VN 100 Exam 4 Review Questions With
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Six Rights of Medication Administration
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1. Right medication
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2. Right dose
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3. Right patient
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4. Right route
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5. Right time
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6. Right documentation
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Patient rights related to medication administration
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Document, educate, notify your charge nurse/ provider
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Sites for IM injections
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ventrogluteal, vastus lateralis, deltoid | | |
,Powdered medication to a client. Actions the nurse take first?
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Confirm if any allergies with patient
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Key for reducing the risk of medication errors?
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Following the 6 rights of medication administration ; Confirmed prior to
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administering medication |
A nurse administers the wrong medication to a client. Which of the
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following actions should the nurse take first?
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Assess patient; check vital signs
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Phlebitis
inflammation of a vein; localized pain, heat, and swelling.
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Peripheral IV catheter site is cool and taunt, and there is IV fluid leaking.
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What is this called?
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Infiltration
, Preparing to administer a metered dose inhaler (MDI) medication
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Educate patient, inhale slowly for 3-5 seconds to improve the
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absorption
How can a nurse prevent puncture injuries?
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The nurse should replace sharps containers when they are full to reduce
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the risk of a puncture injury.
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A nurse is assisting with teaching a client about a new medication.
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- The nurse should provide a quiet environment
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- The nurse should use simple/easy language
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- Provide educational material written in 5th/6th grade reading level
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- The nurse should begin with the most important information first, so
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patient does not forget | | |
Correct Answers
Six Rights of Medication Administration
| | | |
1. Right medication
| |
2. Right dose
| |
3. Right patient
| |
4. Right route
| |
5. Right time
| |
6. Right documentation
| |
Patient rights related to medication administration
| | | | |
Document, educate, notify your charge nurse/ provider
| | | | | |
Sites for IM injections
| | |
ventrogluteal, vastus lateralis, deltoid | | |
,Powdered medication to a client. Actions the nurse take first?
| | | | | | | | |
Confirm if any allergies with patient
| | | | |
Key for reducing the risk of medication errors?
| | | | | | |
Following the 6 rights of medication administration ; Confirmed prior to
| | | | | | | | | | |
administering medication |
A nurse administers the wrong medication to a client. Which of the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
following actions should the nurse take first?
| | | | | |
Assess patient; check vital signs
| | | |
Phlebitis
inflammation of a vein; localized pain, heat, and swelling.
| | | | | | | |
Peripheral IV catheter site is cool and taunt, and there is IV fluid leaking.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
What is this called?
| | |
Infiltration
, Preparing to administer a metered dose inhaler (MDI) medication
| | | | | | | |
Educate patient, inhale slowly for 3-5 seconds to improve the
| | | | | | | | | |
absorption
How can a nurse prevent puncture injuries?
| | | | | |
The nurse should replace sharps containers when they are full to reduce
| | | | | | | | | | |
the risk of a puncture injury.
| | | | | |
A nurse is assisting with teaching a client about a new medication.
| | | | | | | | | | |
- The nurse should provide a quiet environment
| | | | | | |
- The nurse should use simple/easy language
| | | | | |
- Provide educational material written in 5th/6th grade reading level
| | | | | | | | |
- The nurse should begin with the most important information first, so
| | | | | | | | | | | |
patient does not forget | | |
