Exam 79: Medication Administration

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?

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

The nurse knows that an idiosyncratic event with the stimulant pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)is occurring when the patient

What methods are used to properly discard narcotics?

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?

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

An order is written for (phenytoin)Dilantin 500 mg IM q3-4h prn for pain.The nurse recognizes that treatment of pain is not a standard therapeutic indication for this drug.The nurse believes that the prescriber meant to write for hydromorphone (Dilaudid).What should the nurse do?

The nurse knows that the purpose of aspiration on IM injections is to

The nurse knows that patient education about a buccal medication has been effective when the patient states

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

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

A nurse is caring for a patient who is in hypertensive crisis.When the nurse is flushing the patient's peripheral IV,the patient complains of pain.Upon assessment,the nurse notices a red streak that is warm to the touch.What is the nurse's initial action?

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?

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

A patient has an order to receive 10 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?

Which of the following are methods to reduce the risk of needlestick injury?

A nurse has withdrawn a narcotic from the medication dispenser.Upon checking the drug against the medication administration record,the nurse notices that the narcotic order has expired.What should be the nurse's first action?

A 64-year-old quadriplegic patient needs an IM injection of antibiotic.What is the best site for the administration?

The nurse is giving an IM injection.Upon aspiration,the nurse notices blood return in the syringe.What should the nurse do?