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ChapterFR1:FRSafetyFRinFRMedicationFRAdministration
Castillo:FRCalculatingFRDrugFRDosages:FRAFRPatient-
SafeFRApproachFRtoFRNursingFRandFRMathFR3rdFREdition
MULTIPLEFRCHOICE
1. TheFRfollowingFRmedicationFRorderFRisFRinFRtheFRpatient’sFRmedicationFRadministrationFRrecordFR(MAR
):
methylPREDnisoloneFR40FRmgFRPOFRdailyFRatFR0900.
AfterFRreadingFRtheFRorder,FRtheFRnurseFRcorrectlyFRdetermines:
A “PO”FRisFRanFRinappropriateFRabbreviation.
B theFRmedicationFRorderFRisFRwrittenFRcorrectly.
C 40FRmgFRshouldFRbeFRwrittenFRasFR40mg.
D tallFRmanFRletteringFRindicatesFRthatFRtheFRdrugFRisFRaFRnarc
otic.
ANSWER:FRB
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TheFRmedicationFRorderFRhasFRallFRtheFRrequiredFRcomponentsFR(drugFRname,FRdose,FRro
ute,FRandFRfrequencyFRofFRadministration)FRforFRaFRdrugFRorder.FR“PO”FRisFRanFRappropriat
eFRabbreviation;FR40FRmgFRisFRwrittenFRcorrectlyFRwithFRaFRspaceFRbetweenFRtheFRdoseFRan
dFRtheFRunitFRofFRmeasurement.FRTallFRmanFRletteringFRisFRusedFRtoFRdistinguishFRtheFRdru
gFRfromFRanotherFRdrug
withFRaFRsimilarFRname.
2. WhichFRofFRtheFRfollowingFRaccuratelyFRdescribesFRtheFR“BoxedFRWarning”FRfoundFRonFRaFRdrugFRlabel?
A ItFRisFRprimarilyFRisFRusedFRtoFRidentifyFRtheFRsafeFRdoseFRforFRtheFRpatient.
B ItFRisFRcommonlyFRfoundFRonFRallFRdrugFRlabels.
C ItFRidentifiesFRseriousFRpotentialFRrisksFRandFRsideFReffectsFRrelatedFRtoFRdrugFR
use.
D ItFRprotectsFRtheFRpatientFRbyFRprovidingFRinformationFRtoFRdecreaseFRsideFReff
ects.
ANSWER:FRC
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AFRdrug FRlabelFRwithFRaFRboxedFRwarningFRprovidesFRinformationFRtoFRhealthcareFRprofes
sionalsFRandFRpatientsFRregardingFRtheFRseriousFRrisksFRandFRsideFReffectsFRrelatedFRtoFRtheF
Rdrug.FRTheFRBoxedFRWarningFRisFRnotFRtheFRprimaryFRsourceFRforFRidentifyingFRtheFRpati
ent’sFRdrugFRdosage.
TheFRwarningFRisFRfoundFRonFRspecificFRprescriptionFRmedicationsFRandFRdoesFRnotFR
provideFRinformationFRtoFRreduceFRorFRdecreaseFRsideFReffects.
3. WhenFRpracticingFRsafetyFRinFRtheFRadministrationFRofFRmedication,FRforFRwhichFRofFRtheFRf
ollowingFRmedicationFRordersFRshouldFRaFRnurseFRseekFRclarificationFRbeforeFRtheFRadminist
rationFRofFRtheFRmedication?
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