Exam 17: Administering Medications

A registered nurse for more than 15 years was concerned when she learned that her hospital was going to let unlicensed nursing assistants start IVs on patients.The nurse knew this was in violation of the scope of nursing practice in her state.Which of the following organizations defines the scope of nursing's professional functions and responsibilities?

Allergic symptoms vary,depending on an individual and the medication; they range from mild to severe.Sudden constriction of bronchiolar muscles,edema of the pharynx and larynx,and severe wheezing and shortness of breath are characteristics of a(n):

A patient is to receive a medication that is irritating to muscle tissue.The most appropriate injection technique involves which of the following?

______ effect(s)is/are capable of causing injury or death.They often develop after prolonged intake of a medication or when a medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion.

Pharmacokinetics is the study of which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following are the basic units of measurement in the metric system? (Select all that apply.)

A(n)_______ occurs when one medication modifies the action of another medication.

A patient is hospitalized with a central nervous system infection that needs to be treated with water-soluble antibiotics.The medications will be instilled into the subarachnoid space via an epidural catheter.Why is this the best route of administration for this patient?

A 12-year-old patient has undergone knee surgery.She has an order for pain medication,which can be given by several different routes.Which of the following routes of administration will provide the fastest pain relief?

A patient's health care provider wrote a prescription for an antibiotic for an upper respiratory infection.According to safe medication practice standards,the nurse should transcribe the order as which of the following?

Factors that influence medication absorption are known as which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The health care provider orders pain medication to be given to a patient when the patient needs it to control pain.What is this called?

The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a patient.In doing so the nurse should do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The patient is vomiting and complaining of severe chest discomfort.The nurse calls the health care provider in an attempt to obtain which of the following type of order?

A nurse is caring for a patient with kidney disease.The nurse needs to make more focused assessments when administering medications to this patient because the patient may experience problems with the process of:

A patient has an order for a subcutaneous injection of insulin.The nurse will prepare to give this injection into which of the following tissues?

A nurse is preparing to administer a medication by IV bolus through an existing IV line.What is the correct order for administering the medication? (Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A,B,C,D.)

A patient with a respiratory infection asks the nurse why some antibiotics are prescribed to be taken every 12 hours and some have to be taken 4 times a day.What is the nurse's best response?

Undesired,unintended,and often unpredictable responses to medication are referred to as _____ effects.

A patient states that aspirin upsets her stomach.This is known as a(n):