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

,Table of Contents: OB OB




I. Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 1. Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 2. The Drug Label OB OB OB OB




II. Systems of Measurement
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Chapter 3. The Metric System OB OB OB OB




Chapter 4. The Household SystemOB OB OB OB




III. Methods of Calculation
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Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion
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Chapter 6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion
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Chapter 7. Dimensional AnalysisOB OB OB




Chapter 8. Formula Method OB OB OB




IV. Administration of Medications
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Chapter 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses
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Chapter 10. Syringes and Needles
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Chapter 11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosages
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Chapter 12. Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications
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Chapter 13. Administration of Insulin
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V. IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
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Chapter 14. Intravenous Infusion and Infusion Rates
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Chapter 15. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time
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Chapter 16. Administering IV Push Medications
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VI. Verifying Safe Dose and Critical Care Calculations
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Chapter 17. Verifying Safe DoseOB OB OB OB




Chapter 18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
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VII. Intake and Output
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Chapter 19. Calculating Intake and Output
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Chapter 20. Calculating Parenteral Intake
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VIII. Dosages for Pediatric and Older Adult Populations
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Chapter 21. Considerations for the Pediatric Patient
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Chapter 22. Considerations for the Older Adult
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,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: Calculating Drug Dosages, 2e OB OB OB OB




Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration
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Castillo: Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math 2nd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE OB




1. The following medication order is in the patient’s medication administration record (MAR):
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methylPREDnisolone 40 mg PO daily at 0900. OB OB OB OB OB OB




After reading the order, the nurse correctly determines:
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A “PO” is an inappropriate abbreviation. OB OB OB OB




B the medication order is written correctly. OB OB OB OB OB




C 40 mg should be written as 40mg. OB OB OB OB OB OB




D tall man lettering indicates that the drug is a narcotic.
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ANSWER: B OB




Feedback
The medication order has all the required components (drug name, dose, route, a
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ndfrequency of administration) for a drug order. “PO” is an appropriate abbreviati
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on;40 mg is written correctly with a space between the dose and the unit of meas
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urement. Tall man lettering is used to distinguish the drug from another drug
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with a similar name. OB OB OB




2. Which of the following accurately describes the “Boxed Warning” found on a drug label?
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A It is primarily is used to identify the safe dose for the patient.
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B It is commonly found on all drug labels. OB OB OB OB OB OB OB




C It identifies serious potential risks and side effects related to drug use.
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D It protects the patient by providing information to decrease side effects.
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ANSWER: C OB




Feedback
A drug label with a boxed warning provides information to healthcare professional
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sand patients regarding the serious risks and side effects related to the drug. The B
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oxed Warning is not the primary source for identifying the patient’s drug dosage.
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The warning is found on specific prescription medications and does not provide
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B




information to reduce or decrease side effects. OB OB OB OB OB OB




3. When practicing safety in the administration of medication, for which of the following
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B




medication orders should a nurse seek clarification before the administration of the
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medication?
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, Castillo/Werner-McCullough: Calculating Drug Dosages, 2e OB OB OB OB




A Regular insulin 5 u subcut now. OB OB OB OB OB




B Enoxaparin 80 mg subcut every 12 hours. OB OB OB OB OB OB




C Benadryl 50 mg PO PRN every 6 hr for itching. OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB




D Ondansetron 4 mg IVP stat. OB OB OB OB




ANSWER: A OB




Feedback
The “u” should never be used in a medication order; rather, for safety, the wor
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d“units” should be spelled out. The other answer options contain the required
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components needed to safely carry out the medication order. OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB




4. A nurse is reviewing a drug label with a drug name written with tall man lettering. Which st
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atements shows the nurse has a correct understanding of tall man lettering on a drug label?
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A “The tall man lettering means this is a high alert drug.”
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B “The tall man lettering helps me distinguish this drug with other drugs that
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have similar names.” OB OB




C “The tall man lettering means that this drug must have a Boxed Warning.”
OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB




D “The tall man lettering helps me quickly identify that this drug is an injectable
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drug.”

ANSWER: B OB




Feedback
Tall man lettering highlights a portion of the drug name to help distinguish from
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B




similar drug names. It is not used to identify high alert drugs, highlight a boxed
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warning, or identify injectable drugs.OB OB OB OB




5. The following medication orders are found in the patient’s MAR:
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Metformin HCl 500 mg PO daily at 0900. Hydrochlorothiazide 2
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5 mg PO every 12 hr at 0900 and 2100.Digoxin .25 mg PO daily
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O OB OB OB OB OB




at 0900.
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In reading the medication orders for the 0700–
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1500 shift, the nurse determines that which ofthe following is the priority nursing interventi
OB OB OB OB OB OB OB O
B OB OB OB OB OB OB




on?
A Clarify the metformin HCl order. OB OB OB OB




B Clarify the hydrochlorothiazide order. OB OB OB




C Clarify the digoxin order. OB OB OB




D Prepare to administer the 0900 medications. OB OB OB OB OB




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Publisher: 2020 ISBN: 9781719641227 Edition: Unknown

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