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I. Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 1. Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 2. The Drug Label ty ty ty ty
II. Systems of Measurement
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Chapter 3. The Metric System ty ty ty ty
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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 Analysisty ty ty
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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 Dosety ty ty ty
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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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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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. ty ty ty ty ty ty
After ty reading the order, the nurse correctly determines:
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B the medication order is written correctly.
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C 40 mg should be written as 40mg.
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D tall man lettering indicates that the drug is a narcotic.
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andfrequency of administration) for a drug order. “PO” is an appropriate
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abbreviation;40 mg is written correctly with a space between the dose and the
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unit of measurement. Tall man lettering is used to distinguish the drug from
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another drug
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2. Which ty 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.
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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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professionalsand patients regarding the serious risks and side effects related to
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the drug. The Boxed Warning is not the primary source for identifying the
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patient’s drug dosage.
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provideinformation to reduce or decrease side effects.
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3. When practicing safety in the administration of medication, for which of the
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followingmedication orders should a nurse seek clarification before the
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administration of the medication?
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A Regular insulin 5 u subcut now. ty ty ty ty ty
B Enoxaparin 80 mg subcut every 12 hours. ty ty ty ty ty ty
C Benadryl 50 mg PO PRN every 6 hr for itching. ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
D Ondansetron 4 mg IVP stat. ty ty ty ty
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word“units” should be spelled out. The other answer options contain the
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required
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4. A nurse is reviewing a drug label with a drug name written with tall man lettering.
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Which statements shows the nurse has a correct understanding of tall man lettering on a
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drug label?
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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.” ty ty
C “The tall man lettering means that this drug must have a Boxed Warning.”
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D “The tall man lettering helps me quickly identify that this drug is an
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injectable ty
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fromsimilar drug names. It is not used to identify high alert drugs, highlight
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a boxed
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5. The following medication orders are found in the patient’s MAR:
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Metformin HCl 500 mg PO daily at 0900. ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg PO every 12 hr at 0900 and
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2100.Digoxin .25 mg PO daily at 0900.
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In reading the medication orders for the 0700–1500 shift, the nurse determines that
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which ofthe following is the priority nursing intervention?
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A Clarify the metformin HCl order. ty ty ty ty
B Clarify the hydrochlorothiazide order. ty ty ty
C Clarify the digoxin order. ty ty ty
D Prepare to administer the 0900 medications. ty ty ty ty ty
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