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ChapterFY1:FYSafetyFYinFYMedicationFYAdministration
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SafeFYApproachFYtoFYNursingFYandFYMathFY3rdFYEdition

MULTIPLEFYCHOICE

1. TheFYfollowingFYmedicationFYorderFYisFYinFYtheFYpatient’sFYmedicationFYadministrationFYrecordFY(MA
R):

methylPREDnisoloneFY40FYmgFYPOFYdailyFYatFY0900.

AfterFYreadingFYtheFYorder,FYtheFYnurseFYcorrectlyFYdetermines:
A “PO”FYisFYanFYinappropriateFYabbreviation.
B theFYmedicationFYorderFYisFYwrittenFYcorrectly.
C 40FYmgFYshouldFYbeFYwrittenFYasFY40mg.
D tallFYmanFYletteringFYindicatesFYthatFYtheFYdrugFYisFYaFYnarc
otic.

ANSWER:FYB
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TheFYmedicationFYorderFYhasFYallFYtheFYrequiredFYcomponentsFY(drugFYname,FYdose,FYro
ute,FYandFYfrequencyFYofFYadministration)FYforFYaFYdrugFYorder.FY“PO”FYisFYanFYappropria
teFYabbreviation;FY40FYmgFYisFYwrittenFYcorrectlyFYwithFYaFYspaceFYbetweenFYtheFYdoseFYa
ndFYtheFYunitFYofFYmeasurement.FYTallFYmanFYletteringFYisFYusedFYtoFYdistinguishFYtheFYd
rugFYfromFYanotherFYdrug
withFYaFYsimilarFYname.



2. WhichFYofFYtheFYfollowingFYaccuratelyFYdescribesFYtheFY“BoxedFYWarning”FYfoundFYonFYaFYdrugFYlabel
?
A ItFYisFYprimarilyFYisFYusedFYtoFYidentifyFYtheFYsafeFYdoseFYforFYtheFYpatient.
B ItFYisFYcommonlyFYfoundFYonFYallFYdrugFYlabels.
C ItFYidentifiesFYseriousFYpotentialFYrisksFYandFYsideFYeffectsFYrelatedFYtoFYdrugFY
use.
D ItFYprotectsFYtheFYpatientFYbyFYprovidingFYinformationFYtoFYdecreaseFYsideFYef
fects.

ANSWER:FYC
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ssionalsFYandFYpatientsFYregardingFYtheFYseriousFYrisksFYandFYsideFYeffectsFYrelatedFYtoFYth
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TheFYwarningFYisFYfoundFYonFYspecificFYprescriptionFYmedicationsFYandFYdoesFYnotFY
provideFYinformationFYtoFYreduceFYorFYdecreaseFYsideFYeffects.



3. WhenFYpracticingFYsafetyFYinFYtheFYadministrationFYofFYmedication,FYforFYwhichFYofFYtheFYf
ollowingFYmedicationFYordersFYshouldFYaFYnurseFYseekFYclarificationFYbeforeFYtheFYadminist
rationFYofFYtheFYmedication?




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