Safe Dosage Calculation (ATI)
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Practice questions for this set
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3. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO now.
-It has been 15 hr since the previous dose of oxycodone immediate-release, and the
medication is prescribed every 4 hr as needed, so the nurse should prepare to administer
a dose now to treat the client's pain.
Choose matching term
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about crushing medication. The nurse should explain that
which of the following medications can be crushed?
1 1. Extended-release oxycodone
2. Sublingual nitroglycerine
3. Enteric-coated aspirin
4. Sucralfate tablets
The nurse should explain that certain medications, such as those that are scored, can be safely
crushed and mixed with food or water for a client who has difficulty swallowing. The nurse should
check with the pharmacist before crushing a medication to make certain it can safely be crushed.
2
1. Contact the provider to request an order for a different pain medication.
2. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO at 1600.
3. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO now.
4. Contact the provider to request an increase in the oxycodone extended-release dose.
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, the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
3
dose."
medication."
Terms in this set (25)
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse 4. Sucralfate tablets
about crushing medication. The nurse
should explain that which of the following -The nurse should explain that certain medications, such as those that are scored,
medications can be crushed? can be safely crushed and mixed with food or water for a client who has difficulty
swallowing. The nurse should check with the pharmacist before crushing a
1. Extended-release oxycodone medication to make certain it can safely be crushed.
2. Sublingual nitroglycerine
3. Enteric-coated aspirin
4. Sucralfate tablets
The nurse should explain that certain 3. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO now.
medications, such as those that are scored,
can be safely crushed and mixed with food -It has been 15 hr since the previous dose of oxycodone immediate-release, and the
or water for a client who has difficulty medication is prescribed every 4 hr as needed, so the nurse should prepare to
swallowing. The nurse should check with administer a dose now to treat the client's pain.
the pharmacist before crushing a
medication to make certain it can safely be
crushed.
1. Contact the provider to request an order
for a different pain medication.
2. Administer oxycodone immediate-
release 5 mg PO at 1600.
3. Administer oxycodone immediate-
release 5 mg PO now.
4. Contact the provider to request an
increase in the oxycodone extended-
release dose.
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/7 Study with Learn
3. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO now.
-It has been 15 hr since the previous dose of oxycodone immediate-release, and the
medication is prescribed every 4 hr as needed, so the nurse should prepare to administer
a dose now to treat the client's pain.
Choose matching term
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about crushing medication. The nurse should explain that
which of the following medications can be crushed?
1 1. Extended-release oxycodone
2. Sublingual nitroglycerine
3. Enteric-coated aspirin
4. Sucralfate tablets
The nurse should explain that certain medications, such as those that are scored, can be safely
crushed and mixed with food or water for a client who has difficulty swallowing. The nurse should
check with the pharmacist before crushing a medication to make certain it can safely be crushed.
2
1. Contact the provider to request an order for a different pain medication.
2. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO at 1600.
3. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO now.
4. Contact the provider to request an increase in the oxycodone extended-release dose.
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, the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
3
dose."
medication."
Terms in this set (25)
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse 4. Sucralfate tablets
about crushing medication. The nurse
should explain that which of the following -The nurse should explain that certain medications, such as those that are scored,
medications can be crushed? can be safely crushed and mixed with food or water for a client who has difficulty
swallowing. The nurse should check with the pharmacist before crushing a
1. Extended-release oxycodone medication to make certain it can safely be crushed.
2. Sublingual nitroglycerine
3. Enteric-coated aspirin
4. Sucralfate tablets
The nurse should explain that certain 3. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO now.
medications, such as those that are scored,
can be safely crushed and mixed with food -It has been 15 hr since the previous dose of oxycodone immediate-release, and the
or water for a client who has difficulty medication is prescribed every 4 hr as needed, so the nurse should prepare to
swallowing. The nurse should check with administer a dose now to treat the client's pain.
the pharmacist before crushing a
medication to make certain it can safely be
crushed.
1. Contact the provider to request an order
for a different pain medication.
2. Administer oxycodone immediate-
release 5 mg PO at 1600.
3. Administer oxycodone immediate-
release 5 mg PO now.
4. Contact the provider to request an
increase in the oxycodone extended-
release dose.
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