NURS 3517 EXAM 2026 PREMIUM REVIEW
PACK WITH DETAILED ANSWER KEY
◉Ethical Issues. Answer: - Notification of patients
- Possible consequences for nurses
◉Preventing Medication Errors. Answer: - Assessment
- Two patient identifiers
- Do not administer if you did not draw up or prepare yourself.
- Minimize verbal or telephone orders. Repeat order to prescriber.
- Spell drug name aloud.
- Speak slowly and clearly.
- List indication next to each order.
- Avoid abbreviations.
- Never assume anything about items not specified in a drug order
(e.g., route).
- Do not hesitate to question a medication order for any reason when
in doubt.
- Do not try to decipher illegibly written orders; contact the
prescriber for clarification.
,- Never use a "trailing zero" with medication orders. - Do not use 1.0
mg; use 1 mg.
- 1.0 mg could be misread as 10 mg, resulting in a 10-fold dose
increase.
- Always use a "leading zero" for decimal dosages. - Do not use .25
mg; use 0.25 mg.
- .25 mg may be misread as 25 mg.
- Take time to learn special administration techniques of certain
dosage forms.
- Always verify new medication administration records.
- Always listen to and honour any concerns expressed by patients
regarding medications.
- Check patient allergies and identification.
◉Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors. Answer: - Report all
medication errors.
- Know the drug thoroughly.
- Follow the Ten Rights of medication administration.
- Avoid verbal orders in general.
, - Avoid distractions.
- Communicate with everyone.
◉Agonist. Answer: Drugs that bind to and stimulate the activity of
one or more receptors in the body
◉Antagonist. Answer: Drugs that bind to and inhibit activity of one
more more receptors in the body
◉First Pass Effect. Answer: The initial metabolism in the liver of a
drug absorbed from the GI tract before the drug reached circulation
◉Enzyme. Answer: Protein molecules that catalyze one more more
of a varsity of biochemical reactions
◉Receptor. Answer: A molecular structure within or on the outer
surface of a cell that bind to a specific substance
◉Therapeutic Response. Answer: The desired or intended effect of a
particular medication
◉Onset of Action. Answer: The time required for a drug to elicit a
therapeutic response after dosing
PACK WITH DETAILED ANSWER KEY
◉Ethical Issues. Answer: - Notification of patients
- Possible consequences for nurses
◉Preventing Medication Errors. Answer: - Assessment
- Two patient identifiers
- Do not administer if you did not draw up or prepare yourself.
- Minimize verbal or telephone orders. Repeat order to prescriber.
- Spell drug name aloud.
- Speak slowly and clearly.
- List indication next to each order.
- Avoid abbreviations.
- Never assume anything about items not specified in a drug order
(e.g., route).
- Do not hesitate to question a medication order for any reason when
in doubt.
- Do not try to decipher illegibly written orders; contact the
prescriber for clarification.
,- Never use a "trailing zero" with medication orders. - Do not use 1.0
mg; use 1 mg.
- 1.0 mg could be misread as 10 mg, resulting in a 10-fold dose
increase.
- Always use a "leading zero" for decimal dosages. - Do not use .25
mg; use 0.25 mg.
- .25 mg may be misread as 25 mg.
- Take time to learn special administration techniques of certain
dosage forms.
- Always verify new medication administration records.
- Always listen to and honour any concerns expressed by patients
regarding medications.
- Check patient allergies and identification.
◉Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors. Answer: - Report all
medication errors.
- Know the drug thoroughly.
- Follow the Ten Rights of medication administration.
- Avoid verbal orders in general.
, - Avoid distractions.
- Communicate with everyone.
◉Agonist. Answer: Drugs that bind to and stimulate the activity of
one or more receptors in the body
◉Antagonist. Answer: Drugs that bind to and inhibit activity of one
more more receptors in the body
◉First Pass Effect. Answer: The initial metabolism in the liver of a
drug absorbed from the GI tract before the drug reached circulation
◉Enzyme. Answer: Protein molecules that catalyze one more more
of a varsity of biochemical reactions
◉Receptor. Answer: A molecular structure within or on the outer
surface of a cell that bind to a specific substance
◉Therapeutic Response. Answer: The desired or intended effect of a
particular medication
◉Onset of Action. Answer: The time required for a drug to elicit a
therapeutic response after dosing
