Test Bank for Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing & Math (2nd Edition) – Castillo & Werner-McCullough

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Safe Approach to Nursing and Math Second Edition by Sandra Lu
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TablecofcContents:
I.cSafetycincMedicationcAdministration
Chapterc1.cSafetycincMedicationcAdministration
Chapterc2.cThecDrugcLabel
II.cSystemscofcMeasurement
Chapterc3.cThecMetriccSystem
Chapterc4.cThecHouseholdcSystem
III.cMethodscofcCalculation
Chapterc5.cLinearcRatiocandcProportion
Chapterc6.cFractionalcRatiocandcProportion
Chapterc7.cDimensionalcAnalysis
Chapterc8.cFormulacMethod
IV.cAdministrationcofcMedications
Chapterc9.cCalculatingcOralcMedicationcDoses
Chapterc10.cSyringescandcNeedles
Chapterc11.cCalculatingcParenteralcMedicationcDosages
Chapterc12.cPreparingcPowderedcParenteralcMedications
Chapterc13.cAdministrationcofcInsulin
V.cIVcTherapycandcAdministrationcofcIntravenouscMedications
Chapterc14.cIntravenouscInfusioncandcInfusioncRates
Chapterc15.cCalculatingcInfusioncandcCompletioncTime
Chapterc16.cAdministeringcIVcPushcMedications
VI.cVerifyingcSafecDosecandcCriticalcCarecCalculations
Chapterc17.cVerifyingcSafecDose
Chapterc18.cTitrationcofcIntravenouscMedications
VII.cIntakecandcOutput
Chapterc19.cCalculatingcIntakecandcOutput
Chapterc20.cCalculatingcParenteralcIntake
VIII.cDosagescforcPediatriccandcOldercAdultcPopulations
Chapterc21.cConsiderationscforcthecPediatriccPatient
Chapterc22.cConsiderationscforcthecOldercAdult

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MULTIPLEcCHOICE

1. Thecfollowingcmedicationcorderciscincthecpatient’scmedicationcadministrationcrecordc(MAR):

methylPREDnisolonec40cmgcPOcdailycatc0900.

Aftercreadingcthecorder,cthecnurseccorrectlycdetermines:
A “PO”ciscancinappropriatecabbreviation.
B thecmedicationcorderciscwrittenccorrectly.
C 40cmgcshouldcbecwrittencasc40mg.
D tallcmancletteringcindicatescthatcthecdrugciscacnarcotic.

ANS:cB
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Thecmedicationcorderchascallcthecrequiredccomponentsc(drugcname,cdose,croute,candcfr
equencycofcadministration)cforcacdrugcorder.c“PO”ciscancappropriatecabbreviation;c40c
mgciscwrittenccorrectlycwithcacspacecbetweencthecdosecandcthecunitcofcmeasurement.cT
allcmancletteringciscusedctocdistinguishcthecdrugcfromcanothercdrug
withcacsimilarcname.



2. Whichcofcthecfollowingcaccuratelycdescribescthec“BoxedcWarning”cfoundconcacdrugclabel?
A Itciscprimarilyciscusedctocidentifycthecsafecdosecforcthecpatient.
B Itcisccommonlycfoundconcallcdrugclabels.
C Itcidentifiescseriouscpotentialcriskscandcsideceffectscrelatedctocdrugcuse.
D Itcprotectscthecpatientcbycprovidingcinformationctocdecreasecsideceffects.

ANS:cC
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Acdrugclabelcwithcacboxedcwarningcprovidescinformationctochealthcarecprofessionalsca
ndcpatientscregardingcthecseriouscriskscandcsideceffectscrelatedctocthecdrug.cThecBoxedc
Warningciscnotcthecprimarycsourcecforcidentifyingcthecpatient’scdrugcdosage.
Thecwarningciscfoundconcspecificcprescriptioncmedicationscandcdoescnotcprovidecin
formationctocreducecorcdecreasecsideceffects.



3. Whencpracticingcsafetycincthecadministrationcofcmedication,cforcwhichcofcthecfollowingcm
edicationcorderscshouldcacnursecseekcclarificationcbeforecthecadministrationcofcthecmedic
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A Regularcinsulinc5cucsubcutcnow.
B Enoxaparinc80cmgcsubcutceveryc12chours.
C Benadrylc50cmgcPOcPRNceveryc6chrcforcitching.
D Ondansetronc4cmgcIVPcstat.

ANS:cA
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Thec“u”cshouldcnevercbecusedcincacmedicationcorder;crather,cforcsafety,cthecwordc“u
nits”cshouldcbecspelledcout.cThecothercanswercoptionsccontaincthecrequired
componentscneededctocsafelyccarrycoutcthecmedicationcorder.



4. Acnurseciscreviewingcacdrugclabelcwithcacdrugcnamecwrittencwithctallcmanclettering.cWhichcstate
mentscshowscthecnursechascaccorrectcunderstandingcofctallcmancletteringconcacdrugclabel?
A “Thectallcmancletteringcmeanscthisciscachighcalertcdrug.”
B “Thectallcmancletteringchelpscmecdistinguishcthiscdrugcwithcothercdrugscthat
havecsimilarcnames.”
C “ThectallcmancletteringcmeanscthatcthiscdrugcmustchavecacBoxedcWarning.”
D “Thectallcmancletteringchelpscmecquicklycidentifycthatcthiscdrugciscancinjectable
drug.”

ANS:cB
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Tallcmancletteringchighlightscacportioncofcthecdrugcnamectochelpcdistinguishcfromcsi
milarcdrugcnames.cItciscnotcusedctocidentifychighcalertcdrugs,chighlightcacboxed
warning,corcidentifycinjectablecdrugs.



5. Thecfollowingcmedicationcorderscarecfoundcincthecpatient’scMAR:

MetformincHClc500cmgcPOcdailycatc0900.cHydrochlorothiazid
ec25cmgcPOceveryc12chrcatc0900candc2100.cDigoxinc.25cmgcPOcda
ilycatc0900.

Increadingcthecmedicationcorderscforcthec0700–
1500cshift,cthecnursecdeterminescthatcwhichcofcthecfollowingciscthecprioritycnursingcintervention
?
A ClarifycthecmetformincHClcorder.
B Clarifycthechydrochlorothiazidecorder.
C Clarifycthecdigoxincorder.
D Preparectocadministercthec0900cmedications.

ANS:cC

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