,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: cCalculating cDrug cDosages: cA cPatient-Safe cApproach cto cNursing cand cMath,,2e
Test cBank
Table cof cContents:
I. cSafety cin cMedication cAdministration
Chapter c1. cSafety cin cMedication cAdministration
Chapter c2. cThe cDrug cLabel
II. cSystems cof cMeasurement
Chapter c3. cThe cMetric cSystem
Chapter c4. cThe cHousehold cSystem
III. cMethods cof cCalculation
Chapter c5. cLinear cRatio cand cProportion
Chapter c6. cFractional cRatio cand cProportion
Chapter c7. cDimensional cAnalysis
Chapter c8. cFormula cMethod
IV. cAdministration cof cMedications
Chapter c9. cCalculating cOral cMedication cDoses
Chapter c10. cSyringes cand cNeedles
Chapter c11. cCalculating cParenteral cMedication cDosages
Chapter c12. cPreparing cPowdered cParenteral cMedications
Chapter c13. cAdministration cof cInsulin
V. cIV cTherapy cand cAdministration cof cIntravenous cMedications
Chapter c14. cIntravenous cInfusion cand cInfusion cRates
Chapter c15. cCalculating cInfusion cand cCompletion cTime
Chapter c16. cAdministering cIV cPush cMedications
VI. cVerifying cSafe cDose cand cCritical cCare cCalculations
Chapter c17. cVerifying cSafe cDose
Chapter c18. cTitration cof cIntravenous cMedications
VII. cIntake cand cOutput
Chapter c19. cCalculating cIntake cand cOutput
Chapter c20. cCalculating cParenteral cIntake
VIII. cDosages cfor cPediatric cand cOlder cAdult cPopulations
Chapter c21. cConsiderations cfor cthe cPediatric cPatient
Chapter c22. cConsiderations cfor cthe cOlder cAdult
,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: cCalculating cDrug cDosages,
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Chapter c1: cSafety cin cMedication cAdministration
Castillo: cCalculating cDrug cDosages: cA cPatient-Safe cApproach cto cNursing cand cMath c2nd cEdition
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. The cfollowing cmedication corder cis cin cthe cpatient’s cmedication cadministration crecord c(MAR):
methylPREDnisolone c40 cmg cPO cdaily cat c0900.
After creading cthe corder, cthe cnurse ccorrectly cdetermines:
A ―PO‖ cis can cinappropriate cabbreviation.
B the cmedication corder cis cwritten ccorrectly.
C 40 cmg cshould cbe cwritten cas c40mg.
D tall cman clettering cindicates cthat cthe cdrug cis ca cnarcotic.
ANS: cB
Feedback
The cmedication corder chas call cthe crequired ccomponents c(drug cname, cdose, croute, cand
cfrequency cof cadministration) cfor ca cdrug corder. c―PO‖ cis can cappropriate
cabbreviation; c40 cmg cis cwritten ccorrectly cwith ca cspace cbetween cthe cdose cand cthe
cunit cof cmeasurement. cTall cman clettering cis cused cto cdistinguish cthe cdrug cfrom
canother cdrug
with ca csimilar cname.
2. Which cof cthe cfollowing caccurately cdescribes cthe c―Boxed cWarning‖ cfound con ca cdrug clabel?
A It cis cprimarily cis cused cto cidentify cthe csafe cdose cfor cthe cpatient.
B It cis ccommonly cfound con call cdrug clabels.
C It cidentifies cserious cpotential crisks cand cside ceffects crelated cto cdrug cuse.
D It cprotects cthe cpatient cby cproviding cinformation cto cdecrease cside
ceffects.
ANS: cC
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A cdrug clabel cwith ca cboxed cwarning cprovides cinformation cto chealthcare
cprofessionals cand cpatients cregarding cthe cserious crisks cand cside ceffects crelated cto
cthe cdrug. cThe cBoxed cWarning cis cnot cthe cprimary csource cfor cidentifying cthe
cpatient’s cdrug cdosage.
The cwarning cis cfound con cspecific cprescription cmedications cand cdoes cnot cprovide
cinformation cto creduce cor cdecrease cside ceffects.
3. When cpracticing csafety cin cthe cadministration cof cmedication, cfor cwhich cof cthe
cfollowing cmedication corders cshould ca cnurse cseek cclarification cbefore cthe
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, Castillo/Werner-McCullough: cCalculating cDrug cDosages,
2e cadministration cof cthe cmedication?
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Test cBank
Table cof cContents:
I. cSafety cin cMedication cAdministration
Chapter c1. cSafety cin cMedication cAdministration
Chapter c2. cThe cDrug cLabel
II. cSystems cof cMeasurement
Chapter c3. cThe cMetric cSystem
Chapter c4. cThe cHousehold cSystem
III. cMethods cof cCalculation
Chapter c5. cLinear cRatio cand cProportion
Chapter c6. cFractional cRatio cand cProportion
Chapter c7. cDimensional cAnalysis
Chapter c8. cFormula cMethod
IV. cAdministration cof cMedications
Chapter c9. cCalculating cOral cMedication cDoses
Chapter c10. cSyringes cand cNeedles
Chapter c11. cCalculating cParenteral cMedication cDosages
Chapter c12. cPreparing cPowdered cParenteral cMedications
Chapter c13. cAdministration cof cInsulin
V. cIV cTherapy cand cAdministration cof cIntravenous cMedications
Chapter c14. cIntravenous cInfusion cand cInfusion cRates
Chapter c15. cCalculating cInfusion cand cCompletion cTime
Chapter c16. cAdministering cIV cPush cMedications
VI. cVerifying cSafe cDose cand cCritical cCare cCalculations
Chapter c17. cVerifying cSafe cDose
Chapter c18. cTitration cof cIntravenous cMedications
VII. cIntake cand cOutput
Chapter c19. cCalculating cIntake cand cOutput
Chapter c20. cCalculating cParenteral cIntake
VIII. cDosages cfor cPediatric cand cOlder cAdult cPopulations
Chapter c21. cConsiderations cfor cthe cPediatric cPatient
Chapter c22. cConsiderations cfor cthe cOlder cAdult
,Castillo/Werner-McCullough: cCalculating cDrug cDosages,
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Chapter c1: cSafety cin cMedication cAdministration
Castillo: cCalculating cDrug cDosages: cA cPatient-Safe cApproach cto cNursing cand cMath c2nd cEdition
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. The cfollowing cmedication corder cis cin cthe cpatient’s cmedication cadministration crecord c(MAR):
methylPREDnisolone c40 cmg cPO cdaily cat c0900.
After creading cthe corder, cthe cnurse ccorrectly cdetermines:
A ―PO‖ cis can cinappropriate cabbreviation.
B the cmedication corder cis cwritten ccorrectly.
C 40 cmg cshould cbe cwritten cas c40mg.
D tall cman clettering cindicates cthat cthe cdrug cis ca cnarcotic.
ANS: cB
Feedback
The cmedication corder chas call cthe crequired ccomponents c(drug cname, cdose, croute, cand
cfrequency cof cadministration) cfor ca cdrug corder. c―PO‖ cis can cappropriate
cabbreviation; c40 cmg cis cwritten ccorrectly cwith ca cspace cbetween cthe cdose cand cthe
cunit cof cmeasurement. cTall cman clettering cis cused cto cdistinguish cthe cdrug cfrom
canother cdrug
with ca csimilar cname.
2. Which cof cthe cfollowing caccurately cdescribes cthe c―Boxed cWarning‖ cfound con ca cdrug clabel?
A It cis cprimarily cis cused cto cidentify cthe csafe cdose cfor cthe cpatient.
B It cis ccommonly cfound con call cdrug clabels.
C It cidentifies cserious cpotential crisks cand cside ceffects crelated cto cdrug cuse.
D It cprotects cthe cpatient cby cproviding cinformation cto cdecrease cside
ceffects.
ANS: cC
Feedback
A cdrug clabel cwith ca cboxed cwarning cprovides cinformation cto chealthcare
cprofessionals cand cpatients cregarding cthe cserious crisks cand cside ceffects crelated cto
cthe cdrug. cThe cBoxed cWarning cis cnot cthe cprimary csource cfor cidentifying cthe
cpatient’s cdrug cdosage.
The cwarning cis cfound con cspecific cprescription cmedications cand cdoes cnot cprovide
cinformation cto creduce cor cdecrease cside ceffects.
3. When cpracticing csafety cin cthe cadministration cof cmedication, cfor cwhich cof cthe
cfollowing cmedication corders cshould ca cnurse cseek cclarification cbefore cthe
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, Castillo/Werner-McCullough: cCalculating cDrug cDosages,
2e cadministration cof cthe cmedication?
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