Exam 33: Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration

An arthritic patient will be discharged home with a variety of medications. The best way for the home health nurse to assist the patient who lives alone in taking his medications is to:

The nurse explains that the common aspirin can be classified as an: (Select all that apply.)

An older adult patient who lives in a skilled nursing facility and who likes to walk is taking a medication that lowers blood pressure by dilating blood vessels. The best nursing action for this patient is to:

The nurse is aware that for a drug to be effectively eliminated from the body, the patient must have a fluid intake of 50 mL/kg/day. The nurse would provide for a patient who weighs 125 pounds ______ mL of water per day.

Identify the concepts considered one of the six rights of medication administration. (Select all that apply.)

A patient who is to receive a daily medication by the oral route has had nausea and vomiting for the last 24 hours. The best action to ensure that the patient receives the scheduled dose is to:

When categorizing medications, drug classifications may be defined by the effects of the drug and:

A nurse has an order to administer a schedule II drug to a patient. When working with medications of this type, the responsibility of the nurse is to:

A patient is receiving antibiotic drug therapy. It is important to ensure the scheduled dose is not given late to keep the circulating drug level above the: