RN Pharmacology Assessment Actual Exam
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Which statement is CORRECT for determining you have the correct person
before administering a drug?
It is unnecessary to ask them for their personal details when administering
medications if your facility has barcode scanners for medication
administration.
You should ask them to say their name and date of birth, then compare those
to their arm band and the medication record.
Person's name and date of birth only need to be confirmed at the first
encounter of the shift.
No further confirmation is necessary until the next shift if another healthcare
professional has confirmed the persons identity within a shift. - Correct
Answer:-You should ask them to say their name and date of birth, then
compare those to their arm band and the medication record.
You are caring for a person who is on a Morphine (Duramorph®) PCA. While
conducting your rounds, you notice that they are slumped over and
unresponsive with delayed and slowed respirations. You suspect narcotic
overdose. What reversal medication would you administer?
Neostigmine (Bloxiverz®)
Naloxone (Narcan®)
Sugammadex (Bridion®)
Flumazenil (Romazicon®) - Correct Answer:-Naloxone (Narcan®)
A 250 mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. The medication is
supplied only in 100 mg tablets. How many tablets would you administer?
, 0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5 - Correct Answer:-2.5
The person you are caring for has refused a dose of IV medication. What is
your MOST appropriate action?
Suggest that they should go home if they will not adhere to their plan of care.
Document their refusal and notify the prescribing provider.
Switch to using the brand name of the drug so that they will not recognize it
next time.
Inform the person that they have already signed a consent at admission and
continue medication administration. - Correct Answer:-Document their
refusal and notify the prescribing provider.
A person on a morphine (Duramorph®) PCA pump without a basal infusion
rate is afraid of potential overdosing. What would you say to educate them?
A small dose is delivered only when you push the trigger button and only if it
has been long enough since your last dose.
If you're worried about overdosing, you can press the trigger button very
lightly to receive a smaller dose.
You can stop the pump if you want to. Just restart it if you need to use it.
Do not worry, you will not overdose. The PCA pump is set to turn off if you
have any breathing problems. - Correct Answer:-A small dose is delivered
only when you push the trigger button and only if it has been long enough
since your last dose.
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Which statement is CORRECT for determining you have the correct person
before administering a drug?
It is unnecessary to ask them for their personal details when administering
medications if your facility has barcode scanners for medication
administration.
You should ask them to say their name and date of birth, then compare those
to their arm band and the medication record.
Person's name and date of birth only need to be confirmed at the first
encounter of the shift.
No further confirmation is necessary until the next shift if another healthcare
professional has confirmed the persons identity within a shift. - Correct
Answer:-You should ask them to say their name and date of birth, then
compare those to their arm band and the medication record.
You are caring for a person who is on a Morphine (Duramorph®) PCA. While
conducting your rounds, you notice that they are slumped over and
unresponsive with delayed and slowed respirations. You suspect narcotic
overdose. What reversal medication would you administer?
Neostigmine (Bloxiverz®)
Naloxone (Narcan®)
Sugammadex (Bridion®)
Flumazenil (Romazicon®) - Correct Answer:-Naloxone (Narcan®)
A 250 mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. The medication is
supplied only in 100 mg tablets. How many tablets would you administer?
, 0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5 - Correct Answer:-2.5
The person you are caring for has refused a dose of IV medication. What is
your MOST appropriate action?
Suggest that they should go home if they will not adhere to their plan of care.
Document their refusal and notify the prescribing provider.
Switch to using the brand name of the drug so that they will not recognize it
next time.
Inform the person that they have already signed a consent at admission and
continue medication administration. - Correct Answer:-Document their
refusal and notify the prescribing provider.
A person on a morphine (Duramorph®) PCA pump without a basal infusion
rate is afraid of potential overdosing. What would you say to educate them?
A small dose is delivered only when you push the trigger button and only if it
has been long enough since your last dose.
If you're worried about overdosing, you can press the trigger button very
lightly to receive a smaller dose.
You can stop the pump if you want to. Just restart it if you need to use it.
Do not worry, you will not overdose. The PCA pump is set to turn off if you
have any breathing problems. - Correct Answer:-A small dose is delivered
only when you push the trigger button and only if it has been long enough
since your last dose.
