Safe Dosage Test - Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 100% Updated

A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions? - ANSWERMorphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a newly admitted client. The nurse should identify which of the following actions as a part of the assessment phase of the nursing process? - ANSWERAsking the client about a history of medication allergies A nurse is caring for a client who reports severe back pain at 1400. The client's prescriptions include oxycodone extended - release 20 mg PO every 12 hr (last dose received at 600) and oxycodone immediate - release 5 mg PO every 4 hr PRN (last dose received at 2300 the day before). Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWERAdminister oxycodone immediate - release 5 mg PO now A nurse working in a medical - surgical unit is preparing to administer medications to a client. The nurse plans to use two forms of identification to verify that she has the right client. Which of the following actions can the nurse take to identify the client? Select all that apply. - ANSWERCompare the name on the client's wristband with the name in the medication administration record (MAR) Ask the client to state his date of birth Ask the client to state his name Use the bar code scan to identify the client A nurse discovers a medication error in which the client received twice the pre