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Chapter 1 - 22 Complete
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I.mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
Chapterm1.mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
Chapterm2.mThemDrugmLabel
II.mSystemsmofmMeasurement
Chapterm3.mThemMetricmSystem
Chapterm4.mThemHouseholdmSystem
III.mMethodsmofmCalculation
Chapterm5.mLinearmRatiomandmProportion
Chapterm6.mFractionalmRatiomandmProportion
Chapterm7.mDimensionalmAnalysis
Chapterm8.mFormulamMethod
IV.mAdministrationmofmMedications
Chapterm9.mCalculatingmOralmMedicationmDoses
Chapterm10.mSyringesmandmNeedles
Chapterm11.mCalculatingmParenteralmMedicationmDosages
Chapterm12.mPreparingmPowderedmParenteralmMedications
Chapterm13.mAdministrationmofmInsulin
V.mIVmTherapymandmAdministrationmofmIntravenousmMedications
Chapterm14.mIntravenousmInfusionmandmInfusionmRates
Chapterm15.mCalculatingmInfusionmandmCompletionmTime
Chapterm16.mAdministeringmIVmPushmMedications
VI.mVerifyingmSafemDosemandmCriticalmCaremCalculations
Chapterm17.mVerifyingmSafemDose
Chapterm18.mTitrationmofmIntravenousmMedications
VII.mIntakemandmOutput
Chapterm19.mCalculatingmIntakemandmOutput
Chapterm20.mCalculatingmParenteralmIntake
VIII.mDosagesmformPediatricmandmOldermAdultmPopulations
Chapterm21.mConsiderationsmformthemPediatricmPatient
Chapterm22.mConsiderationsmformthemOldermAdult
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Chapterm1:mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
Castillo:mCalculatingmDrugmDosages:mAmPatient-SafemApproachmtomNursingmandmMathm2ndmEdition
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Themfollowingmmedicationmordermisminmthempatient’smmedicationmadministrationmrecordm(MAR):
methylPREDnisolonem40mmgmPOmdailymatm0900.
Aftermreadingmthemorder,mthemnursemcorrectlymdetermines:
A “PO”mismanminappropriatemabbreviation.
B themmedicationmordermismwrittenmcorrectly.
C 40mmgmshouldmbemwrittenmasm40mg.
D tallmmanmletteringmindicatesmthatmthemdrugmismamnarco
tic.
ANSWER:mB
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Themmedicationmordermhasmallmthemrequiredmcomponentsm(drugmname,mdose,mrou
te,mandmfrequencymofmadministration)mformamdrugmorder.m“PO”mismanmappropriatem
abbreviation;m40mmgmismwrittenmcorrectlymwithmamspacembetweenmthemdosemandmt
hemunitmofmmeasurement.mTallmmanmletteringmismusedmtomdistinguishmthemdrugmfr
ommanothermdrug
withmamsimilarmname.
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmaccuratelymdescribesmthem“BoxedmWarning”mfoundmonmamdrugmlabel?
A Itmismprimarilymismusedmtomidentifymthemsafemdosemformthempatient.
B Itmismcommonlymfoundmonmallmdrugmlabels.
C Itmidentifiesmseriousmpotentialmrisksmandmsidemeffectsmrelatedmtomdrugmu
se.
D Itmprotectsmthempatientmbymprovidingminformationmtomdecreasemsidemeff
ects.
ANSWER:mC
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Amdrugmlabelmwithmamboxedmwarningmprovidesminformationmtomhealthcaremprofess
ionalsmandmpatientsmregardingmthemseriousmrisksmandmsidemeffectsmrelatedmtomthem
drug.mThemBoxedmWarningmismnotmthemprimarymsourcemformidentifyingmthempatient
’smdrugmdosage.
Themwarningmismfoundmonmspecificmprescriptionmmedicationsmandmdoesmnotmpr
ovideminformationmtomreducemormdecreasemsidemeffects.
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3. Whenmpracticingmsafetyminmthemadministrationmofmmedication,mformwhichmofmthemfoll
owingmmedicationmordersmshouldmamnursemseekmclarificationmbeforemthemadministrati
onmofmthemmedication?
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