test bank calculating drug dosages a patient safe approach to nursing and math_2nd_edition_by_castillo__werner_mccullough

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CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES:
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A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math
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2nd Edition
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Castillo | Werner-McCullough
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,Castillo/Werner-McCullough:vCalculatingvDrugvDosages:vAvPatient-SafevApproachvtovNursingvandvMath,,2ev TestvBank

TablevofvContents:
I. SafetyvinvMedicationvAdministrationv Chapterv1.v
SafetyvinvMedicationvAdministrationv Chapterv2.vThevD
rugvLabel
II. SystemsvofvMeasurementv Chapt
erv3.vThevMetricvSystemv Chapterv4.vTh
evHouseholdvSystem
III. MethodsvofvCalculation
Chapterv5.vLinearvRatiovandvProportionv Chapterv6.vF
ractionalvRatiovandvProportionv Chapterv7.vDimensio
nalvAnalysis
Chapterv8.vFormulavMethod
IV. AdministrationvofvMedications
Chapterv9.vCalculatingvOralvMedicationvDosesv Chapt
erv10.vSyringesvandvNeedles
Chapterv11.vCalculatingvParenteralvMedicationvDosagesv Chapt
erv12.vPreparingvPowderedvParenteralvMedicationsv Chapterv13
.vAdministrationvofvInsulin
V. IVvTherapyvandvAdministrationvofvIntravenousvMedications
Chapterv14.vIntravenousvInfusionvandvInfusionvRatesv Chapterv15.v
CalculatingvInfusionvandvCompletionvTimev Chapterv16.vAdminister
ingvIVvPushvMedications
VI. VerifyingvSafevDosevandvCriticalvCarevCalculations
Chapterv17.vVerifyingvSafevDose
Chapterv18.vTitrationvofvIntravenousvMedications
VII. IntakevandvOutput
Chapterv19.vCalculatingvIntakevandvOutputv Chapterv2
0.vCalculatingvParenteralvIntake
VIII. DosagesvforvPediatricvandvOldervAdultvPopulations
Chapterv21.vConsiderationsvforvthevPediatricvPatientv Chapterv22.v
ConsiderationsvforvthevOldervAdult

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Chapterv1:vSafetyvinvMedicationvAdministration
Castillo:vCalculatingvDrugvDosages:vAvPatient-SafevApproachvtovNursingvandvMathv2ndvEdition


MULTIPLEvCHOICE

1. Thevfollowingvmedicationvordervisvinvthevpatient’svmedicationvadministrationvrecordv(MAR):

methylPREDnisolonev40vmgvPOvdailyvatv0900.

Aftervreadingvthevorder,vthevnursevcorrectlyvdetermines:v A
“PO”visvanvinappropriatevabbreviation.
B thevmedicationvordervisvwrittenvcorrectly.v C
40vmgvshouldvbevwrittenvasv40mg.
D tallvmanvletteringvindicatesvthatvthevdrugvisvavnarcotic.

ANS:vB
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Thevmedicationvordervhasvallvthevrequiredvcomponentsv(drugvname,vdose,vroute,vandv frequency
vofvadministration)vforvavdrugvorder.v“PO”visvanvappropriatevabbreviation;v 40vmgvisvwrittenvcorrect

lyvwithvavspacevbetweenvthevdosevandvthevunitvofv measurement.vTallvmanvletteringvisvusedvtovdis
tinguishvthevdrugvfromvanothervdrugv withvavsimilarvname.



2. Whichvofvthevfollowingvaccuratelyvdescribesvthev“BoxedvWarning”vfoundvonvavdrugvlabel?v A
Itvisvprimarilyvisvusedvtovidentifyvthevsafevdosevforvthevpatient.
B Itvisvcommonlyvfoundvonvallvdrugvlabels.
C Itvidentifiesvseriousvpotentialvrisksvandvsideveffectsvrelatedvtovdrugvuse.v D
Itvprotectsvthevpatientvbyvprovidingvinformationvtovdecreasevsideveffects.

ANS:vC
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Avdrugvlabelvwithvavboxedvwarningvprovidesvinformationvtovhealthcarevprofessionalsv andvpatient
svregardingvthevseriousvrisksvandvsideveffectsvrelatedvtovthevdrug.vThev BoxedvWarningvisvnotvthev
primaryvsourcevforvidentifyingvthevpatient’svdrugvdosage.v Thevwarningvisvfoundvonvspecificvpresc
riptionvmedicationsvandvdoesvnotvprovidev informationvtovreducevorvdecreasevsideveffects.



3. Whenvpracticingvsafetyvinvthevadministrationvofvmedication,vforvwhichvofvthevfollowingv medicationvo
rdersvshouldvavnursevseekvclarificationvbeforevthevadministrationvofvthev medication?




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A Regularvinsulinv5vuvsubcutvnow.
B Enoxaparinv80vmgvsubcutveveryv12vhours.
C Benadrylv50vmgvPOvPRNveveryv6vhrvforvitching.v D
Ondansetronv4vmgvIVPvstat.

ANS:vA
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Thev“u”vshouldvnevervbevusedvinvavmedicationvorder;vrather,vforvsafety,vthevwordv “units”vshoul
dvbevspelledvout.vThevothervanswervoptionsvcontainvthevrequiredv componentsvneededvtovsaf
elyvcarryvoutvthevmedicationvorder.



4. Avnursevisvreviewingvavdrugvlabelvwithvavdrugvnamevwrittenvwithvtallvmanvlettering.vWhichv statementsvsho
wsvthevnursevhasvavcorrectvunderstandingvofvtallvmanvletteringvonvavdrugvlabel?v A
“Thevtallvmanvletteringvmeansvthisvisvavhighvalertvdrug.”
B “Thevtallvmanvletteringvhelpsvmevdistinguishvthisvdrugvwithvothervdrugsvthatv havevsimil
arvnames.”
C “ThevtallvmanvletteringvmeansvthatvthisvdrugvmustvhavevavBoxedvWarning.”
D “Thevtallvmanvletteringvhelpsvmevquicklyvidentifyvthatvthisvdrugvisvanvinjectablev drug.”

ANS:vB
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Tallvmanvletteringvhighlightsvavportionvofvthevdrugvnamevtovhelpvdistinguishvfromv similarvdrugv
names.vItvisvnotvusedvtovidentifyvhighvalertvdrugs,vhighlightvavboxedv warning,vorvidentifyvinject
ablevdrugs.



5. Thevfollowingvmedicationvordersvarevfoundvinvthevpatient’svMAR:

MetforminvHClv500vmgvPOvdailyvatv0900.v Hydrochlorothiazidev25vmgv
POveveryv12vhrvatv0900vandv2100.v Digoxinv.25vmgvPOvdailyvatv0900.

Invreadingvthevmedicationvordersvforvthev0700–
1500vshift,vthevnursevdeterminesvthatvwhichvofv thevfollowingvisvthevpriorityvnursingvintervention?
A ClarifyvthevmetforminvHClvorder.
B Clarifyvthevhydrochlorothiazidevorder.v C
Clarifyvthevdigoxinvorder.
D

Preparevtovadministervthev0900vmedications.v AN

S:vC


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