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Test Bank for Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach To Nursing And Math 2nd Edition, 2e, By Sandra Luz Martinez De Castillo And Maryanne Werner, All Chapters 1-22 | LATEST

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Test Bank for Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach To Nursing And Math 2nd Edition, 2e, By Sandra Luz Martinez De Castillo And Maryanne Werner, All Chapters 1-22 | LATEST Test Bank for Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach To Nursing And Math 2nd Edition, 2e, By Sandra Luz Martinez De Castillo And Maryanne Werner, All Chapters 1-22 | LATEST Test Bank for Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach To Nursing And Math 2nd Edition, 2e, By Sandra Luz Martinez De Castillo And Maryanne Werner, All Chapters 1-22 | LATEST v Test Bank for Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach To Nursing And Math 2nd Edition, 2e, By Sandra Luz Martinez De Castillo And Maryanne Werner, All Chapters 1-22 | LATEST

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TEST BANK
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CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES A PATIENT-SAFE APPROACH TO NURSING
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AND MATH ANDRA LUZ MARTINEZ DE CASTILLO AND MARYANNE
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tt WERNER-MCCULLOUGH
2nd Edition
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,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: ttCalculating ttDrug ttDosages: ttA ttPatient-Safe ttApproach ttto ttNursing ttand
Test
tt ttBank
Math,,2e

Table ttof ttContents:
I. ttSafety ttin ttMedication ttAdministration
Chapter tt1. ttSafety ttin ttMedication ttAdministration
Chapter tt2. ttThe ttDrug ttLabel
II. ttSystems ttof ttMeasurement
Chapter tt3. ttThe ttMetric ttSystem
Chapter tt4. ttThe ttHousehold ttSystem
III. ttMethods ttof ttCalculation
Chapter tt5. ttLinear ttRatio ttand ttProportion
Chapter tt6. ttFractional ttRatio ttand ttProportion
Chapter tt7. ttDimensional ttAnalysis
Chapter tt8. ttFormula ttMethod
IV. ttAdministration ttof ttMedications
Chapter tt9. ttCalculating ttOral ttMedication ttDoses
Chapter tt10. ttSyringes ttand ttNeedles
Chapter tt11. ttCalculating ttParenteral ttMedication ttDosages
Chapter tt12. ttPreparing ttPowdered ttParenteral ttMedications
Chapter tt13. ttAdministration ttof ttInsulin
V. ttIV ttTherapy ttand ttAdministration ttof ttIntravenous ttMedications
Chapter tt14. ttIntravenous ttInfusion ttand ttInfusion ttRates
Chapter tt15. ttCalculating ttInfusion ttand ttCompletion ttTime
Chapter tt16. ttAdministering ttIV ttPush ttMedications
VI. ttVerifying ttSafe ttDose ttand ttCritical ttCare ttCalculations
Chapter tt17. ttVerifying ttSafe ttDose
Chapter tt18. ttTitration ttof ttIntravenous ttMedications
VII. ttIntake ttand ttOutput
Chapter tt19. ttCalculating ttIntake ttand ttOutput
Chapter tt20. ttCalculating ttParenteral ttIntake
VIII. ttDosages ttfor ttPediatric ttand ttOlder ttAdult ttPopulations
Chapter tt21. ttConsiderations ttfor ttthe ttPediatric ttPatient
Chapter tt22. ttConsiderations ttfor ttthe ttOlder ttAdult

,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: ttCalculating ttDrug ttDosages,
tt2e




Chapter tt1: ttSafety ttin ttMedication ttAdministration
Castillo: ttCalculating ttDrug ttDosages: ttA ttPatient-Safe ttApproach ttto ttNursing ttand ttMath tt2nd ttEdition


MULTIPLE ttCHOICE

1. The ttfollowing ttmedication ttorder ttis ttin ttthe ttpatient’s ttmedication ttadministration ttrecord
tt(MAR):




methylPREDnisolone tt40 ttmg ttPO ttdaily ttat tt0900.

After ttreading ttthe ttorder, ttthe ttnurse ttcorrectly ttdetermines:
A “PO” ttis ttan ttinappropriate ttabbreviation.
B the ttmedication ttorder ttis ttwritten ttcorrectly.
C 40 ttmg ttshould ttbe ttwritten ttas tt40mg.
D tall ttman ttlettering ttindicates ttthat ttthe ttdrug ttis tta
ttnarcotic.




ANS: ttB
Feedback
The ttmedication ttorder tthas ttall ttthe ttrequired ttcomponents tt(drug ttname, ttdose, ttroute,
ttand ttfrequency ttof ttadministration) ttfor tta ttdrug ttorder. tt“PO” ttis ttan ttappropriate

ttabbreviation; tt40 ttmg ttis ttwritten ttcorrectly ttwith tta ttspace ttbetween ttthe ttdose ttand

ttthe ttunit ttof ttmeasurement. ttTall ttman ttlettering ttis ttused ttto ttdistinguish ttthe ttdrug

ttfrom ttanother ttdrug

with tta ttsimilar ttname.



2. Which ttof ttthe ttfollowing ttaccurately ttdescribes ttthe tt“Boxed ttWarning” ttfound tton tta ttdrug
ttlabel?

A It ttis ttprimarily ttis ttused ttto ttidentify ttthe ttsafe ttdose ttfor ttthe ttpatient.
B It ttis ttcommonly ttfound tton ttall ttdrug ttlabels.
C It ttidentifies ttserious ttpotential ttrisks ttand ttside tteffects ttrelated ttto ttdrug
ttuse.

D It ttprotects ttthe ttpatient ttby ttproviding ttinformation ttto ttdecrease ttside
tteffects.




ANS: ttC
Feedback
A ttdrug ttlabel ttwith tta ttboxed ttwarning ttprovides ttinformation ttto tthealthcare
ttprofessionals ttand ttpatients ttregarding ttthe ttserious ttrisks ttand ttside tteffects ttrelated

ttto ttthe ttdrug. ttThe ttBoxed ttWarning ttis ttnot ttthe ttprimary ttsource ttfor ttidentifying ttthe

ttpatient’s ttdrug ttdosage.

The ttwarning ttis ttfound tton ttspecific ttprescription ttmedications ttand ttdoes ttnot ttprovide
ttinformation ttto ttreduce ttor ttdecrease ttside tteffects.




1

, Castillo/Werner-McCullough: ttCalculating ttDrug ttDosages,
tt2e




3. When ttpracticing ttsafety ttin ttthe ttadministration ttof ttmedication, ttfor ttwhich ttof ttthe
ttfollowing ttmedication ttorders ttshould tta ttnurse ttseek ttclarification ttbefore ttthe

ttadministration ttof ttthe ttmedication?




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