Exam 79: Medication Administration

The nurse is administering 250 mg of a medication elixir to the patient.The medication comes in a dose of 1000 mg/5 mL.How many milliliters should the nurse administer?

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

The patient is to receive phenytoin (Dilantin)at 0900.The nurse knows that the ideal time to draw a trough level is

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

What is the nurse's priority action to protect a patient from medication error?

A patient is taking 1 tablet of hydrocodone bitartrate 5 mg and acetaminophen 500 mg (Vicodin)every 4 hours.He is also taking 2 tablets of acetaminophen (Tylenol)325 mg every 12 hours.How many grams of acetaminophen is he taking daily?

A nurse knows that patient education has been effective when the patient states

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

The nurse is planning to administer a tuberculin test with a 27-gauge,³/₈-inch needle.The nurse should insert the needle at an angle of _____ degrees.

The nurse realizes which patient is at greatest risk for an unintended synergistic effect?

The prescriber wrote for a 40-kg child to receive 25 mg of medication 4 times a day.The therapeutic range is 5 to 10 mg/kg/day.What is the nurse's priority?

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

Which of the following demonstrates proper oral medication administration?

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

A patient who is receiving IV fluids notifies the nurse that his arm feels tight.Upon assessment,the nurse notes that the arm is swollen and cool to the touch.What should the nurse's first action be?

A patient who has been receiving intermittent chemotherapy through a peripheral IV site is ordered to receive a high dose of vancomycin through the same vein.Why does this concern the nurse?

A patient has an order to receive 20 units of U-50 insulin.The nurse is using a U-100 syringe.How many units should the nurse draw up in the syringe and administer?

A provider has ordered a STAT medication to be administered.The nurse knows that the best route of administration is

A patients states that she would prefer not to take her daily allergy pill this morning because it makes her too drowsy throughout the day.The nurse responds therapeutically by saying,