ATI RN fundamentals Practice Assessment (CORRECTLY SOLVED)

A nurse is preparing to administer an injection of an opioid medication to a client. The nurse draws out 1 mL of the medication from a 2 mL vial. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 1. Ask another nurse to observe the medication wastage 2. Notify the pharmacy when wasting the medication 3. Lock the remaining medication in the controlled substances cabinet 4. Dispose of the vial with the remaining medication in sharps container correct answers 1. Ask another nurse to observe the medication wastage rationale: A second nurse must witness the disposal of any portion of a dose of a controlled substance A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 750 mL IV to infuse over 7 hr. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number). correct answers 107 mL/hr rationale: 750/7 = 107 mL/hr A nurse is educating a client who has a terminal illness about declining resuscitation in a living will. The client asks, "What would happen if I arrived at the emergency department and I had difficulty breathing?" Which of the following responses should the nurse make? 1. "We would consult the person appointed by your health care proxy to make decisions" 2. "We would give you oxygen through a tube in your nose" 3. "You would be unable to change your previous wishes about your care" 4. "We would insert a breathing tube while we evaluate your condition" correct answers 2. "We would give you oxygen through a tube in your nose" rationale: Oxygen can provide comfort and is not considered a resuscitative measure when the nurse delivers it via nasal cannula.