AHS147:QuizFive Exam Questions and
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A health care practitioner at the local hospital knows that using common
abbreviations and symbols for medication orders is part of her responsibilities.
What is the FIRST priority before dispensing any medication?
a. Interpret the order.
b. Check with the client if the order is unclear.
c. Ask the pharmacist.
d. Use common sense. - Correct answer-a. Interpret the order.
A nurse has the following medication order for her client: Lopressor 25 mg PO ac.
How should the nurse interpret the order?
a. Give Lopressor 25 milligrams by mouth before meals.
b. Give Lopressor 25 milligrams by mouth as desired.
c. Give Lopressor 25 milligrams by mouth after meals.
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, d. Give Lopressor 25 milligrams by mouth twice a day. - Correct answer-a. Give
Lopressor 25 milligrams by mouth before meals.
The LPN at an assisted living facility receives a telephone order for pain
medication. What is the responsibility of the LPN?
a. Check if the medication is on formulary.
b. Wait until the physician comes in and signs the prescription, unless it is an
emergency.
c. Read back the order to the physician, including the drug name and amount.
d. Refuse to accept the order over the phone. - Correct answer-c. Read back the
order to the physician, including the drug name and amount.
A nurse in a hospital is explaining measurements to a health care practitioner
student during clinicals. What is the preferred system of measurement used in the
medical field today?
a. The metric system
b. The mathematical conversion system
c. The household measurement system
d. The apothecary system - Correct answer-a. The metric system
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Answers Graded A+
A health care practitioner at the local hospital knows that using common
abbreviations and symbols for medication orders is part of her responsibilities.
What is the FIRST priority before dispensing any medication?
a. Interpret the order.
b. Check with the client if the order is unclear.
c. Ask the pharmacist.
d. Use common sense. - Correct answer-a. Interpret the order.
A nurse has the following medication order for her client: Lopressor 25 mg PO ac.
How should the nurse interpret the order?
a. Give Lopressor 25 milligrams by mouth before meals.
b. Give Lopressor 25 milligrams by mouth as desired.
c. Give Lopressor 25 milligrams by mouth after meals.
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, d. Give Lopressor 25 milligrams by mouth twice a day. - Correct answer-a. Give
Lopressor 25 milligrams by mouth before meals.
The LPN at an assisted living facility receives a telephone order for pain
medication. What is the responsibility of the LPN?
a. Check if the medication is on formulary.
b. Wait until the physician comes in and signs the prescription, unless it is an
emergency.
c. Read back the order to the physician, including the drug name and amount.
d. Refuse to accept the order over the phone. - Correct answer-c. Read back the
order to the physician, including the drug name and amount.
A nurse in a hospital is explaining measurements to a health care practitioner
student during clinicals. What is the preferred system of measurement used in the
medical field today?
a. The metric system
b. The mathematical conversion system
c. The household measurement system
d. The apothecary system - Correct answer-a. The metric system
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