Exam 33: Medication Administration

An order is written for meperidine (Demerol),500 mg IM q3-4h prn for pain.The nurse recognizes that this is significantly more than the usual therapeutic dose.Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

An order is written for 80 mg of a medication in elixir form.The medication is available in 80 mg/tsp strength.Which of the following does the nurse prepare to administer?

The patient is to receive heparin by injection.Where does the nurse prepare to inject this medication?

The nurse is evaluating the integrity of the ventrogluteal injection site.How does the nurse find the site?

The student nurse reads the order to give a 1-year-old patient an intramuscular (IM)injection.Which of the following is the appropriate and preferred muscle to select?

Which age-related change is true in regard to the aging patient and medication use?

The physician has ordered that the patient have eye drops administered daily to both eyes.On which part of the eye should eye drops be instilled?

Which of the following liquid forms has an alcoholic ingredient?

The patient is to receive a medication via the buccal route.Which of the following actions does the nurse plan to implement?

With regard to metabolism,when does biotransformation occur?