ATI Safe Dosages Questions and answers
• A nurse is transcribing medication prescriptions for a group of clients. What’s the appropriate way
for the nurse to record medications that require the use of a decimal point?
o 0.6mL
• A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for Demerol 50mg PO every 3hr PRN for
moderate paint, & meperidine 75mg PO every 3hr PRN for severe pain. At 1200, the client reports
back pain rated as 8 on a pain scale 0-10. The client received 75mg PO at 0700 & 50mg PO at 1000.
What actions should the nurse take?
o Administer meperidine 75mg PO now.
• A nurse is reviewing a client’s prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify what
prescriptions?
o Tylenol 325mg by mouth PRN for headache.
• A nurse working in a med surg unit plans to use 2 forms of ID to verify she has the right client.
What actions should she take?
o Compare the name on the client’s wristband w/ the MRN
o Ask the client to state DOB
o Ask client to state name
o Use bar code to identify client
• A nurse will administer KCl 40mEq PO daily. Available KCl 20mEq effervescent tablets. In addition
to checking the correct dosage before administering the med, the nurse should also…
o Amount of liquid in which to dissolve the tablets
o Type of liquid in which to dissolve the tablets
o Acceptable dose range of the med
• Nurse caring for a client who received Zestril 30mins ago & is now reporting dizziness & headache.
What should the nurse do first?
o Get vital signs
• Nurse is reviewing a client’s prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider about what to
clarify the prescription?
o Morphine 2.5mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain
▪ It’s correct as written, w/ the name of medication, dose, route, & frequency, as well
as circumstance for use.
• Nurse manager is reviewing client’s med records & discovers the client received a double dose of a
prescribed med. What action should she take?
o Assess the client for adverse effects
• A nurse is assisting w/ the orientation of a new nurse. The nurse should explain that it’s important
to have a 2nd nurse review the dosage of high-alert meds (heparin & insulin) for what reasons?
o Dosage errors have the potential for harm to the client.
• A nurse is transcribing medication prescriptions for a group of clients. What’s the appropriate way
for the nurse to record medications that require the use of a decimal point?
o 0.6mL
• A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for Demerol 50mg PO every 3hr PRN for
moderate paint, & meperidine 75mg PO every 3hr PRN for severe pain. At 1200, the client reports
back pain rated as 8 on a pain scale 0-10. The client received 75mg PO at 0700 & 50mg PO at 1000.
What actions should the nurse take?
o Administer meperidine 75mg PO now.
• A nurse is reviewing a client’s prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify what
prescriptions?
o Tylenol 325mg by mouth PRN for headache.
• A nurse working in a med surg unit plans to use 2 forms of ID to verify she has the right client.
What actions should she take?
o Compare the name on the client’s wristband w/ the MRN
o Ask the client to state DOB
o Ask client to state name
o Use bar code to identify client
• A nurse will administer KCl 40mEq PO daily. Available KCl 20mEq effervescent tablets. In addition
to checking the correct dosage before administering the med, the nurse should also…
o Amount of liquid in which to dissolve the tablets
o Type of liquid in which to dissolve the tablets
o Acceptable dose range of the med
• Nurse caring for a client who received Zestril 30mins ago & is now reporting dizziness & headache.
What should the nurse do first?
o Get vital signs
• Nurse is reviewing a client’s prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider about what to
clarify the prescription?
o Morphine 2.5mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain
▪ It’s correct as written, w/ the name of medication, dose, route, & frequency, as well
as circumstance for use.
• Nurse manager is reviewing client’s med records & discovers the client received a double dose of a
prescribed med. What action should she take?
o Assess the client for adverse effects
• A nurse is assisting w/ the orientation of a new nurse. The nurse should explain that it’s important
to have a 2nd nurse review the dosage of high-alert meds (heparin & insulin) for what reasons?
o Dosage errors have the potential for harm to the client.
