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I. Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 1. Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 2. The Drug Label
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II. Systems of Measurement
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Chapter 3. The Metric System
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Chapter 4. The Household System
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III. Methods of Calculation
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Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion
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Chapter 6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion
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Chapter 7. Dimensional Analysis
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Chapter 8. Formula Method
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IV. Administration of Medications
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Chapter 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses
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Chapter 10. Syringes and Needles
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Chapter 11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosages
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Chapter 12. Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications
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Chapter 13. Administration of Insulin
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V. IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
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Chapter 14. Intravenous Infusion and Infusion Rates
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Chapter 15. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time
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Chapter 16. Administering IV Push Medications
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VI. Verifying Safe Dose and Critical Care Calculations
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Chapter 17. Verifying Safe Dose
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Chapter 18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
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VII. Intake and Output
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Chapter 19. Calculating Intake and Output
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Chapter 20. Calculating Parenteral Intake
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VIII. Dosages for Pediatric and Older Adult Populations
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Chapter 21. Considerations for the Pediatric Patient
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Chapter 22. Considerations for the Older Adult
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Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration
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Castillo: Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math 2nd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE km
1. The following medication order is in the patient’s medication administration record (MAR):
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methylPREDnisolone 40 mg PO daily at 0900. km km km km km km
After km reading the order, the nurse correctly determines:
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A ―PO‖ is an inappropriate abbreviation.
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B the medication order is written correctly.
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C 40 mg should be written as 40mg.
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D tall man lettering indicates that the drug is a narc
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otic.
ANS: B km
Feedback
The medication order has all the required components (drug name, dose, route,
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and frequency of administration) for a drug order. ―PO‖ is an appropriate abbr
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eviation; 40 mg is written correctly with a space between the dose and the un
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it of measurement. Tall man lettering is used to distinguish the drug from ano
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ther drug km
with a similar name.
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2. Which kmof the following accurately describes the ―Boxed Warning‖ found on a drug label?
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A It is primarily is used to identify the safe dose for the patient.
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B It is commonly found on all drug labels.
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C It identifies serious potential risks and side effects related to drug u
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se.
D It protects the patient by providing information to decrease side eff
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ects.
ANS: C km
Feedback
A drug label with a boxed warning provides information to healthcare professio
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nals and patients regarding the serious risks and side effects related to the dru
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g. The Boxed Warning is not the primary source for identifying the patient’s
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drug dosage. km
The warning is found on specific prescription medications and does not provide i
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nformation to reduce or decrease side effects.
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CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES: k m k m
A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math
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2nd Edition
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Castillo | Werner-McCullough
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TESTBANK m
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,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient- km km km km km
Test
Safe Bank
kmApproach to Nursing and Math,,2e
Table of Contents:
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I. Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 1. Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 2. The Drug Label
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II. Systems of Measurement
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Chapter 3. The Metric System
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Chapter 4. The Household System
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III. Methods of Calculation
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Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion
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Chapter 6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion
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Chapter 7. Dimensional Analysis
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Chapter 8. Formula Method
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IV. Administration of Medications
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Chapter 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses
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Chapter 10. Syringes and Needles
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Chapter 11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosages
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Chapter 12. Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications
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Chapter 13. Administration of Insulin
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V. IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
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Chapter 14. Intravenous Infusion and Infusion Rates
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Chapter 15. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time
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Chapter 16. Administering IV Push Medications
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VI. Verifying Safe Dose and Critical Care Calculations
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Chapter 17. Verifying Safe Dose
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Chapter 18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
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VII. Intake and Output
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Chapter 19. Calculating Intake and Output
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Chapter 20. Calculating Parenteral Intake
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VIII. Dosages for Pediatric and Older Adult Populations
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Chapter 21. Considerations for the Pediatric Patient
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Chapter 22. Considerations for the Older Adult
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McCullough: Calculating Drug Dosages, 2e
Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration
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Castillo: Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math 2nd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE km
1. The following medication order is in the patient’s medication administration record (MAR):
km km km km km km km km km km km
methylPREDnisolone 40 mg PO daily at 0900. km km km km km km
After km reading the order, the nurse correctly determines:
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A ―PO‖ is an inappropriate abbreviation.
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B the medication order is written correctly.
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C 40 mg should be written as 40mg.
km km km km km km
D tall man lettering indicates that the drug is a narc
km km km km km km km km km
otic.
ANS: B km
Feedback
The medication order has all the required components (drug name, dose, route,
km km km km km km km km km km km km
and frequency of administration) for a drug order. ―PO‖ is an appropriate abbr
km km km km km km km km km km km km
eviation; 40 mg is written correctly with a space between the dose and the un
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
it of measurement. Tall man lettering is used to distinguish the drug from ano
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
ther drug km
with a similar name.
km km km
2. Which kmof the following accurately describes the ―Boxed Warning‖ found on a drug label?
km km km km km km km km km km km km
A It is primarily is used to identify the safe dose for the patient.
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B It is commonly found on all drug labels.
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C It identifies serious potential risks and side effects related to drug u
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se.
D It protects the patient by providing information to decrease side eff
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ects.
ANS: C km
Feedback
A drug label with a boxed warning provides information to healthcare professio
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nals and patients regarding the serious risks and side effects related to the dru
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g. The Boxed Warning is not the primary source for identifying the patient’s
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drug dosage. km
The warning is found on specific prescription medications and does not provide i
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nformation to reduce or decrease side effects.
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