Exam 34: Medication Administration

A patient is in need of immediate pain relief for a severe headache.The nurse knows that which medication will be absorbed the quickest?

The nurse knows that a patient is having an idiosyncratic reaction to the stimulant pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)when what happens?

The nurse knows that patient education about a buccal medication has been effective when the patient makes which statement?

A patient who is being discharged today is going home with an inhaler.The patient is to administer 2 puffs of the inhaler twice daily.The inhaler contains 200 puffs.When should the nurse appropriately advise the patient to refill the medication?

Aspirin is an analgesic,antipyretic,antiplatelet,and anti-inflammatory agent.A physician writes for aspirin,650 mg every 4 to 6 hours,"prn [as needed]: febrile." For which patient would this order be appropriate?

A confused patient refuses his medication.What is the nurse's first response?

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

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 patient is to receive medication through a nasogastric tube.What is the most important nursing action to ensure effective absorption?

The patient is in severe pain and is requesting a prn medication before the prn time interval has elapsed.What is the nurse's priority?

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

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

The nurse knows that caring for two patients with the same last name can lead to a medication error involving which right of medication administration?

Which of the following are methods to reduce the risk of needlestick injury? (Select all that apply. )

Which statement by the patient is an indication to use the Z-track method?

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

The nurse is preparing to administer medications to two patients with the same last name.After the first administration,the nurse realizes that she did not check the identification of the patient before administering medication.Which of the following actions should the nurse complete first?

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?

A drug requires a low pH to be metabolized.Knowing this,the nurse anticipates that the medication will be administered by which route?

A patient needs assistance excreting a gaseous medication.What is the correct nursing action?