Pharmacology Nurse 3050 Abram's Clinical Drug Therapy
Chapter 3 Medication Administration and Nursing Process
of Drug Therapy Graded A+
Five Rights of Medication -ANSWER ✅Right drug, right dose, right patient,
right route, right time.
Nursing Process -ANSWER ✅The systemic way of gathering and using info to
plan individualized care.
Is necessary to provide optimal care.
A physician writes an order using the abbreviation MS. The order states "MS
10 mg IV push every 6 hours as needed for pain." According to The Joint
Commission's "Do Not Use" list, what is the potential problem in this order?
-ANSWER ✅The drug could be magnesium sulfate, or morphine sulfate.
A prescriber has written an order for an oral medication to a patient
following a cerebrovascular accident (stroke). Prior to administering the
medication, which of the following nursing interventions is most important?
-Assessing the patient's blood pressure and pulse.
,Pharmacology Nurse 3050 Abram's Clinical Drug Therapy
Chapter 3 Medication Administration and Nursing Process
of Drug Therapy Graded A+
-Assessing the patient's ability to swallow. -ANSWER ✅"Assessing the
patient's ability to swallow."
A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident can suffer from dysphagia,
the inability to swallow. Te nurse must assess the client's ability to swallow
prior to administering an oral medication. If the client has dysphagia and the
medication is administered, the client is at risk for aspiration and
pneumonia.
When Giving Medications, What Is The Nurse Legally Responsible For? -
ANSWER ✅Safe and accurate administration. The nurse may be held liable
for not giving a drug, for giving the wrong drug, or for giving the wrong dose.
What Should A Nurse Do If A Drug Seems Unsafe, But The Physician States
That It Is? -ANSWER ✅The nurse should refuse to give the drug -- even if the
doctor wrote an erroneous order for the medication, the nurse is not
excused from legal liability for giving the drug.
Specific Drugs Associated With ADE's -ANSWER ✅Insulin, heparin, and
warfarin.
, Pharmacology Nurse 3050 Abram's Clinical Drug Therapy
Chapter 3 Medication Administration and Nursing Process
of Drug Therapy Graded A+
ADE's -ANSWER ✅Adverse drug events.
NCCMERP Index for Categorizing Medication Errors -ANSWER ✅Index that
ranks from A to I in the severity of a medication error.
Rank A are circumstances that may cause errors, Rank I are errors that have
caused patient death.
A prescriber has written an order for levothyroxine sodium 50 mg per day by
mouth. The nurse knows that the standard dose is 50 mcg. What action
should the nurse take?
-Call the prescriber and question the order.
-Administer 50 mcg instead.
-Consult the pharmacist about the order.
Chapter 3 Medication Administration and Nursing Process
of Drug Therapy Graded A+
Five Rights of Medication -ANSWER ✅Right drug, right dose, right patient,
right route, right time.
Nursing Process -ANSWER ✅The systemic way of gathering and using info to
plan individualized care.
Is necessary to provide optimal care.
A physician writes an order using the abbreviation MS. The order states "MS
10 mg IV push every 6 hours as needed for pain." According to The Joint
Commission's "Do Not Use" list, what is the potential problem in this order?
-ANSWER ✅The drug could be magnesium sulfate, or morphine sulfate.
A prescriber has written an order for an oral medication to a patient
following a cerebrovascular accident (stroke). Prior to administering the
medication, which of the following nursing interventions is most important?
-Assessing the patient's blood pressure and pulse.
,Pharmacology Nurse 3050 Abram's Clinical Drug Therapy
Chapter 3 Medication Administration and Nursing Process
of Drug Therapy Graded A+
-Assessing the patient's ability to swallow. -ANSWER ✅"Assessing the
patient's ability to swallow."
A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident can suffer from dysphagia,
the inability to swallow. Te nurse must assess the client's ability to swallow
prior to administering an oral medication. If the client has dysphagia and the
medication is administered, the client is at risk for aspiration and
pneumonia.
When Giving Medications, What Is The Nurse Legally Responsible For? -
ANSWER ✅Safe and accurate administration. The nurse may be held liable
for not giving a drug, for giving the wrong drug, or for giving the wrong dose.
What Should A Nurse Do If A Drug Seems Unsafe, But The Physician States
That It Is? -ANSWER ✅The nurse should refuse to give the drug -- even if the
doctor wrote an erroneous order for the medication, the nurse is not
excused from legal liability for giving the drug.
Specific Drugs Associated With ADE's -ANSWER ✅Insulin, heparin, and
warfarin.
, Pharmacology Nurse 3050 Abram's Clinical Drug Therapy
Chapter 3 Medication Administration and Nursing Process
of Drug Therapy Graded A+
ADE's -ANSWER ✅Adverse drug events.
NCCMERP Index for Categorizing Medication Errors -ANSWER ✅Index that
ranks from A to I in the severity of a medication error.
Rank A are circumstances that may cause errors, Rank I are errors that have
caused patient death.
A prescriber has written an order for levothyroxine sodium 50 mg per day by
mouth. The nurse knows that the standard dose is 50 mcg. What action
should the nurse take?
-Call the prescriber and question the order.
-Administer 50 mcg instead.
-Consult the pharmacist about the order.
