Exam 31: Medication Administration

Which patient using an inhaler would benefit most from using a spacer?

Which nursing action is the number one priority for ensuring that medication stays in the target therapeutic range?

The nurse is administering an intravenous medication that is to be administered over 10 minutes.Which method should the nurse choose to efficiently administer the medication?

A registered nurse interprets that a scribbled medication order reads 25 mg.The nurse administers 25 mg of the medication to a patient,and then discovers that the dose was incorrectly interpreted and should have been 15 mg.Who is ultimately responsible for the error?

The physician orders 4 mg of oxycodone to be delivered every 6 hours.After 4 hours,the patient is complaining that she is in more pain.The nurse advises the physician to make which medication adjustment?

A nurse is attempting to administer medication to a child,but the child refuses to take the medication.The nurse asks for the parent's cooperation by saying

The patient is to receive amoxicillin (Moxatag)500 mg q8h; the medication is dispensed at 250 mg/5 mL.How many teaspoons would the nurse administer for one dose?

A physician orders 1000 mL of normal saline to infuse at a rate of 50 mL/hr.The nurse plans on hanging a new bag at what time?

The nurse is preparing to administer a 0.5-mL rabies vaccine into the deltoid muscle of a patient.Which needle size is best for the procedure?

The nurse knows to assess for signs of medication toxicity within older adults because of which physiological change?