RELIAS MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
AA2pediatricA2patientA2receivedA2anA2orderA2forA2prednisoneA20.5A2mg/kg/
doseA2oralA2solution.A2TheA2patientA2weighsA230A2poundsA2andA2theA2medicationA2concen
trationA2isA2fiveA2MG/MLA2whatA2isA2theA2correctA2doseA2inA2ML?A2-A2Ans--1.4A2mL
YouA2receivedA2anA2orderA2forA2IvA2cefazolinA2(Ancef)A21GA2toA2beA2infusedA2overA230A2mi
nutesA2butA2cannotA2locateA2anA2IVA2pumpA2toA2programA2theA2medication.A2TheA2concent
rationA2listedA2onA2theA2labelA2isA21G/
100A2mLA2usingA2microA2dripA2tubingA2withA2aA210A2ggt/
mLA2dripA2factor,A2calculateA2theA2flowA2rateA2perA2hour.A2-A2Ans--33A2ggt/min
TrueA2orA2falseA2requirementsA2forA2maintenanceA2ofA2licensureA2areA2regulatedA2onA2stat
eA2levelA2-A2Ans--True
YourA2adultA2patientA2isA2havingA2difficultyA2sleepingA2andA2theA2physicianA2ordersA2aA26.2
A2MGA2tabletA2ofA2POA2zolpidemA2controlledA2releaseA2(ambienA2cr)A2theA2patientA2reques
tA2toA2haveA2theA2medicationA2crushedA2inA2theirA2yogurt.A2WhatA2isA2theA2appropriateA2re
sponse?A2-A2Ans--ExplainA2toA2theA2patientA2thatA2theA2medicationA2can'tA2beA2crushed
WhatA2termA2bestA2describesA2balancingA2theA2goodA2andA2badA2whenA2providingA2treatm
ent?A2-A2Ans--DoubleA2effect
WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2bestA2describesA2bioA2availability?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2extentA2toA2whichA2aA2doseA2ofA2aA2drugA2reachesA2itsA2siteA2ofA2action
AA2patientA2orderedA2aA2belladonnaA2andA2opiumA2(B&O)A2rectalA2suppositoryA2followingA
2prostateA2resection,A2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2anA2absoluteA2contraindicationA2toA2r
eceiveA2thisA2medicationA2-A2Ans--TheA2patientA2hasA2thrombocytopenia
AA2clinicalA2orderA2statesA2"infuseA20.9%A2normalA2salineA21000A2MLA2overA2fourA2hours."
A2WhatA2routeA2wouldA2youA2enterA2intoA2theA2IVA2pump?A2-A2Ans--250A2mL
Judgment,A2on,A2redosingA2aA2medicationA2canA2beA2assessedA2byA2knowingA2whatA2abo
utA2theA2medication?A2-A2Ans--HalfA2life
AA216A2yearA2oldA2patientA2withA2aA2historyA2ofA2asthma,A2hasA2audible,A2expiratoryA2whee
zing.A2TheirA2oxygenA2saturationA2isA288%A2onA2room,A2airA2theA2providerA2ordersA2aA2neb
ulizedA2corticosteroidA2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2anA2appropriateA2actionA2whenA2adm
inisteringA2thisA2medication.A2-A2Ans--SotA2theA2patientA2uprightA2atA245A2degrees
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
AA2pediatricA2patientA2receivedA2anA2orderA2forA2prednisoneA20.5A2mg/kg/
doseA2oralA2solution.A2TheA2patientA2weighsA230A2poundsA2andA2theA2medicationA2concen
trationA2isA2fiveA2MG/MLA2whatA2isA2theA2correctA2doseA2inA2ML?A2-A2Ans--1.4A2mL
YouA2receivedA2anA2orderA2forA2IvA2cefazolinA2(Ancef)A21GA2toA2beA2infusedA2overA230A2mi
nutesA2butA2cannotA2locateA2anA2IVA2pumpA2toA2programA2theA2medication.A2TheA2concent
rationA2listedA2onA2theA2labelA2isA21G/
100A2mLA2usingA2microA2dripA2tubingA2withA2aA210A2ggt/
mLA2dripA2factor,A2calculateA2theA2flowA2rateA2perA2hour.A2-A2Ans--33A2ggt/min
TrueA2orA2falseA2requirementsA2forA2maintenanceA2ofA2licensureA2areA2regulatedA2onA2stat
eA2levelA2-A2Ans--True
YourA2adultA2patientA2isA2havingA2difficultyA2sleepingA2andA2theA2physicianA2ordersA2aA26.2
A2MGA2tabletA2ofA2POA2zolpidemA2controlledA2releaseA2(ambienA2cr)A2theA2patientA2reques
tA2toA2haveA2theA2medicationA2crushedA2inA2theirA2yogurt.A2WhatA2isA2theA2appropriateA2re
sponse?A2-A2Ans--ExplainA2toA2theA2patientA2thatA2theA2medicationA2can'tA2beA2crushed
WhatA2termA2bestA2describesA2balancingA2theA2goodA2andA2badA2whenA2providingA2treatm
ent?A2-A2Ans--DoubleA2effect
WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2bestA2describesA2bioA2availability?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2extentA2toA2whichA2aA2doseA2ofA2aA2drugA2reachesA2itsA2siteA2ofA2action
AA2patientA2orderedA2aA2belladonnaA2andA2opiumA2(B&O)A2rectalA2suppositoryA2followingA
2prostateA2resection,A2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2anA2absoluteA2contraindicationA2toA2r
eceiveA2thisA2medicationA2-A2Ans--TheA2patientA2hasA2thrombocytopenia
AA2clinicalA2orderA2statesA2"infuseA20.9%A2normalA2salineA21000A2MLA2overA2fourA2hours."
A2WhatA2routeA2wouldA2youA2enterA2intoA2theA2IVA2pump?A2-A2Ans--250A2mL
Judgment,A2on,A2redosingA2aA2medicationA2canA2beA2assessedA2byA2knowingA2whatA2abo
utA2theA2medication?A2-A2Ans--HalfA2life
AA216A2yearA2oldA2patientA2withA2aA2historyA2ofA2asthma,A2hasA2audible,A2expiratoryA2whee
zing.A2TheirA2oxygenA2saturationA2isA288%A2onA2room,A2airA2theA2providerA2ordersA2aA2neb
ulizedA2corticosteroidA2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2anA2appropriateA2actionA2whenA2adm
inisteringA2thisA2medication.A2-A2Ans--SotA2theA2patientA2uprightA2atA245A2degrees