Exam 11: Understanding and Interpreting Medication Orders

Directions: Correct the following medication order using the ISMP list of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations. Lasix 40.0 mg po qd

Directions: For the following medication order indicate what component of the order is missing. Solu-Medrol 50 mg.

Trailing zeros are necessary to avoid misinterpretation of a value.

The abbreviation OD should not be used to indicate right eye in a medication order.

Directions: For the following medication order indicate what component of the order is missing. Demerol 75 mg IM prn.

The nurse is responsible for determining the times for a medication ordered t.i.d. at an institution.

To indicate a medication is to be administered every day, the recommended abbreviation is qd.

Complete the following sentence with the correct word or number. To ensure accuracy and prevent misinterpretation, place a _____ before the decimal point.

Verbal orders should be accepted only in _______________.

Directions: For the following medication order indicate what component of the order is missing. Trental 400 mg po.

Complete the following sentence with the correct word or number. A medication order is written without a frequency. The nurse should ______________________________.

Directions: Correct the following medication order using the ISMP list of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations. Doxycycline 100 mg po bid pc

"Administer Colace 100 mg by mouth three times a day." Which of the following correctly indicates the order?

The use of a computer to order medications

Directions: Give the abbreviation for the following. Twice a day: _____

A p.r.n. order must indicate the minimum time between dosages such as q4h.

Directions: Correct the following medication order using the ISMP list of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations. Motrin 400 mg po q6h prn for back pain

Directions: Correct the following medication order using the ISMP list of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations. Heparin 5,000 units subcut daily

Directions: Give the abbreviation for the following. Immediately: _____

Directions: Correct the following medication order using the ISMP list of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations. Ambien 5 mg po hs prn