Calculating Drug Dosages A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math 2nd Edition TEST BANK by Castillo, Verified Chapters 1 - 22, Complete Newest Version.pdf

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I.mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
Chapterm1.mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
Chapterm2.mThemDrugmLabel
II.mSystemsmofmMeasurement
Chapterm3.mThemMetricmSystem
Chapterm4.mThemHouseholdmSystem
III.mMethodsmofmCalculation
Chapterm5.mLinearmRatiomandmProportion
Chapterm6.mFractionalmRatiomandmProportion
Chapterm7.mDimensionalmAnalysis
Chapterm8.mFormulamMethod
IV.mAdministrationmofmMedications
Chapterm9.mCalculatingmOralmMedicationmDoses
Chapterm10.mSyringesmandmNeedles
Chapterm11.mCalculatingmParenteralmMedicationmDosages
Chapterm12.mPreparingmPowderedmParenteralmMedications
Chapterm13.mAdministrationmofmInsulin
V.mIVmTherapymandmAdministrationmofmIntravenousmMedications
Chapterm14.mIntravenousmInfusionmandmInfusionmRates
Chapterm15.mCalculatingmInfusionmandmCompletionmTime
Chapterm16.mAdministeringmIVmPushmMedications
VI.mVerifyingmSafemDosemandmCriticalmCaremCalculations
Chapterm17.mVerifyingmSafemDose
Chapterm18.mTitrationmofmIntravenousmMedications
VII.mIntakemandmOutput
Chapterm19.mCalculatingmIntakemandmOutput
Chapterm20.mCalculatingmParenteralmIntake
VIII.mDosagesmformPediatricmandmOldermAdultmPopulations
Chapterm21.mConsiderationsmformthemPediatricmPatient
Chapterm22.mConsiderationsmformthemOldermAdult

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Chapterm1:mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
Castillo:mCalculatingmDrugmDosages:mAmPatient-SafemApproachmtomNursingmandmMathm2ndmEdition


MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. Themfollowingmmedicationmordermisminmthempatient’smmedicationmadministrationmrecordm(MAR):

methylPREDnisolonem40mmgmPOmdailymatm0900.

Aftermreadingmthemorder,mthemnursemcorrectlymdetermines:
A “PO”mismanminappropriatemabbreviation.
B themmedicationmordermismwrittenmcorrectly.
C 40mmgmshouldmbemwrittenmasm40mg.
D tallmmanmletteringmindicatesmthatmthemdrugmismamnarcotic.

ANSWER:mB
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Themmedicationmordermhasmallmthemrequiredmcomponentsm(drugmname,mdose,mroute,ma
ndmfrequencymofmadministration)mformamdrugmorder.m“PO”mismanmappropriatemabbrevia
tion;m40mmgmismwrittenmcorrectlymwithmamspacembetweenmthemdosemandmthemunitmofmme
asurement.mTallmmanmletteringmismusedmtomdistinguishmthemdrugmfrommanothermdrug
withmamsimilarmname.



2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmaccuratelymdescribesmthem“BoxedmWarning”mfoundmonmamdrugmlabel?
A Itmismprimarilymismusedmtomidentifymthemsafemdosemformthempatient.
B Itmismcommonlymfoundmonmallmdrugmlabels.
C Itmidentifiesmseriousmpotentialmrisksmandmsidemeffectsmrelatedmtomdrugmuse.
D Itmprotectsmthempatientmbymprovidingminformationmtomdecreasemsidemeffects.

ANSWER:mC
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Amdrugmlabelmwithmamboxedmwarningmprovidesminformationmtomhealthcaremprofession
alsmandmpatientsmregardingmthemseriousmrisksmandmsidemeffectsmrelatedmtomthemdrug.mTh
emBoxedmWarningmismnotmthemprimarymsourcemformidentifyingmthempatient’smdrugmdosa
ge.
Themwarningmismfoundmonmspecificmprescriptionmmedicationsmandmdoesmnotmprovi
deminformationmtomreducemormdecreasemsidemeffects.



3. Whenmpracticingmsafetyminmthemadministrationmofmmedication,mformwhichmofmthemfollowi
ngmmedicationmordersmshouldmamnursemseekmclarificationmbeforemthemadministrationmofmt
hemmedication?

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A Regularminsulinm5mumsubcutmnow.
B Enoxaparinm80mmgmsubcutmeverym12mhours.
C Benadrylm50mmgmPOmPRNmeverym6mhrmformitching.
D Ondansetronm4mmgmIVPmstat.

ANSWER:mA
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Them“u”mshouldmnevermbemusedminmammedicationmorder;mrather,mformsafety,mthemw
ordm“units”mshouldmbemspelledmout.mThemothermanswermoptionsmcontainmthemrequir
ed
componentsmneededmtomsafelymcarrymoutmthemmedicationmorder.



4. Amnursemismreviewingmamdrugmlabelmwithmamdrugmnamemwrittenmwithmtallmmanmlettering.mWhic
hmstatementsmshowsmthemnursemhasmamcorrectmunderstandingmofmtallmmanmletteringmonmamdrugml
abel?
A “Themtallmmanmletteringmmeansmthismismamhighmalertmdrug.”
B “Themtallmmanmletteringmhelpsmmemdistinguishmthismdrugmwithmothermdrugsmthat
havemsimilarmnames.”
C “ThemtallmmanmletteringmmeansmthatmthismdrugmmustmhavemamBoxedmWarning.”
D “Themtallmmanmletteringmhelpsmmemquicklymidentifymthatmthismdrugmismanminjectabl
e
drug.”

ANSWER:mB
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Tallmmanmletteringmhighlightsmamportionmofmthemdrugmnamemtomhelpmdistinguishmfr
ommsimilarmdrugmnames.mItmismnotmusedmtomidentifymhighmalertmdrugs,mhighlightmamb
oxed
warning,mormidentifyminjectablemdrugs.



5. Themfollowingmmedicationmordersmaremfoundminmthempatient’smMAR:

MetforminmHClm500mmgmPOmdailymatm0900.mHydrochlorothia
zidem25mmgmPOmeverym12mhrmatm0900mandm2100.mDigoxinm.25mm
gmPOmdailymatm0900.

Inmreadingmthemmedicationmordersmformthem0700–
1500mshift,mthemnursemdeterminesmthatmwhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemprioritymnursingminterve
ntion?
A ClarifymthemmetforminmHClmorder.
B Clarifymthemhydrochlorothiazidemorder.
C Clarifymthemdigoxinmorder.
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