Exam 20: Safe Medication Preparation

In the context of medication interactions,the term summation refers to two drugs being given to produce a result equal to the sum effects of each drug.This allows for: (Select all that apply.)

The patient is receiving vancomycin IV every 8 hours.The order is for a serum peak and trough level after the third dose.The medication is given on an 8 AM,4 PM,and midnight schedule.The third dose will be given at 4 PM.The nurse knows that she has to order the trough level for:

The six rights of medication administration include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A medication distribution system that utilizes individual patient drawers and whereby medication is packaged according to what the patient would receive at one time is known as the ____________ system.

The period of time it takes after a medication is administered for it to produce a therapeutic effect is known as the _____________________.

When a medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion,the patient may be at risk for ______________ of that medication.

The hospital utilizes a unit dose system for medication distribution.The nurse realizes that with this system:

______________ is the study of how medications enter the body,reach their site of action,are metabolized,and exit the body.

Patients who are at increased risk for adverse medication effects include: (Select all that apply.)

The client is to receive a medication via the buccal route.The nurse plans to implement the following action:

The nurse is caring for a patient who has liver disease and a decreased albumin level.She is concerned that the patient:

Administration of controlled substances requires that the nurse:

Any response to a drug that is harmful,unintended,and occurs at doses normally used in humans for prophylaxis,diagnosis,or therapy for disease is known as an ________________.

The parenteral route of a drug is ordered.The nurse administers this medication:

The client is to receive 200 mg of a medication.There are 100 mg scored tablets available.The nurse prepares _____________________.

Oral medications are indicated for the client who is:

Medication dependence in which there is a physiological adaptation to a medication is known as _______________.

The 80-year-old patient complained of feeling "anxious" and was given lorazepam (Ativan)to calm him.Instead,the patient became agitated and delirious.The nurse suspects that this behavior most likely is:

When implementing appropriate technique for medication administration,the nurse is: