BSN 225 HESI RN Specialty
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An alert patient has refused to take her prescribed medications, stating, "The medication isn't
doing me any good!" What should the nurse do?
Instruct the patient that the health care provider may refuse to treat her if she is noncompliant.
Assess further as to why the patient feels this way and notify the health care provider of the
patient's refusal.
Crush the patient's medications and disguise them in some of the patient's food.
Leave the medications at the patient's bedside in case she changes her mind. - correct answer
Assess further as to why the patient feels this way and notify the health care provider of the
patient's refusal.
When should the nurse document medication administration?
, When the medication is in the medication cup.
Before the end-of-shift report.
Immediately after the medication is given.
Before the next scheduled dose. - correct answer Immediately after the medication is given.
The nurse finished administering medications at 1030 when the nurse realized that she gave a
patient all of his medications at 1000, including some medications that should have been
administered at 1200 and some at 1400. Which of the six rights of medication administration
did the nurse violate?
The right medication.
The right dose.
The right patient.
The right time.
The right documentation.
The right route. - correct answer The right time.
Mrs. Star in room 129-1 requests a prn pain medication. The nurse administered Mrs. Star's pain
medication to Mrs. Start in room 138-2. After the nurse assessed Mrs. Start and reported the
incident to the health care provider, the nurse reviewed the patients' MAR and determined that
both Mrs. Star and Mrs. Start had orders for the same prn pain medication. Fortunately, Mrs.
Start's order stated she could receive pain medication every 4 hours, and 5 hours had elapsed
since her last dose. Since neither patient was harmed by the error, why should the nurse
complete an incident report? - correct answer The nurse should do so to determine why the
mistake occurred and what can be done to avoid similar errors in the future.
A nurse manager is reviewing with the nurse measures used to prevent medication errors.
Which of the following statements indicate a correct understanding of steps used to prevent
medication errors?
Nursing Exam Review LATEST
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
An alert patient has refused to take her prescribed medications, stating, "The medication isn't
doing me any good!" What should the nurse do?
Instruct the patient that the health care provider may refuse to treat her if she is noncompliant.
Assess further as to why the patient feels this way and notify the health care provider of the
patient's refusal.
Crush the patient's medications and disguise them in some of the patient's food.
Leave the medications at the patient's bedside in case she changes her mind. - correct answer
Assess further as to why the patient feels this way and notify the health care provider of the
patient's refusal.
When should the nurse document medication administration?
, When the medication is in the medication cup.
Before the end-of-shift report.
Immediately after the medication is given.
Before the next scheduled dose. - correct answer Immediately after the medication is given.
The nurse finished administering medications at 1030 when the nurse realized that she gave a
patient all of his medications at 1000, including some medications that should have been
administered at 1200 and some at 1400. Which of the six rights of medication administration
did the nurse violate?
The right medication.
The right dose.
The right patient.
The right time.
The right documentation.
The right route. - correct answer The right time.
Mrs. Star in room 129-1 requests a prn pain medication. The nurse administered Mrs. Star's pain
medication to Mrs. Start in room 138-2. After the nurse assessed Mrs. Start and reported the
incident to the health care provider, the nurse reviewed the patients' MAR and determined that
both Mrs. Star and Mrs. Start had orders for the same prn pain medication. Fortunately, Mrs.
Start's order stated she could receive pain medication every 4 hours, and 5 hours had elapsed
since her last dose. Since neither patient was harmed by the error, why should the nurse
complete an incident report? - correct answer The nurse should do so to determine why the
mistake occurred and what can be done to avoid similar errors in the future.
A nurse manager is reviewing with the nurse measures used to prevent medication errors.
Which of the following statements indicate a correct understanding of steps used to prevent
medication errors?
