FUNDS - Medication Administration ATI(Top QUALITY 2024/2025 EXAM REVIEW)

FUNDS - Medication Administration ATI To minimize the risk of a medication error, you must do which of the following? A. call the provider to double-check the prescription B. check the client's chart for medication allergies C. observe the rights of medication administration - C. observe the rights of medication administration When administering the medication for the first time, you identify the medication as zolpidem and tell the client it is intended to help her sleep. The client replies, "The provider said I would be getting Ambien, so why did he change his mind?" Which of the following is the best reply? A. "Well, I will recheck the prescription with your provider to be sure there is no mistake." B. "Oh, the provider didn't change his mind. This is Ambien." C. "The doctor was using the medication's manufacturer or trade name while I was using its generic name. Zolpidem is another name for Ambien." - C. "The doctor was using the medication's manufacturer or trade name while I was using its generic name. Zolpidem is another name for Ambien." You are ready to administer the client's sleeping medication when her phone rings. She says, "Just leave the pill on my nightstand. I'll take it as soon as I've finished talking to my son." Which of the following is the best response? A. "All right but use your call light to let me know when you've taken it." B. "Let me know when you are finished with your call, and I will bring it to you." C. "This will only take a few seconds. Please, just take it now." - B. "Let me know when you are finished with your call, and I will bring it to you." This evening, you ask the client whether she will again request her sleeping pill. The client responds, "It helped a little, but I didn't fall asleep as easily as I had hoped." Which of the following is the best response.? A. "It may take a few days to feel the full effect of this medication. Let's try it again tonight." B. "Let me call your provider and ask if he'll prescribe another sleep medication." C. "I can increase the dosage this evening, and we can see if that helps." - C. "I can increase the dosage this evening, and we can see if that helps." You prepare to administer the first dose of the prescribed pain medication. While some providers used to abbreviate morphine sulfate as MS, your institution's policy does not recognize it as an accepted abbreviation for the medication. Which of the following actions should you take? A. call the nursing supervisor to confirm the medication intended in the prescription B. ask the hospital's pharmacist to confirm the medication intended in the prescription C. call the prescribing provider to confirm the medication intended in the prescription - C. call the prescribing provider to confirm the medication intended in the prescription You begin preparing a medication. The medication is stocked on the unit in prefilled syringes labled "10 mg/ml." You plan to administer 5 mg of morphine. What volume of medication should you plan to administer? A. 1ml B. 2ml C. 0.5ml - C. 0.5ml When you attempt to prepare this medication, you find that it has not yet been delivered to the client's medication box. You know that another client on the unit is also receiving subcutaneous heparin. Would it be appropriate to borrow the medication so that you can begin the client's medication therapy expediently and then return it to the other client's box when the medications arrive