous bMedications
VII. bIntake band bOutput
Chapter b19. bCalculating bIntake band bOutput
Chapter b20. bCalculating bParenteral bIntake
VIII. bDosages bfor bPediatric band bOlder bAdult bPopulations
Chapter b21. bConsiderations bfor bthe bPediatric bPatient
Chapter b22. bConsiderations bfor bthe bOlder bAdult
,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: bCalculating bDrug bDosages,
b2e
Chapter b1: bSafety bin bMedication bAdministration
Castillo: bCalculating bDrug bDosages: bA bPatient-Safe bApproach bto bNursing band bMath b2nd
bEdition
MULTIPLE bCHOICE
1. The bfollowing bmedication border bis bin bthe bpatient’s bmedication badministration brecord
b(MAR):
methylPREDnisolone b40 bmg bPO bdaily bat b0900.
After breading bthe border, bthe bnurse bcorrectly bdetermines:
A ―PO‖ bis ban binappropriate babbreviation.
B the bmedication border bis bwritten bcorrectly.
C 40 bmg bshould bbe bwritten bas b40mg.
D tall bman blettering bindicates bthat bthe bdrug bis ba
bnarcotic.
ANS: bB
Feedback
The bmedication border bhas ball bthe brequired bcomponents b(drug bname, bdose,
broute, band bfrequency bof badministration) bfor ba bdrug border. b―PO‖ bis ban
bappropriate babbreviation; b40 bmg bis bwritten bcorrectly bwith ba bspace bbetween
bthe bdose band bthe bunit bof bmeasurement. bTall bman blettering bis bused bto
bdistinguish bthe bdrug bfrom banother bdrug
with ba bsimilar bname.
2. Which bof bthe bfollowing baccurately bdescribes bthe b―Boxed bWarning‖ bfound bon ba bdrug blabel?
A It bis bprimarily bis bused bto bidentify bthe bsafe bdose bfor bthe bpatient.
B It bis bcommonly bfound bon ball bdrug blabels.
C It bidentifies bserious bpotential brisks band bside beffects brelated bto bdrug
buse.
D It bprotects bthe bpatient bby bproviding binformation bto bdecrease bside
beffects.
ANS: bC
Feedback
A bdrug blabel bwith ba bboxed bwarning bprovides binformation bto bhealthcare
bprofessionals band bpatients bregarding bthe bserious brisks band bside beffects brelated
bto bthe bdrug. bThe bBoxed bWarning bis bnot bthe bprimary bsource bfor bidentifying
bthe bpatient’s bdrug bdosage.
The bwarning bis bfound bon bspecific bprescription bmedications band bdoes bnot bprovide
binformation bto breduce bor bdecrease bside beffects.
1
, Castillo/Werner-McCullough: bCalculating bDrug bDosages,
b2e
3. When bpracticing bsafety bin bthe badministration bof bmedication, bfor bwhich bof bthe
bfollowing bmedication borders bshould ba bnurse bseek bclarification bbefore bthe
badministration bof bthe bmedication?
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