Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math 2nd Edition Test Bank (Castillo et al.) - 2025 Dosage Calculation Guide

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TablegofgContents:
I.gSafetygingMedicationgAdministration
Chapterg1.gSafetygingMedicationgAdministration
Chapterg2.gThegDruggLabel
II.gSystemsgofgMeasurement
Chapterg3.gThegMetricgSystem
Chapterg4.gThegHouseholdgSystem
III.gMethodsgofgCalculation
Chapterg5.gLineargRatiogandgProportion
Chapterg6.gFractionalgRatiogandgProportion
Chapterg7.gDimensionalgAnalysis
Chapterg8.gFormulagMethod
IV.gAdministrationgofgMedications
Chapterg9.gCalculatinggOralgMedicationgDoses
Chapterg10.gSyringesgandgNeedles
Chapterg11.gCalculatinggParenteralgMedicationgDosages
Chapterg12.gPreparinggPowderedgParenteralgMedications
Chapterg13.gAdministrationgofgInsulin
V.gIVgTherapygandgAdministrationgofgIntravenousgMedications
Chapterg14.gIntravenousgInfusiongandgInfusiongRates
Chapterg15.gCalculatinggInfusiongandgCompletiongTime
Chapterg16.gAdministeringgIVgPushgMedications
VI.gVerifyinggSafegDosegandgCriticalgCaregCalculations
Chapterg17.gVerifyinggSafegDose
Chapterg18.gTitrationgofgIntravenousgMedications
VII.gIntakegandgOutput
Chapterg19.gCalculatinggIntakegandgOutput
Chapterg20.gCalculatinggParenteralgIntake
VIII.gDosagesgforgPediatricgandgOldergAdultgPopulations
Chapterg21.gConsiderationsgforgthegPediatricgPatient
Chapterg22.gConsiderationsgforgthegOldergAdult

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MULTIPLEgCHOICE

1. Thegfollowinggmedicationgordergisgingthegpatient’sgmedicationgadministrationgrecordg(MAR):

methylPREDnisoloneg40gmggPOgdailygatg0900.

Aftergreadinggthegorder,gthegnursegcorrectlygdetermines:
A “PO”gisganginappropriategabbreviation.
B thegmedicationgordergisgwrittengcorrectly.
C 40gmggshouldgbegwrittengasg40mg.
D tallgmangletteringgindicatesgthatgthegdruggisgagnarcotic
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ANS:gB
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Thegmedicationgorderghasgallgthegrequiredgcomponentsg(druggname,gdose,groute,gan
dgfrequencygofgadministration)gforgagdruggorder.g“PO”gisgangappropriategabbreviatio
n;g40gmggisgwrittengcorrectlygwithgagspacegbetweengthegdosegandgthegunitgofgmeasur
ement.gTallgmangletteringgisgusedgtogdistinguishgthegdruggfromganothergdrug
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2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggaccuratelygdescribesgtheg“BoxedgWarning”gfoundgongagdrugglabel?
A Itgisgprimarilygisgusedgtogidentifygthegsafegdosegforgthegpatient.
B Itgisgcommonlygfoundgongallgdrugglabels.
C Itgidentifiesgseriousgpotentialgrisksgandgsidegeffectsgrelatedgtogdrugguse.
D Itgprotectsgthegpatientgbygprovidingginformationgtogdecreasegsidegeffects
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ANS:gC
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Agdrugglabelgwithgagboxedgwarninggprovidesginformationgtoghealthcaregprofessional
sgandgpatientsgregardinggthegseriousgrisksgandgsidegeffectsgrelatedgtogthegdrug.gTheg
BoxedgWarninggisgnotgthegprimarygsourcegforgidentifyinggthegpatient’sgdruggdosage
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Thegwarninggisgfoundgongspecificgprescriptiongmedicationsgandgdoesgnotgprovideginfo
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