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1To check the patient's identity, the nurse checks the patient's
identification band before giving medications. It is also
recommended that:
a. The nurse calls the patient by name
b. The patient is asked to state his or her name
c. A relative be asked to verify the patient's identification
d. A second nurse be asked to verify the patient's identity
b. The patient is asked to state his or her name
Which of the following guidelines would be considered the
safest rule to follow in
preparing and giving medications?
The nurse who prepares the medications should be the one to
administer them
1. The most appropriate needle size for an intramuscular
injection to an average-sized adult is:
a. 1 inch, 25 gauge
b. .1 ½ to 2 inch, 23 gauge
c. ½ inch, 20 gauge
d. ½ inch, 27 gauge
b. .1 ½ to 2 inch, 23 gauge
1. The order reads: “Morphine Sulfate grs ¼ q4h”. This means
that the morphine should be given:
,a. 4 times per day
b. Every 4 hours
c. Every 4th day
d. Any time the patient needs it.
b. Every 4 hours
A client is prescribed Atropine 0.4 mg IM. The Atropine vial is
labeled 0.5 mg/ml. How many ml will the nurse administer?
a) 4 ml
b) 0.8 ml
c) 0.4 ml
d) 0.2 ml
d) 0.2 ml
27. When administering an intradermal injection the nurse
should do all the following: Select all that apply.
a) Cleanse the skin with alcohol
b) Remove all air from the syringe
c) Aspirate
d) Form a bleb in the skin at the site of the injection
a) Cleanse the skin with alcohol
b) Remove all air from the syringe
D)Form a bleb in the skin at the site of the injection
Which of the following medications should not be accompanied
by a drink of liquid?
a) Analgesics
b) Laxatives
, c) Cough syrups
d) Antibiotics
b) Laxatives
30. If the patient vomits immediately following the
administration of a liquid oral medication the nurse should:
a) Repeat the entire dose
b) Estimate the amount lost and repeat the medication
c) Give the medication by a different route
d) Call the doctor and report the emesis with meds
d) Call the doctor and report the emesis with meds
30. Which is the best nursing intervention to prevent tissue
damage for a patient who is receiving intramuscular injections
every four hours?
a) Add extra solution to dilute the medication
b) Rotate injection sites
c) Use the shortest needle possible
d) Re-position your patient every two hours
b) Rotate injection sites
When mixing NPH insulin and regular insulin, the best sequence
is:
a) Air into NPH, then air into the Regular. Draw up the Regular
insulin, followed by drawing up the NPH
b) Air into NPH insulin and draw up, then air into the Regular
and draw up
c) Air into the Regular insulin, then air into NPH. Draw up the
NPH insulin followed by the Regular insulin