Safe Dosage Test Questions With Correct
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A nurse working in a medical surgical unit is preparing to administer medications
to a client. The nurse plans to use two forms of identification to verify that she
has the right client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to
identify the client? (select all that apply)
- Compare the name on the client's wristband with the name on the MAR
- Ask the client to state their date of birth
- Check the room number on the MAR with the room number on the chart
- Ask the client to state their name
- Use the bar code scan to identify the client
- Compare the name on the client's wristband with the name on the MAR
- Ask the client to state their date of birth
- Ask the client to state their name
- Use the bar code scan to identify the client
A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive omerprazole (prilosec) 40 mg PO
daily. The client tells the nurse that the pill is too hard to swallow. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Crush the medications and put them in food
B. Request a liquid form from the pharmacy
C. Ask the charge nurse to clarify the prescription with the provider
D. Withhold the medication until the time for the next dose
B
Explanation: A nurse can admin a liquid form orally. There is no change in route
A nurse on the medical surgical unit is caring for a client who has type 2 DM and
has a prescription for metformin (Glucophage) 500 mg PO every 12 hours. The
, client is scheduled for a chest X-ray in the morning. Which of the following is an
appropriate action by the nurse?
A. Administer the morning dose after the client has the X-ray
B. Ask the dietician to decrease the percentage of carbs in the client's meals
C. Administer the medication as prescribed
D. Ask the pharmacist to substitute a different hypoglycemic agent
C
Explanation: the procedure did not require contrast
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the
provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?
A. Pheytoin (Dilantin) 100 mg PO every 8 hr
B. Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain
C. Regular insulin (Humulin R) 7 units subcutaneous 30 min before breakfast and
dinner
D. Lisinopril (Zestril) 20 mg PO every 12 hr. Hold for systolic BP less than 110 mm
Hg
B
Explanation: The prescription does not have a frequency
A nurse is in a client's room preparing to administer docusate sodium (Colace)
PO and acetaminophen (Tylenol) PO. The client refuses to take the medication
because of nausea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Administer the medications in suppository form
B. Ask the pharmacist to change the route of administration for the client
C. Withhold the medications
D. Offer the client dry crackers to take with the medications
C
Explanation: the client has the right to refuse a medication. The pharmacist cannot
change the route of administration; only the provider
A nurse is providing teaching regarding medication administration to a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following is a legal responsibility of a nurse?
Answers
A nurse working in a medical surgical unit is preparing to administer medications
to a client. The nurse plans to use two forms of identification to verify that she
has the right client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to
identify the client? (select all that apply)
- Compare the name on the client's wristband with the name on the MAR
- Ask the client to state their date of birth
- Check the room number on the MAR with the room number on the chart
- Ask the client to state their name
- Use the bar code scan to identify the client
- Compare the name on the client's wristband with the name on the MAR
- Ask the client to state their date of birth
- Ask the client to state their name
- Use the bar code scan to identify the client
A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive omerprazole (prilosec) 40 mg PO
daily. The client tells the nurse that the pill is too hard to swallow. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Crush the medications and put them in food
B. Request a liquid form from the pharmacy
C. Ask the charge nurse to clarify the prescription with the provider
D. Withhold the medication until the time for the next dose
B
Explanation: A nurse can admin a liquid form orally. There is no change in route
A nurse on the medical surgical unit is caring for a client who has type 2 DM and
has a prescription for metformin (Glucophage) 500 mg PO every 12 hours. The
, client is scheduled for a chest X-ray in the morning. Which of the following is an
appropriate action by the nurse?
A. Administer the morning dose after the client has the X-ray
B. Ask the dietician to decrease the percentage of carbs in the client's meals
C. Administer the medication as prescribed
D. Ask the pharmacist to substitute a different hypoglycemic agent
C
Explanation: the procedure did not require contrast
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the
provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?
A. Pheytoin (Dilantin) 100 mg PO every 8 hr
B. Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain
C. Regular insulin (Humulin R) 7 units subcutaneous 30 min before breakfast and
dinner
D. Lisinopril (Zestril) 20 mg PO every 12 hr. Hold for systolic BP less than 110 mm
Hg
B
Explanation: The prescription does not have a frequency
A nurse is in a client's room preparing to administer docusate sodium (Colace)
PO and acetaminophen (Tylenol) PO. The client refuses to take the medication
because of nausea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Administer the medications in suppository form
B. Ask the pharmacist to change the route of administration for the client
C. Withhold the medications
D. Offer the client dry crackers to take with the medications
C
Explanation: the client has the right to refuse a medication. The pharmacist cannot
change the route of administration; only the provider
A nurse is providing teaching regarding medication administration to a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following is a legal responsibility of a nurse?
