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The physician has ordered several medications for the patient. What

does the nurse recognize as responsibilities regarding administration of

medications? Select all that apply.

1. Knowing whether or not the medication is on the hospital formulary

2. Knowing the reason the medication was prescribed for this patient

3. Knowing how the medication is to be administered.

4. Knowing how the medication is supplied by the pharmacy

,5. Knowing the name of the medication - ANSWER ✔✔Correct

Answer: 2,3,4,5

How the medication is supplied by the pharmacy, how the medication is

to be administered, the name of the medication, and the reason the

medication was prescribed for the patient are the responsibilities of the

nurse regarding medication administration. Whether or not a drug is on a

hospital formulary list is not a primary responsibility of the nurse.

The nurse is preparing medications prior to administration. To promote

patient safety, the nurse uses rights of drug administration. What do

these rights include? Select all that apply.

1. The right medication

2. The right time of delivery

3. The right dose

4. The right route of administration


5. The right patient - ANSWER ✔✔Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4,5


The five rights of drug administration are the right patient, the right

medication, the right dose, the right route of administration, and the right

time of delivery.

,The patient is having chest pain. The physician orders sublingual

nitroglycerine STAT. The nurse obtains the medication from the

pharmacy and administers it to the patient 30 minutes later. Which

statement best describes the nurses action?

1. The medication should have been administered immediately.

2. The physician should have specified the time frame for the

medication.

3. The medication should have been administered within a 5-minute time

frame.

4. The nursing action was correct because the medication was not on

the unit. - ANSWER ✔✔Correct Answer: 3


For a STAT order, the time frame between writing the order and

administering the drug should be 5 minutes or less. Not having a drug on

the unit is not an excuse, as commonly ordered STAT medications

should be kept in stock. Although the drug does not need to be

administered immediately, it should be done within 5 minutes. It is not

the physicians responsibility to specify the time frame.

The nurse uses the nursing process prior to administering any

medications. Which step will assure the best patient safety?

1. Assess the patients developmental level.

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, 2. Assess the patients medical history.

3. Assess the patients disease process.


4. Assess the patients learning needs. - ANSWER ✔✔Correct

Answer: 2

An assessment of the patients medical history, which includes allergies,

is the most important assessment prior to administering medications.

Assessing the patients learning needs is important for medication

education, but not for safely administering medications. Assessing the

patients developmental level is important for medication education, but

not for safely administering medications. Assessing the patients disease

process is important in evaluating the effects of the medications, but not

for safely administering medications.

The physician prescribes an oral medication for the patient. What is the

primary nursing assessment of the patient prior to receiving this

medication?

1. The patients understanding of the medication

2. The patients ability to swallow

3. The patients allergies


4. The patients eyesight - ANSWER ✔✔Correct Answer: 2