Exam 15: Administering Oral and Enteral Medications

The nurse prepares a narcotic analgesic for the client.When the nurse enters the client's room to administer the medication,the client drops the capsule on the floor.Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse is acting as the medication nurse during a cardiorespiratory resuscitation.The health care provider orders medications,which the nurse prepares and administers.Which classification is the most appropriate for the medication orders that are provided by the health care provider?

The nurse is working with an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)during a busy shift while administering medications.Which actions by the nurse are inappropriate when working with the UAP?

The nurse preparing to administer acetaminophen has the option of administering it in liquid,tablet,capsule,caplet,or rectal form.Which client would cause the nurse to choose the caplet form of the medication for administration?

The nurse receives an order for a medication and sends the order to the pharmacy to be filled.When the medication arrives,the nurse administers it,and later recognizes the client has a documented allergy to this medication.The client has an acute allergic reaction and dies.Who is legally liable for this error?

Place the following "rights" of medication administration in the order they would be performed by a nurse who is administering a drug to the client.

The nurse is preparing medications for the client using a cabinet in the client's room.Which medication would the nurse not find in the medication cabinet?

The nurse is preparing several medications to administer via nasogastric tube.Which action by the nurse demonstrates correct technique?

The nurse has just finished training for medication administration.When discussing implications for safe medication administration errors,which items need to be taken into consideration prior to administering medications?

The health care provider orders "Tylenol 2 tabs p.o.q4h PRN pain" in the client's medical record.Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse is using multidose floor stock to prepare a liquid medication for the client.Which actions by the nurse would reflect correct technique?

The nurse receives this order: "Administer Ativan (lorazepam)0.1 mg IV whenever seizure occurs." The nurse recognizes this as which type of medication order?

The nurse identifies the client using two forms of identification.Which methods would be acceptable?

The health care provider prescribes Cardizem SR (diltiazem)for a client with a nasogastric tube.When administering this medication by this route,which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse accidentally administers the client's medication to the wrong client.Place the nursing actions in the order they should be performed.

The nurse is reviewing a client's medical record and notices that not all of the orders appear complete.Which items must be included for the order to be noted and implemented?

The client is complaining of pain and requesting medication.The client has several different pain medication options to choose from.Using the rights of drug administration,which right should the nurse use to determine the correct medication to administer?

Which is the priority safety action of the nurse after removing one medication from the drug cart for administration to a client?

The nurse is caring for a client with dyspnea resulting from pulmonary edema secondary to congestive heart failure.The health care provider is notified,and the nurse receives a verbal order for Lasix 40 mg STAT.Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse administers a PRN pain medication to a client.When should the nurse document this medication administration?