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1. A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take in the following
legal practice guidelines? (Select all that apply)
A. Maintain skill competency
B. Determine the dosage
C. Monitor for adverse effects
D. Safeguard medications
E. Identify the client's diagnosis
A. Maintain skill competency
C. Monitor for adverse effects
D. Safeguard medications
2. A nurse reviewing a client's health record notes a new prescription for lisinopril 10 mg P.O. once every day. The
nurse should identify this as which of the following types of prescription?
A. Single
B. STAT
C. Routine
D. Standing
C. Routine
3. A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for ondansteron 4 mg P.O. PRN for nausea and vomiting for a client who
has hyperemesis gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which of the following parts of the prescription with the
provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency
D. Frequency
4. A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering medications. Which of the
following data should the nurse include in the preassessment? (Select all that apply)
A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies
1. A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take in the following
legal practice guidelines? (Select all that apply)
A. Maintain skill competency
B. Determine the dosage
C. Monitor for adverse effects
D. Safeguard medications
E. Identify the client's diagnosis
A. Maintain skill competency
C. Monitor for adverse effects
D. Safeguard medications
2. A nurse reviewing a client's health record notes a new prescription for lisinopril 10 mg P.O. once every day. The
nurse should identify this as which of the following types of prescription?
A. Single
B. STAT
C. Routine
D. Standing
C. Routine
3. A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for ondansteron 4 mg P.O. PRN for nausea and vomiting for a client who
has hyperemesis gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which of the following parts of the prescription with the
provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency
D. Frequency
4. A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering medications. Which of the
following data should the nurse include in the preassessment? (Select all that apply)
A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies
