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I. Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 1. Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 2. The Drug Label m m m m




II. Systems of Measurement
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Chapter 3. The Metric System m m m m




Chapter 4. The Household System m m m m




III. Methods of Calculation
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Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion
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Chapter 6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion
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Chapter 7. Dimensional Analysis m m m




Chapter 8. Formula Method m m m




IV. Administration of Medications
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Chapter 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses
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Chapter 10. Syringes and Needles m m m m




Chapter 11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosages
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Chapter 12. Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications
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Chapter 13. Administration of Insulinm m m m




V. IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
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Chapter 14. Intravenous Infusion and Infusion Rates
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Chapter 15. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time
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Chapter 16. Administering IV Push Medications
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VI. Verifying Safe Dose and Critical Care Calculations
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Chapter 17. Verifying Safe Dose m m m m




Chapter 18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
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VII. Intake and Output
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Chapter 19. Calculating Intake and Output
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Chapter 20. Calculating Parenteral Intake
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VIII. Dosages for Pediatric and Older Adult Populations
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Chapter 21. Considerations for the Pediatric Patient
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Chapter 22. Considerations for the Older Adult
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Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration
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1. The following medication order is in the patient’s medication administration record
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methylPREDnisolone 40 mg PO daily at 0900. m m m m m m




After reading the order, the nurse correctly determines:
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The medication order has all the required components (drug name, dose,
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route, and frequency of administration) for a drug order. ―PO‖ is an
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appropriate abbreviation; 40 mg is written correctly with a space between
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the dose and the unit of measurement. Tall man lettering is used to
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distinguish the drug from another drug
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2. Which m of the following accurately describes the ―Boxed Warning‖ found on a drug label?
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A It is primarily is used to identify the safe dose for the patient.
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B It is commonly found on all drug labels.
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C It identifies serious potential risks and side effects related to drug
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A drug label with a boxed warning provides information to healthcare
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professionals and patients regarding the serious risks and side effects related
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to the drug. The Boxed Warning is not the primary source for
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identifying the patient’s drug dosage.
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The warning is found on specific prescription medications and does not provide
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information to reduce or decrease side effects.
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3. When practicing safety in the administration of medication, for which of the
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following medication orders should a nurse seek clarification before the
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administration of the medication?
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