Exam 20: Safe Medication Preparation

The prescribed dose of Tylenol is given to a patient.The nurse recognizes the name Tylenol as which of the following?

The nurse enters the patient's room to give medications.Which action is most appropriate to identify the "right patient"?

A patient admitted to the hospital with pneumonia has IV antibiotics ordered.He receives the first dose with no problem,but during the second dose,he begins to complain of shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.The nurse notes wheezes throughout the lung fields.The nurse documents these symptoms as which of the following?

The prescriber orders an IV antibiotic every 8 hours.The nurse administers the medication at 0900.The medication's onset of action is 5 minutes,peak action is 30 minutes,and duration is 6 to 24 hours.An order for peak and trough levels is written.The nurse will have the peak level drawn at _________.

When do most medication errors occur?

The nurse is calculating a medication dosage using the metric system.A vial contains 1 mL of fluid,and the nurse calculates the correct dosage to be half of the medication in the vial.How should the nurse document the correct dosage?

A medication distribution system that uses individual patient drawers and whereby medication is packaged according to what the patient would receive at one time is known as the _______ system.

When controlled substances are administered,which action is required by the nurse?

______________ are predictable and often unavoidable secondary effects of a medication produced at a usual therapeutic drug dose.

The nurse recognizes that patients with which conditions will have a reduction in the distribution of drugs?

During the admission process,the patient states that he stopped taking daily aspirin because of nausea.The nurse documents the nausea as which of the following?

Medication errors include which of the following?

Medication safety is always one of the ______________ set by The Joint Commission.

The patient is complaining of severe leg pain.No pain medication is ordered,so the nurse calls the health care provider.An order for Tylenol with Codeine prn is given,in addition to a one-time order for morphine sulfate to be given stat.Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is teaching a patient how to measure medication dosages at home.The prescription is written for 30 mL of the medication.Which household measurement will the nurse teach the patient to use?

A patient is prescribed diltiazem tablets,which have an onset of 30 minutes,a peak of 2 to 3 hours,and a duration of 6 to 8 hours.The nurse anticipates that the medication will be prescribed ____________ per day.

The nurse calculates that the proper dosage of a medication is 2 tsp.The nurse prepares _______ mL to administer to the patient.

When medications are administered,which action by the nurse is appropriate?

A patient is receiving vancomycin IV every 8 hours at 0800,1600,and 2400.A serum peak and trough level is ordered after the third dose,which will be given at 1600.When should the nurse order the trough level?

The nurse is aware that a patient with liver disease and a decreased albumin level may develop which of the following effects?