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The nurse is having difficulty reading of physician's order for a m
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edication. He or she know that the physician is very busy and doe
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s not like to be called. What is the most appropriate next step for t
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he nurse to take? - ANS>>-
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Call the physician to have the order clarified.
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you must have the right documentation and clarify all orders with t
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he prescriber before administering medications
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The patient has an order for 2 tablespoons of milk of magnesia. H
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ow much medication does the nurse give him or her? - ANS>>-
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30 ML
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1 table spoon= 15ml b b
2 tablespoons=30ml
In nurses administering ear drops to an 8-year-
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old patient with an ear infection. How does the nurse pull the patien
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t's ear when administering the medication? - ANS>>-
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for patients older than 3 years of age
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The patient is to receive cephalexin (Keflex) 500 mg PO. The ph
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armacy has sent 250- b b b
mg tablets. How many tablets does the nurse administer?. -
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ANS>>- 2 tablets
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The nurse is administering medications to a four-year-
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old patient. After he or she explains which medications are bein
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g given, the mother states, "I don't remember my child having t
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hat medication before." What is the nurse's next action? -
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Withhold the medications and verify the medication orders.
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do not ignore patient or caregiver concerns; always verify orders
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whenever a medication is questioned before administering it
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A patient is transitioning from the hospital to the home environmen
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t. A home care referral is obtained. What is a priority in relation to sa
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fe medication administration for the discharge nurse? - ANS>>-
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bEnsure that the home care agency is aware of medication and hea
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lth teaching needs.
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a nursing responsibility is to collaborate with community resourc
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es when patients have home care needs or difficulty understandi
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ng their medications
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A nursing student take a patient's antibiotic to his room. The patien
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t asks the nursing student what it is and why he should take it. Wha
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t information does the nursing student include when replying to the
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patient? - ANS>>- b b
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n of its desired effect.
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The nurses is administering a sustained-
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release capsule to a new patient. The patient insists that he cann
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ot swallow pills. What is the nurse's next best course of action? -
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ANS>>- Ask the prescriber to change the order.
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enteric coated or sustained release capsules should not be crush
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ed
The nurse takes a medication to a patient, and the patient tells hi
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m or her to take it away because she is not going to take it.
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What is the nurses next action? - ANS>>-
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Ask the patient's reason for refusal.
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The nurse receives an order to start getting a loop diuretic to a pati
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ent to help lower his or her blood pressure. The nurse determine
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s the appropriate route for administering the diuretic according to
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: - ANS>>- The prescriber's order.
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NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS SKILLS FINAL EXAM
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2026\2027 UPDATED (100% verified answers) pa b b b b bb
ssing guaranteed b
The nurse is having difficulty reading of physician's order for a m
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edication. He or she know that the physician is very busy and doe
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s not like to be called. What is the most appropriate next step for t
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he nurse to take? - ANS>>-
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Call the physician to have the order clarified.
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you must have the right documentation and clarify all orders with t
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he prescriber before administering medications
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The patient has an order for 2 tablespoons of milk of magnesia. H
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ow much medication does the nurse give him or her? - ANS>>-
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30 ML
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1 table spoon= 15ml b b
2 tablespoons=30ml
In nurses administering ear drops to an 8-year-
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old patient with an ear infection. How does the nurse pull the patien
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t's ear when administering the medication? - ANS>>-
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bupward and outward b b
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for patients older than 3 years of age
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The patient is to receive cephalexin (Keflex) 500 mg PO. The ph
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armacy has sent 250- b b b
mg tablets. How many tablets does the nurse administer?. -
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ANS>>- 2 tablets
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The nurse is administering medications to a four-year-
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old patient. After he or she explains which medications are bein
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g given, the mother states, "I don't remember my child having t
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hat medication before." What is the nurse's next action? -
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ANS>>-
b
Withhold the medications and verify the medication orders.
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do not ignore patient or caregiver concerns; always verify orders
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whenever a medication is questioned before administering it
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A patient is transitioning from the hospital to the home environmen
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t. A home care referral is obtained. What is a priority in relation to sa
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fe medication administration for the discharge nurse? - ANS>>-
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bEnsure that the home care agency is aware of medication and hea
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lth teaching needs.
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a nursing responsibility is to collaborate with community resourc
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es when patients have home care needs or difficulty understandi
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ng their medications
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A nursing student take a patient's antibiotic to his room. The patien
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t asks the nursing student what it is and why he should take it. Wha
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t information does the nursing student include when replying to the
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patient? - ANS>>- b b
bThe student provides the name of the medication and a descriptio
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n of its desired effect.
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The nurses is administering a sustained-
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release capsule to a new patient. The patient insists that he cann
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ot swallow pills. What is the nurse's next best course of action? -
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ANS>>- Ask the prescriber to change the order.
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enteric coated or sustained release capsules should not be crush
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ed
The nurse takes a medication to a patient, and the patient tells hi
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m or her to take it away because she is not going to take it.
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What is the nurses next action? - ANS>>-
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Ask the patient's reason for refusal.
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The nurse receives an order to start getting a loop diuretic to a pati
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ent to help lower his or her blood pressure. The nurse determine
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s the appropriate route for administering the diuretic according to
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: - ANS>>- The prescriber's order.
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