TEST BANK
All Chapters Included
, Table of Contents
I. Safety in Medication Administration
Chapter 1. Safety in Medication Administration
Chapter 2. The Drug Label
II. Systems of Measurement
Chapter 3. The Metric System
Chapter 4. The Household System
III. Methods of Calculation
Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion
Chapter 6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion
Chapter 7. Dimensional Analysis
Chapter 8. Formula Method
IV. Administration of Medications
Chapter 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses
Chapter 10. Syringes and Needles
Chapter 11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosages
Chapter 12. Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications
Chapter 13. Administration of Insulin
V. IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
Chapter 14. Intravenous Infusion and Infusion Rates
Chapter 15. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time
Chapter 16. Administering IV Push Medications
VI. Verifying Safe Dose and Critical Care Calculations
Chapter 17. Verifying Safe Dose
Chapter 18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
VII. Intake and Output
Chapter 19. Calculating Intake and Output
Chapter 20. Calculating Parenteral Intake
VIII. Dosages for Pediatric and Older Adult Populations
,Chapter 21. Considerations for the Pediatric Patient
Chapter 22. Considerations for the Older Adult
, Castillo/Werner-McCullough: Calculating Drug Dosages, 2e
Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration
Castillo: Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to
Nursing and Math 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The following medication order is in the patient’s medication administration
record (MAR):
methylPREDnisolone 40 mg PO daily at 0900.
After reading the order, the nurse correctly determines:
A “PO” is an inappropriate abbreviation.
B the medication order is written correctly.
C 40 mg should be written as 40mg.
D tall man lettering indicates that the drug is a
narcotic.
ANSWER : B
Feedback
The medication order has all the required components (drug name,
dose, route, andfrequency of administration) for a drug order. “PO” is
an appropriate abbreviation;40 mg is written correctly with a space
between the dose and the unit of measurement. Tall man lettering is
used to distinguish the drug from another drug
with a similar name.
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All Chapters Included
, Table of Contents
I. Safety in Medication Administration
Chapter 1. Safety in Medication Administration
Chapter 2. The Drug Label
II. Systems of Measurement
Chapter 3. The Metric System
Chapter 4. The Household System
III. Methods of Calculation
Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion
Chapter 6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion
Chapter 7. Dimensional Analysis
Chapter 8. Formula Method
IV. Administration of Medications
Chapter 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses
Chapter 10. Syringes and Needles
Chapter 11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosages
Chapter 12. Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications
Chapter 13. Administration of Insulin
V. IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
Chapter 14. Intravenous Infusion and Infusion Rates
Chapter 15. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time
Chapter 16. Administering IV Push Medications
VI. Verifying Safe Dose and Critical Care Calculations
Chapter 17. Verifying Safe Dose
Chapter 18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
VII. Intake and Output
Chapter 19. Calculating Intake and Output
Chapter 20. Calculating Parenteral Intake
VIII. Dosages for Pediatric and Older Adult Populations
,Chapter 21. Considerations for the Pediatric Patient
Chapter 22. Considerations for the Older Adult
, Castillo/Werner-McCullough: Calculating Drug Dosages, 2e
Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration
Castillo: Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to
Nursing and Math 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The following medication order is in the patient’s medication administration
record (MAR):
methylPREDnisolone 40 mg PO daily at 0900.
After reading the order, the nurse correctly determines:
A “PO” is an inappropriate abbreviation.
B the medication order is written correctly.
C 40 mg should be written as 40mg.
D tall man lettering indicates that the drug is a
narcotic.
ANSWER : B
Feedback
The medication order has all the required components (drug name,
dose, route, andfrequency of administration) for a drug order. “PO” is
an appropriate abbreviation;40 mg is written correctly with a space
between the dose and the unit of measurement. Tall man lettering is
used to distinguish the drug from another drug
with a similar name.
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