ATI: Safe Dosage Dosage Calculation 3.0 Safe Dosage Test (Passed!)

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about crushing medications. The nurse should explain that which of the following medications can be crushed? Extended-release oxycodone Sublingual nitroglycerine Enteric-coated aspirin Sucralfate tablets correct answers Sucralfate tablets The nurse should explain that certain medications, such as those that are scored, can be safely crushed and mixed with food or water for a client who has difficulty swallowing. The nurse should check with the pharmacist before crushing a medication to make certain it can safely be crushed. A nurse is caring for a client who reports severe back pain at 1400. The client's prescriptions include oxycodone extended-release 20 mg PO every 12 hr (last dose received at 0600) and oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO every 4 hr PRN (last dose received at 2300 the day before). Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Contact the provider to request an order for a different pain medication. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO at 1600. Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO now. Contact the provider to request an increase in the oxycodone extended-release dose. correct answers Administer oxycodone immediate-release 5 mg PO now. It has been 15 hr since the previous dose of oxycodone immediate-release, and the medication is prescribed every 4 hr as needed, so the nurse should prepare to administer a dose now to treat the client's pain. A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions? Phenytoin 100 mg PO every 8 hr Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain Regular insulin 7 units subcutaneous 30 min before breakfast and dinner Lisinopril 20 mg PO every 12 hr. Hold for systolic BP less than 110 mm Hg correct answers Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain This prescription requires clarification because it is missing the frequency of medication administration. A nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)