Exam 7: Preparing and Administering Medications

Standard precautions to prevent transmission of HIV and other bloodborne pathogens should be used when the nurse is likely to come into contact with blood,semen,vaginal secretions,and possibly breast milk.Only these four fluids have been shown to transmit HIV.Although the risk is unknown,universal precautions for prevention of HIV have also been suggested for which bodily fluids?

Which way can a nurse prevent injury from a needlestick?

Which represents the proper way for a nurse to administer an oral capsule?

Injectable iron should be administered by which injection method?

When a patient is experiencing a life-threatening emergency,the nurse may be given an order to administer medication via which route?

A nurse is observing another nurse prepare insulin for administration to a diabetic patient.Which observation is considered unsafe?

List the nursing actions in the correct sequence for a patient with an infiltrated IV.Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A,B,C,D.

Which principles of medication administration will be taught to a patient who will be administering his own subcutaneous injections?

Which are examples of medications that are given by enteral routes? (Select all that apply.)

Which is done after giving medication through a nasogastric tube that is connected to suction?

The nurse instructs a clinic patient on using an inhaler for his asthma attacks.Which is correct about the use of an inhaler?

When giving a medicine through a nasogastric (NG)tube,which will the nurse do first?

An elderly patient is scheduled to take six medications each morning.What should the nurse know to do when administering these medications?

A nurse discovers that an infusion is failing to infuse properly.Which items should be checked? (Select all that apply.)

Which is the correct needle for an intramuscular (IM)injection?

If an IV has become infiltrated,the nurse will observe which assessment findings?

Metered-dose inhalers are used to deliver specific amounts of medication.The nurse gives the patient which instructions?

As part of an antismoking program,nicotine can be administered by which delivery system?

Which should the nurse do when applying a topical nitroglycerin ointment?

When using the mucous membrane for percutaneous medication administration,the nurse should use an oily base for medication absorption when which is true?