ATI - Medication Administration 1 Lesson Questions (1-3) Questions and
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You find that the medication is labeled, "subcutaneous heparin 10,000 units/mL." You draw up
______ mL into the syringe to administer 6,000 units of heparin. 0.6 mL
As you prepare the heparin injection, a nursing student asks you for the formula for converting
125 micrograms to milligrams. Your best response is "Write it down: number of
micrograms/1,000 = number of milligrams."
When you respond to the patient's pain assessment of a 4 on a scale of 0 to 10 by offering him
the oral medication, the patient asks, "Why am I getting pills instead of the injection?" Your
best response is: "Since you are having no problem with eating and your pain seems to be
less severe, your doctor would like see if these pills will control your pain."
The patient says, "I'm becoming concerned about getting hooked on this pain medication."
Your best response is: "It is unlikely that you will become dependent on your pain
medication. You need it to help you deal with your postoperative pain, plus you need less of it
now."
You realize that your patient is not taking her nitroglycerin tablet appropriately when she
cannot describe the buccal route of administration prescribed with this medication. Your best
response is to explain to the patient and her son the importance of placing the pill firmly
into her inner cheek until it is dissolved.
When you find that a patient consistently takes her medication inappropriately, you should
explain to the patient why it is important to take the medication exactly as her physician
prescribed it.
Answers| Latest Update Graded A+
You find that the medication is labeled, "subcutaneous heparin 10,000 units/mL." You draw up
______ mL into the syringe to administer 6,000 units of heparin. 0.6 mL
As you prepare the heparin injection, a nursing student asks you for the formula for converting
125 micrograms to milligrams. Your best response is "Write it down: number of
micrograms/1,000 = number of milligrams."
When you respond to the patient's pain assessment of a 4 on a scale of 0 to 10 by offering him
the oral medication, the patient asks, "Why am I getting pills instead of the injection?" Your
best response is: "Since you are having no problem with eating and your pain seems to be
less severe, your doctor would like see if these pills will control your pain."
The patient says, "I'm becoming concerned about getting hooked on this pain medication."
Your best response is: "It is unlikely that you will become dependent on your pain
medication. You need it to help you deal with your postoperative pain, plus you need less of it
now."
You realize that your patient is not taking her nitroglycerin tablet appropriately when she
cannot describe the buccal route of administration prescribed with this medication. Your best
response is to explain to the patient and her son the importance of placing the pill firmly
into her inner cheek until it is dissolved.
When you find that a patient consistently takes her medication inappropriately, you should
explain to the patient why it is important to take the medication exactly as her physician
prescribed it.
