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BB A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math
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Safe Approach to Nursing and Math Second Edition by Sandra L
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uz Martinez de Castillo, Maryanne Werner Chapter 1-22
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TableBofBContents:
I.BSafetyBinBMedicationBAdministration
ChapterB1.BSafetyBinBMedicationBAdministration
ChapterB2.BTheBDrugBLabel
II.BSystemsBofBMeasurement
ChapterB3.BTheBMetricBSystem
ChapterB4.BTheBHouseholdBSystem
III.BMethodsBofBCalculation
ChapterB5.BLinearBRatioBandBProportion
ChapterB6.BFractionalBRatioBandBProportion
ChapterB7.BDimensionalBAnalysis
ChapterB8.BFormulaBMethod
IV.BAdministrationBofBMedications
ChapterB9.BCalculatingBOralBMedicationBDoses
ChapterB10.BSyringesBandBNeedles
ChapterB11.BCalculatingBParenteralBMedicationBDosages
ChapterB12.BPreparingBPowderedBParenteralBMedications
ChapterB13.BAdministrationBofBInsulin
V.BIVBTherapyBandBAdministrationBofBIntravenousBMedications
ChapterB14.BIntravenousBInfusionBandBInfusionBRates
ChapterB15.BCalculatingBInfusionBandBCompletionBTime
ChapterB16.BAdministeringBIVBPushBMedications
VI.BVerifyingBSafeBDoseBandBCriticalBCareBCalculations
ChapterB17.BVerifyingBSafeBDose
ChapterB18.BTitrationBofBIntravenousBMedications
VII.BIntakeBandBOutput
ChapterB19.BCalculatingBIntakeBandBOutput
ChapterB20.BCalculatingBParenteralBIntake
VIII.BDosagesBforBPediatricBandBOlderBAdultBPopulations
ChapterB21.BConsiderationsBforBtheBPediatricBPatient
ChapterB22.BConsiderationsBforBtheBOlderBAdult
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ChapterB1:BSafetyBinBMedicationBAdministration
Castillo:BCalculatingBDrugBDosages:BABPatient-SafeBApproachBtoBNursingBandBMathB2ndBEdition
MULTIPLEBCHOICE
1. TheBfollowingBmedicationBorderBisBinBtheBpatient’sBmedicationBadministrationBrecordB(MAR):
methylPREDnisoloneB40BmgBPOBdailyBatB0900.
AfterBreadingBtheBorder,BtheBnurseBcorrectlyBdetermines:
A “PO”BisBanBinappropriateBabbreviation.
B theBmedicationBorderBisBwrittenBcorrectly.
C 40BmgBshouldBbeBwrittenBasB40mg.
D tallBmanBletteringBindicatesBthatBtheBdrugBisBaBnarcotic.
ANS:BB
Feedback
TheBmedicationBorderBhasBallBtheBrequiredBcomponentsB(drugBname,Bdose,Broute,Ban
dBfrequencyBofBadministration)BforBaBdrugBorder.B“PO”BisBanBappropriateBabbreviatio
n;B40BmgBisBwrittenBcorrectlyBwithBaBspaceBbetweenBtheBdoseBandBtheBunitBofBmeasur
ement.BTallBmanBletteringBisBusedBtoBdistinguishBtheBdrugBfromBanotherBdrug
withBaBsimilarBname.
2. WhichBofBtheBfollowingBaccuratelyBdescribesBtheB“BoxedBWarning”BfoundBonBaBdrugBlabel?
A ItBisBprimarilyBisBusedBtoBidentifyBtheBsafeBdoseBforBtheBpatient.
B ItBisBcommonlyBfoundBonBallBdrugBlabels.
C ItBidentifiesBseriousBpotentialBrisksBandBsideBeffectsBrelatedBtoBdrugBuse.
D ItBprotectsBtheBpatientBbyBprovidingBinformationBtoBdecreaseBsideBeffects.
ANS:BC
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ABdrugBlabelBwithBaBboxedBwarningBprovidesBinformationBtoBhealthcareBprofessional
sBandBpatientsBregardingBtheBseriousBrisksBandBsideBeffectsBrelatedBtoBtheBdrug.BTheBB
oxedBWarningBisBnotBtheBprimaryBsourceBforBidentifyingBtheBpatient’sBdrugBdosage.
TheBwarningBisBfoundBonBspecificBprescriptionBmedicationsBandBdoesBnotBprovid
eBinformationBtoBreduceBorBdecreaseBsideBeffects.
3. WhenBpracticingBsafetyBinBtheBadministrationBofBmedication,BforBwhichBofBtheBfollowin
gBmedicationBordersBshouldBaBnurseBseekBclarificationBbeforeBtheBadministrationBofBtheB
medication?
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McCullough:BCalculatingBDrugBDosages,B2e
A RegularBinsulinB5BuBsubcutBnow.
B EnoxaparinB80BmgBsubcutBeveryB12Bhours.
C BenadrylB50BmgBPOBPRNBeveryB6BhrBforBitching.
D OndansetronB4BmgBIVPBstat.
ANS:BA
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TheB“u”BshouldBneverBbeBusedBinBaBmedicationBorder;Brather,BforBsafety,BtheBwor
dB“units”BshouldBbeBspelledBout.BTheBotherBanswerBoptionsBcontainBtheBrequired
componentsBneededBtoBsafelyBcarryBoutBtheBmedicationBorder.
4. ABnurseBisBreviewingBaBdrugBlabelBwithBaBdrugBnameBwrittenBwithBtallBmanBlettering.BWhichB
statementsBshowsBtheBnurseBhasBaBcorrectBunderstandingBofBtallBmanBletteringBonBaBdrugBlabel
?
A “TheBtallBmanBletteringBmeansBthisBisBaBhighBalertBdrug.”
B “TheBtallBmanBletteringBhelpsBmeBdistinguishBthisBdrugBwithBotherBdrugsBthat
haveBsimilarBnames.”
C “TheBtallBmanBletteringBmeansBthatBthisBdrugBmustBhaveBaBBoxedBWarning.”
D “TheBtallBmanBletteringBhelpsBmeBquicklyBidentifyBthatBthisBdrugBisBanBinjectable
drug.”
ANS:BB
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TallBmanBletteringBhighlightsBaBportionBofBtheBdrugBnameBtoBhelpBdistinguishBfro
mBsimilarBdrugBnames.BItBisBnotBusedBtoBidentifyBhighBalertBdrugs,BhighlightBaBbox
ed
warning,BorBidentifyBinjectableBdrugs.
5. TheBfollowingBmedicationBordersBareBfoundBinBtheBpatient’sBMAR:
MetforminBHClB500BmgBPOBdailyBatB0900.BHydrochlorothiazi
deB25BmgBPOBeveryB12BhrBatB0900BandB2100.BDigoxinB.25BmgBP
OBdailyBatB0900.
InBreadingBtheBmedicationBordersBforBtheB0700–
1500Bshift,BtheBnurseBdeterminesBthatBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBpriorityBnursingBintervent
ion?
A ClarifyBtheBmetforminBHClBorder.
B ClarifyBtheBhydrochlorothiazideBorder.
C ClarifyBtheBdigoxinBorder.
D PrepareBtoBadministerBtheB0900Bmedications.
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