Exam 34: Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications

Data pertaining to a patient's medication therapy that the nurse should document in the nurses' notes, in addition to charting in the medication administration record (MAR), is:

A patient is attempting to put pills in his mouth from a medicine cup and drops one pill on the bed sheet. The nurse should:

The physician writes a medication order on the order sheet of the patient. The order that includes all the necessary information is:

A patient has an order for a nitroglycerin transdermal patch. The best way to ensure proper administration of this medication is to:

A nurse is administering oral medications to a patient who is having intake and output (I&O) measured. When giving medications, it is most important to:

For an adult patient who has an order to receive an otic medication, the nurse should plan to administer it by pulling the pinna:

To reduce the systemic absorption of eye drops, the nurse should:

When applying ophthalmic ointments, the nurse should: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse checking the MAR finds that an order for an antibiotic is now 8 days old. The nurse should:

The nurse is aware that medications that should not be crushed and administered through a feeding tube include: (Select all that apply.)