PNU 119 Exam 2 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
medication reconciliation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-process of creating an accurate
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list of all medications a patient is taking, including drug name, dosage, frequency,
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and route, and comparing the list to the physician's admission, transfer, or
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discharge orders, with the goal of providing correct medications to the patient at
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all transition points within the hospital
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Weight based calculations, the client's weight should be rounded to the nearest
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______ of a kg. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tenth
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Weight-based calculations are typically used for what kind of patients? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Children & chemothheraphy patients
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Routes of parenteral administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-intradermal,
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subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous | |
Routes of Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-enteral, parenteral, topical
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routes of enteral administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-oral, sublingual, buccal,
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and rectal |
, topical administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-administration of a substance
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directly onto the skin or mucous membrane
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Most medications prepared in liquid form are packaged in: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--Dosage vials |
-Ampules
-Prefilled syringes |
Injectable drugs measured in syringes
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injectable solutions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-•IM maximum dosage:
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-Average 150 lb adult = 3 mL
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•Maximum for deltoid site = 2 mL | | | | | |
-Children age 6 to 12 years = 2 mL
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-Children birth to age 5 years = 1 mL
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Solving Parenteral Dosage Problems - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Apply same three
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steps used when calculating oral dosages
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1.Convert
-All units of measurement must be in same system and all units must be in same
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size
2.Think
-Estimate logical amount | |
3.Calculate
-Set up ratio between dosage on hand and desired dosage
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Correct Answers
medication reconciliation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-process of creating an accurate
| | | | | | | |
list of all medications a patient is taking, including drug name, dosage, frequency,
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
and route, and comparing the list to the physician's admission, transfer, or
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
discharge orders, with the goal of providing correct medications to the patient at
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
all transition points within the hospital
| | | | |
Weight based calculations, the client's weight should be rounded to the nearest
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______ of a kg. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tenth
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Weight-based calculations are typically used for what kind of patients? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Children & chemothheraphy patients
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Routes of parenteral administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-intradermal,
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subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous | |
Routes of Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-enteral, parenteral, topical
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routes of enteral administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-oral, sublingual, buccal,
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and rectal |
, topical administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-administration of a substance
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directly onto the skin or mucous membrane
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Most medications prepared in liquid form are packaged in: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--Dosage vials |
-Ampules
-Prefilled syringes |
Injectable drugs measured in syringes
| | | |
injectable solutions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-•IM maximum dosage:
| | | | | |
-Average 150 lb adult = 3 mL
| | | | | |
•Maximum for deltoid site = 2 mL | | | | | |
-Children age 6 to 12 years = 2 mL
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-Children birth to age 5 years = 1 mL
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Solving Parenteral Dosage Problems - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Apply same three
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steps used when calculating oral dosages
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1.Convert
-All units of measurement must be in same system and all units must be in same
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size
2.Think
-Estimate logical amount | |
3.Calculate
-Set up ratio between dosage on hand and desired dosage
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