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Test Bank For Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math 3rd Edition ( Castillo, 2024) All Chapters || Latest Edition

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Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration
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Castillo: Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE wk




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. wk wk wk wk wk wk




After wk 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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c.

ANSWER: B wk


Feedback
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 abbr
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eviation;40 mg is written correctly with a space between the dose and the unit
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of measurement. Tall man lettering is used to distinguish the drug from anoth
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er drugwk


with a similar name.
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2. Which wk 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 use
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.
D It protects the patient by providing information to decrease side effec
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ts.

ANSWER: C wk


Feedback
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 drug
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. The Boxed Warning is not the primary source for identifying the patient’s dru
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g dosage.
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The warning is found on specific prescription medications and does not pro
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videinformation to reduce or decrease side effects.
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3. When practicing safety in the administration of medication, for which of the follo
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wingmedication orders should a nurse seek clarification before the administration
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of the medication?
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