ATI - Safe Dosage (Well-enlightened)

A nurse is transcribing medication prescriptions for a group of clients. Which of the following is the appropriate way for the nurse to record medications that require the use of a decimal point? correct answers 0.6 ml The nurse should place a leading zero to the left of the decimal point when the dose is less than 1. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for meperidine (Demerol) 75 mg PO every 3 hr PRN for severe pain and hydroxyzine (Vistaril) 50 mg PO every 6 hr for breakthrough pain. At 1200, the client reports back pain rated as 8 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. The client received meperidine 75 mg PO at 0700 and hydroxyzine 50 mg PO at 1000. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? correct answers Administer meperidine 75 mg PO now. The client is reporting severe pain and can receive another dose of meperidine now. The client last received meperidine 75 mg PO at 0700. A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions? correct answers Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 325 mg by mouth PRN for headache This prescription contains name of medication, dosage, route, and circumstance for administration, but not the frequency. A nurse working in a medical surgical unit is preparing to administer medications to a client. The nurse plans to use two forms of identification to verify that she has the right client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to identify the client? (Select all that apply.) correct answers Compare the name on the client's wristband with the name on the MAR. Ask the client to state his date of birth. Ask the client to state his name. Use the bar code scan to identify the client. A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 40 mEq PO daily. Available is potassium chloride 20 mEq effervescent tablets. In addition to checking the correct dosage before administering the medication, the nurse should check which of the following? (Select all that apply.) correct answers The amount of liquid in which to dissolve the tablets The type of liquid in which to dissolve the tablets The acceptable dose range of the medication A nurse is caring for a client who received lisinopril (Zestril) 30 min ago and is now reporting dizziness and headache. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? correct answers Obtain the client's vital signs. The first action the nurse should take using the nursing process is to assess the client. Therefore, the first action the nurse should take is to obtain the client's vital signs