Test bank for Calculating Drug Dosages-An Interactive
Approach to Learning Nursing Math 3rd Edition by
Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo & Maryanne Werner-
McCullough
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit One. Safety in Medication Administration
Chapter 1. Safety in Medication Administration
Chapter 2. The Drug Label
Unit Two. Systems of Measurement
Chapter 3. The Metric System
Chapter 4. The Household System
Unit Three. Methods of Calculation
Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion
Chapter 6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion
Chapter 7. Dimensional Analysis
Chapter 8. Formula Method
Unit Four. Administration of Medications
Chapter 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses
Chapter 10. Syringes and Needles
Chapter 11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosages
Chapter 12. Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications
Chapter 13. Administration of Insulin
,Unit Five. IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
Chapter 14. Intravenous Infusion and Infusion Rates
Chapter 15. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time
Chapter 16. Administering IV Push Medications
Unit Six. Verifying Safe Dose and Critical Care Calculations
Chapter 17. Verifying Safe Dose
Chapter 18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
Unit Seven. Intake and Output
Chapter 19. Calculating Intake and Output
Chapter 20. Parenteral Intake
Unit Eight. Dosages for Pediatric and Older Adult Populations
Chapter 21. Considerations for the Pediatric Population
, Calculating Drug Dosages-An Interactive Approach-3E-Castillo & McCullough-Test Bank|2023 Updated|
Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. What are the recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for nurse RN/PNs in order to reduce
medication errors?
1. Maintain accurate records of all medications.
2. Display openness regarding errors and problems.
3. Take greater responsibility for monitoring medications and reporting changes.
4. All of the above
2. A nursing instructor asks a nursing student about the Institute of Medicine (IOM). What information given by
the student nurse RN/PN indicates a need for further teaching?
1. “It is an independent, profitable organization established in 1975.”
2. “It serves to inform government policy makers on national health-care issues.”
3. “It provides reliable information and makes recommendations for best practices.”
4. “It advocates for the establishment of a partnership between the patient and the healthcare provider.”
3. A nursing student is discussing the Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). What answer given by the
student indicates the need for further teaching?
1. “It is a nonprofit agency established in 1975.”
2. “Its primary purpose is to identify the causes of medication errors.”
3. “It recommends evidence-based strategies for the prevention of medication errors.”
4. None of the above
4.
Please review the medication order shown and select the statement that applies to the order.
1. The ordered dose has a trailing zero.
2. The medication order is correctly written.
3. The nurse RN/PN is correct to question the medication order.
4. The unit “mg” should be spelled out to read “milligrams.”
5. What is the nurse RN/PN least likely to find in a medication order?
1. Ordered dose
Approach to Learning Nursing Math 3rd Edition by
Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo & Maryanne Werner-
McCullough
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit One. Safety in Medication Administration
Chapter 1. Safety in Medication Administration
Chapter 2. The Drug Label
Unit Two. Systems of Measurement
Chapter 3. The Metric System
Chapter 4. The Household System
Unit Three. Methods of Calculation
Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion
Chapter 6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion
Chapter 7. Dimensional Analysis
Chapter 8. Formula Method
Unit Four. Administration of Medications
Chapter 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses
Chapter 10. Syringes and Needles
Chapter 11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosages
Chapter 12. Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications
Chapter 13. Administration of Insulin
,Unit Five. IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
Chapter 14. Intravenous Infusion and Infusion Rates
Chapter 15. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time
Chapter 16. Administering IV Push Medications
Unit Six. Verifying Safe Dose and Critical Care Calculations
Chapter 17. Verifying Safe Dose
Chapter 18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
Unit Seven. Intake and Output
Chapter 19. Calculating Intake and Output
Chapter 20. Parenteral Intake
Unit Eight. Dosages for Pediatric and Older Adult Populations
Chapter 21. Considerations for the Pediatric Population
, Calculating Drug Dosages-An Interactive Approach-3E-Castillo & McCullough-Test Bank|2023 Updated|
Chapter 1: Safety in Medication Administration
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. What are the recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for nurse RN/PNs in order to reduce
medication errors?
1. Maintain accurate records of all medications.
2. Display openness regarding errors and problems.
3. Take greater responsibility for monitoring medications and reporting changes.
4. All of the above
2. A nursing instructor asks a nursing student about the Institute of Medicine (IOM). What information given by
the student nurse RN/PN indicates a need for further teaching?
1. “It is an independent, profitable organization established in 1975.”
2. “It serves to inform government policy makers on national health-care issues.”
3. “It provides reliable information and makes recommendations for best practices.”
4. “It advocates for the establishment of a partnership between the patient and the healthcare provider.”
3. A nursing student is discussing the Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). What answer given by the
student indicates the need for further teaching?
1. “It is a nonprofit agency established in 1975.”
2. “Its primary purpose is to identify the causes of medication errors.”
3. “It recommends evidence-based strategies for the prevention of medication errors.”
4. None of the above
4.
Please review the medication order shown and select the statement that applies to the order.
1. The ordered dose has a trailing zero.
2. The medication order is correctly written.
3. The nurse RN/PN is correct to question the medication order.
4. The unit “mg” should be spelled out to read “milligrams.”
5. What is the nurse RN/PN least likely to find in a medication order?
1. Ordered dose
