Test Bank For Calculating Drug Dosages A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math 2nd Edition by Castillo All Chapter 1- 22 Complete, ISBN: 978-1719641227

Test Bank For
Calculating Drug Dosages A Patient-Safe Approach to
Nursing and Math 2nd Edition by Castillo
All Chapter 1- 22 Complete

,Table of Contents:
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I.eSafetyeineMedicationeAdministration
Chaptere1.eSafetyeineMedicationeAdministration
Chaptere2.eTheeDrugeLabel
II.eSystemseofeMeasurement
Chaptere3.eTheeMetriceSystem
Chaptere4.eTheeHouseholdeSystem
III.eMethodseofeCalculation
Chaptere5.eLineareRatioeandeProportion
Chaptere6.eFractionaleRatioeandeProportion
Chaptere7.eDimensionaleAnalysis
Chaptere8.eFormulaeMethod
IV.eAdministrationeofeMedications
Chaptere9.eCalculatingeOraleMedicationeDoses
Chaptere10.eSyringeseandeNeedles
Chaptere11.eCalculatingeParenteraleMedicationeDosages
Chaptere12.ePreparingePowderedeParenteraleMedications
Chaptere13.eAdministrationeofeInsulin
V.eIVeTherapyeandeAdministrationeofeIntravenouseMedications
Chaptere14.eIntravenouseInfusioneandeInfusioneRates
Chaptere15.eCalculatingeInfusioneandeCompletioneTime
Chaptere16.eAdministeringeIVePusheMedications
VI.eVerifyingeSafeeDoseeandeCriticaleCareeCalculations
Chaptere17.eVerifyingeSafeeDose
Chaptere18.eTitrationeofeIntravenouseMedications
VII.eIntakeeandeOutput
Chaptere19.eCalculatingeIntakeeandeOutput
Chaptere20.eCalculatingeParenteraleIntake
VIII.eDosageseforePediatriceandeOldereAdultePopulations
Chaptere21.eConsiderationseforetheePediatricePatient
Chaptere22.eConsiderationseforetheeOldereAdult

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Chaptere1:eSafetyeineMedicationeAdministration
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MULTIPLEeCHOICE

1. Theefollowingemedicationeordereiseinetheepatient’semedicationeadministrationerecorde(MAR):

methylPREDnisolonee40emgePOedailyeate0900.

Afterereadingetheeorder,etheenurseecorrectlyedetermines:
A “PO”eiseaneinappropriateeabbreviation.
B theemedicationeordereisewrittenecorrectly.
C 40emgeshouldebeewrittenease40mg.
D tallemaneletteringeindicatesethatetheedrugeiseaenarcotic.

ANSWER:eB
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Theemedicationeorderehasealletheerequiredecomponentse(drugename,edose,eroute,ea
ndefrequencyeofeadministration)eforeaedrugeorder.e“PO”eiseaneappropriateeabbreviati
on;e40emgeisewrittenecorrectlyewitheaespaceebetweenetheedoseeandetheeuniteofemeas
urement.eTallemaneletteringeiseusedetoedistinguishetheedrugefromeanotheredrug
witheaesimilarename.




2. Whicheofetheefollowingeaccuratelyedescribesethee“BoxedeWarning”efoundeoneaedrugelabel?
A Iteiseprimarilyeiseusedetoeidentifyetheesafeedoseeforetheepatient.
B Iteisecommonlyefoundeonealledrugelabels.
C Iteidentifieseseriousepotentialeriskseandesideeeffectserelatedetoedrugeuse.
D Iteprotectsetheepatientebyeprovidingeinformationetoedecreaseesideeeffects.

ANSWER:eC
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Aedrugelabelewitheaeboxedewarningeprovideseinformationetoehealthcareeprofessional
seandepatientseregardingetheeseriouseriskseandesideeeffectserelatedetoetheedrug.eTheeB
oxedeWarningeisenotetheeprimaryesourceeforeidentifyingetheepatient’sedrugedosage.
Theewarningeisefoundeonespecificeprescriptionemedicationseandedoesenoteprovid
eeinformationetoereduceeoredecreaseesideeeffects.




3. Whenepracticingesafetyeinetheeadministrationeofemedication,eforewhicheofetheefollowin
gemedicationeorderseshouldeaenurseeseekeclarificationebeforeetheeadministrationeofethee
medication?
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A Regulareinsuline5euesubcutenow.
B Enoxaparine80emgesubcuteeverye12ehours.
C Benadryle50emgePOePRNeeverye6ehreforeitching.
D Ondansetrone4emgeIVPestat.

ANSWER:eA
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Thee“u”eshouldeneverebeeusedeineaemedicationeorder;erather,eforesafety,etheewor
de“units”eshouldebeespelledeout.eTheeothereanswereoptionsecontainetheerequired
componentseneededetoesafelyecarryeoutetheemedicationeorder.




4. Aenurseeisereviewingeaedrugelabelewitheaedrugenameewrittenewithetallemanelettering.eWhichest
atementseshowsetheenurseehaseaecorrecteunderstandingeofetallemaneletteringeoneaedrug elabel
?
A “Theetallemaneletteringemeansethiseiseaehighealertedrug.”
B “Theetallemaneletteringehelpsemeedistinguishethisedrugewitheotheredrugsethat
haveesimilarenames.”
C “TheetallemaneletteringemeansethatethisedrugemustehaveeaeBoxedeWarning.”
D “Theetallemaneletteringehelpsemeequicklyeidentifyethatethisedrugeiseaneinjectable
drug.”

ANSWER:eB
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Tallemaneletteringehighlightseaeportioneofetheedrugenameetoehelpedistinguishefrome
similaredrugenames.eIteisenoteusedetoeidentifyehighealertedrugs,ehighlighteaeboxed
warning,eoreidentifyeinjectableedrugs.




5. Theefollowingemedicationeorderseareefoundeinetheepatient’seMAR:

MetformineHCle500emgePOedailyeate0900.eHydrochlorothiazidee2
5emgePOeeverye12ehreate0900eande2100.eDigoxine.25emgePOedailye
ate0900.

Inereadingetheemedicationeorderseforethee0700–
1500eshift,etheenurseedeterminesethatewhicheofetheefollowingeisetheepriorityenursingeintervent
ion?
A ClarifyetheemetformineHCleorder.
B Clarifyetheehydrochlorothiazideeorder.
C Clarifyetheedigoxineorder.
D Prepareetoeadministerethee0900emedications.
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