Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math
2nd Edition by Castillo
Chapter 1 - 22 Complete
,Table of Contents:
Q Q
I.QSafetyQinQMedicationQAdministration
ChapterQ1.QSafetyQinQMedicationQAdministration
ChapterQ2.QTheQDrugQLabel
II.QSystemsQofQMeasurement
ChapterQ3.QTheQMetricQSystem
ChapterQ4.QTheQHouseholdQSystem
III.QMethodsQofQCalculation
ChapterQ5.QLinearQRatioQandQProportion
ChapterQ6.QFractionalQRatioQandQProportion
ChapterQ7.QDimensionalQAnalysis
ChapterQ8.QFormulaQMethod
IV.QAdministrationQofQMedications
ChapterQ9.QCalculatingQOralQMedicationQDoses
ChapterQ10.QSyringesQandQNeedles
ChapterQ11.QCalculatingQParenteralQMedicationQDosages
ChapterQ12.QPreparingQPowderedQParenteralQMedications
ChapterQ13.QAdministrationQofQInsulin
V.QIVQTherapyQandQAdministrationQofQIntravenousQMedications
ChapterQ14.QIntravenousQInfusionQandQInfusionQRates
ChapterQ15.QCalculatingQInfusionQandQCompletionQTime
ChapterQ16.QAdministeringQIVQPushQMedications
VI.QVerifyingQSafeQDoseQandQCriticalQCareQCalculations
ChapterQ17.QVerifyingQSafeQDose
ChapterQ18.QTitrationQofQIntravenousQMedications
VII.QIntakeQandQOutput
ChapterQ19.QCalculatingQIntakeQandQOutput
ChapterQ20.QCalculatingQParenteralQIntake
VIII.QDosagesQforQPediatricQandQOlderQAdultQPopulations
ChapterQ21.QConsiderationsQforQtheQPediatricQPatient
ChapterQ22.QConsiderationsQforQtheQOlderQAdult
,Castillo/Werner-
McCullough:QCalculatingQDrugQDosages,Q2e
ChapterQ1:QSafetyQinQMedicationQAdministration
Castillo:QCalculatingQDrugQDosages:QAQPatient-
SafeQApproachQtoQNursingQandQMathQ2ndQEdition
MULTIPLEQCHOICE
1. TheQfollowingQmedicationQorderQisQinQtheQpatient’sQmedicationQadministrationQrecordQ(M
AR):
methylPREDnisoloneQ40QmgQPOQdailyQatQ0900.
AfterQreadingQtheQorder,QtheQnurseQcorrectlyQdetermines:
A “PO”QisQanQinappropriateQabbreviation.
B theQmedicationQorderQisQwrittenQcorrectly.
C 40QmgQshouldQbeQwrittenQasQ40mg.
D tallQmanQletteringQindicatesQthatQtheQdrugQisQaQna
rcotic.
ANSWER:QB
Feedback
TheQmedicationQorderQhasQallQtheQrequiredQcomponentsQ(drugQname,Qdose,Q
route,QandQfrequencyQofQadministration)QforQaQdrugQorder.Q“PO”QisQanQappr
opriateQabbreviation;Q40QmgQisQwrittenQcorrectlyQwithQaQspaceQbetweenQthe
QdoseQandQtheQunitQofQmeasurement.QTallQmanQletteringQisQusedQtoQdisting
uishQtheQdrugQfromQanotherQdrug
withQaQsimilarQname.
2. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQaccuratelyQdescribesQtheQ“BoxedQWarning”QfoundQonQaQdrugQlab
el?
A ItQisQprimarilyQisQusedQtoQidentifyQtheQsafeQdoseQforQtheQpatient.
B ItQisQcommonlyQfoundQonQallQdrugQlabels.
C ItQidentifiesQseriousQpotentialQrisksQandQsideQeffectsQrelatedQtoQdru
gQuse.
D ItQprotectsQtheQpatientQbyQprovidingQinformationQtoQdecreaseQsideQ
effects.
ANSWER:QC
Feedback
AQdrugQlabelQwithQaQboxedQwarningQprovidesQinformationQtoQhealthcareQpro
fessionalsQandQpatientsQregardingQtheQseriousQrisksQandQsideQeffectsQrelatedQt
oQtheQdrug.QTheQBoxedQWarningQisQnotQtheQprimaryQsourceQforQidentifying
QtheQpatient’sQdrugQdosage.
TheQwarningQisQfoundQonQspecificQprescriptionQmedicationsQandQdoesQno
tQprovideQinformationQtoQreduceQorQdecreaseQsideQeffects.
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, Castillo/Werner-
3. WhenQQCalculating
McCullough: QDrug
practicing QDosages,
Qsafety QinQ Qthe
2e QadministrationQofQmedication,QforQwhichQofQthe
QfollowingQmedicationQordersQshouldQaQnurseQseekQclarificationQbeforeQtheQad
ministrationQofQtheQmedication?
A RegularQinsulinQ5QuQsubcutQnow.
B EnoxaparinQ80QmgQsubcutQeveryQ12Qhours.
C BenadrylQ50QmgQPOQPRNQeveryQ6QhrQforQit
ching.
D OndansetronQ4QmgQIVPQstat.
ANSWER:QA
Feedback
TheQ“u”QshouldQneverQbeQusedQinQaQmedicationQorder;Qrather,QforQsafet
y,QtheQwordQ“units”QshouldQbeQspelledQout.QTheQotherQanswerQoptionsQc
ontainQtheQrequired
componentsQneededQtoQsafelyQcarryQoutQtheQmedicationQorder.
4. AQnurseQisQreviewingQaQdrugQlabelQwithQaQdrugQnameQwrittenQwithQtallQmanQletter
ing.QWhichQstatementsQshowsQtheQnurseQhasQaQcorrectQunderstandingQofQtallQmanQle
tteringQonQaQdrugQlabel?
A “TheQtallQmanQletteringQmeansQthisQisQaQhighQalertQdrug.”
B “TheQtallQmanQletteringQhelpsQmeQdistinguishQthisQdrugQwithQotherQdrugs
Qthat
haveQsimilarQnames.”
C “TheQtallQmanQletteringQmeansQthatQthisQdrugQmustQhaveQaQBoxedQWarn
ing.”
D “TheQtallQmanQletteringQhelpsQmeQquicklyQidentifyQthatQthisQdrugQisQanQ
injectable
drug.”
ANSWER:QB
Feedback
TallQmanQletteringQhighlightsQaQportionQofQtheQdrugQnameQtoQhelpQdistin
guishQfromQsimilarQdrugQnames.QItQisQnotQusedQtoQidentifyQhighQalertQdr
ugs,QhighlightQaQboxed
warning,QorQidentifyQinjectableQdrugs.
5. TheQfollowingQmedicationQordersQareQfoundQinQtheQpatient’sQMAR:
MetforminQHClQ500QmgQPOQdailyQatQ0900.QHydrochlor
othiazideQ25QmgQPOQeveryQ12QhrQatQ0900QandQ2100.Q
DigoxinQ.25QmgQPOQdailyQatQ0900.
InQreadingQtheQmedicationQordersQforQtheQ0700–
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