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CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES: 7j 7j
A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math
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2nd Edition
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Castillo | Werner-McCullough
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7
,Castillo/Werner-McCullough:7jCalculating7jDrug7jDosages:7jA7jPatient-
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Safe7jBank
Approach to Nursing and Math,,2e
Table7jof7jContents:
I.7jSafety7jin7jMedication7jAdministration
Chapter7j1.7jSafety7jin7jMedication7jAdministration
Chapter7j2.7jThe7jDrug7jLabel
II.7jSystems7jof7jMeasurement
Chapter7j3.7jThe7jMetric7jSystem
Chapter7j4.7jThe7jHousehold7jSystem
III.7jMethods7jof7jCalculation
Chapter7j5.7jLinear7jRatio7jand7jProportion
Chapter7j6.7jFractional7jRatio7jand7jProportion
Chapter7j7.7jDimensional7jAnalysis
Chapter7j8.7jFormula7jMethod
IV.7jAdministration7jof7jMedications
Chapter7j9.7jCalculating7jOral7jMedication7jDoses
Chapter7j10.7jSyringes7jand7jNeedles
Chapter7j11.7jCalculating7jParenteral7jMedication7jDosages
Chapter7j12.7jPreparing7jPowdered7jParenteral7jMedications
Chapter7j13.7jAdministration7jof7jInsulin
V.7jIV7jTherapy7jand7jAdministration7jof7jIntravenous7jMedications
Chapter7j14.7jIntravenous7jInfusion7jand7jInfusion7jRates
Chapter7j15.7jCalculating7jInfusion7jand7jCompletion7jTime
Chapter7j16.7jAdministering7jIV7jPush7jMedications
VI.7jVerifying7jSafe7jDose7jand7jCritical7jCare7jCalculations
Chapter7j17.7jVerifying7jSafe7jDose
Chapter7j18.7jTitration7jof7jIntravenous7jMedications
VII.7jIntake7jand7jOutput
Chapter7j19.7jCalculating7jIntake7jand7jOutput
Chapter7j20.7jCalculating7jParenteral7jIntake
VIII.7jDosages7jfor7jPediatric7jand7jOlder7jAdult7jPopulations
Chapter7j21.7jConsiderations7jfor7jthe7jPediatric7jPatient
Chapter7j22.7jConsiderations7jfor7jthe7jOlder7jAdult
,Castillo/Werner-
McCullough:7jCalculating7jDrug7jDosages,7j2e
Chapter7j1:7jSafety7jin7jMedication7jAdministration
Castillo:7jCalculating7jDrug7jDosages:7jA7jPatient-Safe7jApproach7jto7jNursing7jand7jMath7j2nd7jEdition
MULTIPLE7jCHOICE
1. The7jfollowing7jmedication7jorder7jis7jin7jthe7jpatient’s7jmedication7jadministration7jrecord7j(MAR):
methylPREDnisolone7j407jmg7jPO7jdaily7jat7j0900.
After7jreading7jthe7jorder,7jthe7jnurse7jcorrectly7jdetermines:
A ―PO‖7jis7jan7jinappropriate7jabbreviation.
B the7jmedication7jorder7jis7jwritten7jcorrectly.
C 407jmg7jshould7jbe7jwritten7jas7j40mg.
D tall7jman7jlettering7jindicates7jthat7jthe7jdrug7jis7ja7jnarc
otic.
ANS:7jB
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The7jmedication7jorder7jhas7jall7jthe7jrequired7jcomponents7j(drug7jname,7jdose,7jroute,
7jand7jfrequency7jof7jadministration)7jfor7ja7jdrug7jorder.7j―PO‖7jis7jan7jappropriate7jab
breviation;7j407jmg7jis7jwritten7jcorrectly7jwith7ja7jspace7jbetween7jthe7jdose7jand7jthe7j
unit7jof7jmeasurement.7jTall7jman7jlettering7jis7jused7jto7jdistinguish7jthe7jdrug7jfrom7j
another7jdrug
with7ja7jsimilar7jname.
2. Which7jof7jthe7jfollowing7jaccurately7jdescribes7jthe7j―Boxed7jWarning‖7jfound7jon7ja7jdrug7jlabel?
A It7jis7jprimarily7jis7jused7jto7jidentify7jthe7jsafe7jdose7jfor7jthe7jpatient.
B It7jis7jcommonly7jfound7jon7jall7jdrug7jlabels.
C It7jidentifies7jserious7jpotential7jrisks7jand7jside7jeffects7jrelated7jto7jdrug7j
use.
D It7jprotects7jthe7jpatient7jby7jproviding7jinformation7jto7jdecrease7jside7jeff
ects.
ANS:7jC
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A7jdrug7jlabel7jwith7ja7jboxed7jwarning7jprovides7jinformation7jto7jhealthcare7jprofessi
onals7jand7jpatients7jregarding7jthe7jserious7jrisks7jand7jside7jeffects7jrelated7jto7jthe7jd
rug.7jThe7jBoxed7jWarning7jis7jnot7jthe7jprimary7jsource7jfor7jidentifying7jthe7jpatient’
s7jdrug7jdosage.
The7jwarning7jis7jfound7jon7jspecific7jprescription7jmedications7jand7jdoes7jnot7jprovide7j
information7jto7jreduce7jor7jdecrease7jside7jeffects.
1
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McCullough:
3. When7j7jCalculating
practicing7jDrug 7jDosages,
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owing7jmedication7jorders7jshould7ja7jnurse7jseek7jclarification7jbefore7jthe7jadministrati
on7jof7jthe7jmedication?
2
CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES: 7j 7j
A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math
7j 7j 7j 7j 7j 7j
2nd Edition
7j
Castillo | Werner-McCullough
7j 7j
TESTBANK j
7
,Castillo/Werner-McCullough:7jCalculating7jDrug7jDosages:7jA7jPatient-
Test
Safe7jBank
Approach to Nursing and Math,,2e
Table7jof7jContents:
I.7jSafety7jin7jMedication7jAdministration
Chapter7j1.7jSafety7jin7jMedication7jAdministration
Chapter7j2.7jThe7jDrug7jLabel
II.7jSystems7jof7jMeasurement
Chapter7j3.7jThe7jMetric7jSystem
Chapter7j4.7jThe7jHousehold7jSystem
III.7jMethods7jof7jCalculation
Chapter7j5.7jLinear7jRatio7jand7jProportion
Chapter7j6.7jFractional7jRatio7jand7jProportion
Chapter7j7.7jDimensional7jAnalysis
Chapter7j8.7jFormula7jMethod
IV.7jAdministration7jof7jMedications
Chapter7j9.7jCalculating7jOral7jMedication7jDoses
Chapter7j10.7jSyringes7jand7jNeedles
Chapter7j11.7jCalculating7jParenteral7jMedication7jDosages
Chapter7j12.7jPreparing7jPowdered7jParenteral7jMedications
Chapter7j13.7jAdministration7jof7jInsulin
V.7jIV7jTherapy7jand7jAdministration7jof7jIntravenous7jMedications
Chapter7j14.7jIntravenous7jInfusion7jand7jInfusion7jRates
Chapter7j15.7jCalculating7jInfusion7jand7jCompletion7jTime
Chapter7j16.7jAdministering7jIV7jPush7jMedications
VI.7jVerifying7jSafe7jDose7jand7jCritical7jCare7jCalculations
Chapter7j17.7jVerifying7jSafe7jDose
Chapter7j18.7jTitration7jof7jIntravenous7jMedications
VII.7jIntake7jand7jOutput
Chapter7j19.7jCalculating7jIntake7jand7jOutput
Chapter7j20.7jCalculating7jParenteral7jIntake
VIII.7jDosages7jfor7jPediatric7jand7jOlder7jAdult7jPopulations
Chapter7j21.7jConsiderations7jfor7jthe7jPediatric7jPatient
Chapter7j22.7jConsiderations7jfor7jthe7jOlder7jAdult
,Castillo/Werner-
McCullough:7jCalculating7jDrug7jDosages,7j2e
Chapter7j1:7jSafety7jin7jMedication7jAdministration
Castillo:7jCalculating7jDrug7jDosages:7jA7jPatient-Safe7jApproach7jto7jNursing7jand7jMath7j2nd7jEdition
MULTIPLE7jCHOICE
1. The7jfollowing7jmedication7jorder7jis7jin7jthe7jpatient’s7jmedication7jadministration7jrecord7j(MAR):
methylPREDnisolone7j407jmg7jPO7jdaily7jat7j0900.
After7jreading7jthe7jorder,7jthe7jnurse7jcorrectly7jdetermines:
A ―PO‖7jis7jan7jinappropriate7jabbreviation.
B the7jmedication7jorder7jis7jwritten7jcorrectly.
C 407jmg7jshould7jbe7jwritten7jas7j40mg.
D tall7jman7jlettering7jindicates7jthat7jthe7jdrug7jis7ja7jnarc
otic.
ANS:7jB
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The7jmedication7jorder7jhas7jall7jthe7jrequired7jcomponents7j(drug7jname,7jdose,7jroute,
7jand7jfrequency7jof7jadministration)7jfor7ja7jdrug7jorder.7j―PO‖7jis7jan7jappropriate7jab
breviation;7j407jmg7jis7jwritten7jcorrectly7jwith7ja7jspace7jbetween7jthe7jdose7jand7jthe7j
unit7jof7jmeasurement.7jTall7jman7jlettering7jis7jused7jto7jdistinguish7jthe7jdrug7jfrom7j
another7jdrug
with7ja7jsimilar7jname.
2. Which7jof7jthe7jfollowing7jaccurately7jdescribes7jthe7j―Boxed7jWarning‖7jfound7jon7ja7jdrug7jlabel?
A It7jis7jprimarily7jis7jused7jto7jidentify7jthe7jsafe7jdose7jfor7jthe7jpatient.
B It7jis7jcommonly7jfound7jon7jall7jdrug7jlabels.
C It7jidentifies7jserious7jpotential7jrisks7jand7jside7jeffects7jrelated7jto7jdrug7j
use.
D It7jprotects7jthe7jpatient7jby7jproviding7jinformation7jto7jdecrease7jside7jeff
ects.
ANS:7jC
Feedback
A7jdrug7jlabel7jwith7ja7jboxed7jwarning7jprovides7jinformation7jto7jhealthcare7jprofessi
onals7jand7jpatients7jregarding7jthe7jserious7jrisks7jand7jside7jeffects7jrelated7jto7jthe7jd
rug.7jThe7jBoxed7jWarning7jis7jnot7jthe7jprimary7jsource7jfor7jidentifying7jthe7jpatient’
s7jdrug7jdosage.
The7jwarning7jis7jfound7jon7jspecific7jprescription7jmedications7jand7jdoes7jnot7jprovide7j
information7jto7jreduce7jor7jdecrease7jside7jeffects.
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on7jof7jthe7jmedication?
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