Test Bank for Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach To Nursing And Math 2nd Edition By Sandra Luz Martinez De Castillo And Maryanne Werner-Mccullough ISBN 9780803624962 Chapter 1-22 | Complete Guide A+

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I. vSafety vin vMedication vAdministration
Chapter v1. vSafety vin vMedication vAdministration
Chapter v2. vThe vDrug vLabel
II. vSystems vof vMeasurement
Chapter v3. vThe vMetric vSystem
Chapter v4. vThe vHousehold vSystem
III. vMethods vof vCalculation
Chapter v5. vLinear vRatio vand vProportion
Chapter v6. vFractional vRatio vand vProportion
Chapter v7. vDimensional vAnalysis
Chapter v8. vFormula vMethod
IV. vAdministration vof vMedications
Chapter v9. vCalculating vOral vMedication vDoses
Chapter v10. vSyringes vand vNeedles
Chapter v11. vCalculating vParenteral vMedication vDosages
Chapter v12. vPreparing vPowdered vParenteral vMedications
Chapter v13. vAdministration vof vInsulin
V. vIV vTherapy vand vAdministration vof vIntravenous vMedications
Chapter v14. vIntravenous vInfusion vand vInfusion vRates
Chapter v15. vCalculating vInfusion vand vCompletion vTime
Chapter v16. vAdministering vIV vPush vMedications
VI. vVerifying vSafe vDose vand vCritical vCare vCalculations
Chapter v17. vVerifying vSafe vDose
Chapter v18. vTitration vof vIntravenous vMedications
VII. vIntake vand vOutput
Chapter v19. vCalculating vIntake vand vOutput
Chapter v20. vCalculating vParenteral vIntake
VIII. vDosages vfor vPediatric vand vOlder vAdult vPopulations
Chapter v21. vConsiderations vfor vthe vPediatric vPatient
Chapter v22. vConsiderations vfor vthe vOlder vAdult

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Chapter v1: vSafety vin vMedication vAdministration
Castillo: vCalculating vDrug vDosages: vA vPatient-Safe vApproach vto vNursing vand vMath v2nd vEdition


MULTIPLE vCHOICE

1. The vfollowing vmedication vorder vis vin vthe vpatient’s v medication vadministration vrecord v(MAR):

methylPREDnisolone v40 vmg vPO vdaily vat v0900.

After vreading vthe vorder, vthe vnurse vcorrectly vdetermines:
A “PO” vis van vinappropriate vabbreviation.
B the vmedication vorder vis vwritten vcorrectly.
C 40 vmg vshould vbe vwritten vas v40mg.
D tall vman vlettering vindicates vthat vthe vdrug vis va
vnarcotic.




ANSWER: vB
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The vmedication vorder vhas vall vthe vrequired vcomponents v(drug vname, vdose,
vroute, vandvfrequency vof vadministration) vfor va vdrug vorder. v“PO” vis van

vappropriate vabbreviation;v40 vmg vis vwritten vcorrectly vwith va vspace vbetween vthe

vdose vand vthe vunit vof vmeasurement. vTall vman vlettering vis vused vto vdistinguish

vthe vdrug vfrom vanother vdrug

with va vsimilar vname.




2. Which vof vthe vfollowing vaccurately vdescribes vthe v“Boxed vWarning” v found von va vdrug vlabel?
A It vis vprimarily vis vused vto videntify vthe vsafe vdose vfor vthe vpatient.
B It vis vcommonly vfound von vall vdrug vlabels.
C It videntifies vserious vpotential vrisks vand vside veffects vrelated vto vdrug
vuse.

D It vprotects vthe vpatient vby vproviding vinformation vto vdecrease vside
veffects.




ANSWER: vC
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A vdrug vlabel vwith va vboxed vwarning vprovides vinformation vto vhealthcare
vprofessionalsvand vpatients vregarding vthe vserious vrisks vand vside veffects vrelated

vto vthe vdrug. vThe vBoxed vWarning vis vnot vthe vprimary vsource vfor videntifying vthe

vpatient’s vdrug vdosage.

The vwarning vis vfound von vspecific vprescription vmedications vand vdoes vnot
vprovidevinformation vto vreduce vor vdecrease vside veffects.




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3. When vpracticing vsafety vin vthe vadministration vof vmedication, vfor vwhich vof vthe
vfollowingvmedication vorders vshould va vnurse vseek vclarification vbefore vthe


vadministration vof vthe vmedication?




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