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Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration
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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. m5 m5 m5 m5 m5 m5




After m5 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 narcoti
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ANSWER: B m5


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The medication order has all the required components (drug name, dose, route
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, andfrequency of administration) for a drug order. ―PO‖ is an appropriate ab
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breviation;40 mg is written correctly with a space between the dose and the u
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nit of measurement. Tall man lettering is used to distinguish the drug from an
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with a similar name.
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2. Which m5 of 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 us
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D It protects the patient by providing information to decrease side effec
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A drug label with a boxed warning provides information to healthcare professi
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onalsand 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 d
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The warning is found on specific prescription medications and does not pr
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ovideinformation to reduce or decrease side effects.
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3. When practicing safety in the administration of medication, for which of the foll
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owingmedication orders should a nurse seek clarification before the administratio
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