MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION REVIEW LATEST WITH EXPERT CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+

2024 MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION REVIEW LATEST WITH EXPERT CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ You are a new graduate nurse completing your orientation on a very busy intensive care unit. You cannot read a health care provider's order for one of your patient's medications. You have heard from more experienced nurses that this health care provider does not like to be called, and you know that another of the health care provider's patients is very unstable. What is the most appropriate next step for you to take? A. Call the health care provider to clarify the order B. Talk with your preceptor to help you interpret the order C. Refer to a medication manual before giving the medication D. Use your best judgment and critical thinking and administer the dose you think the health care provider ordered Correct Answer: Call the health care provider to clarify the order A toddler is to receive 2.5 mL of an antipyretic by mouth. Which equipment is the most appropriate for medication administration for this child? Correct Answer: An oral-dosing syringe What statement made by a 2-year old patient's mother indicates that she understands how to administer her son's ear drops? Correct Answer: "I need to straighten his ear canal before administering the medication by pulling his ear upward and outward." A health care provider ordered enalapril(Vasotec) 2mg IV push for a patient with hypertension. The pharmacy sent vials marked 1.25 mg enalapril/mL. How many mL does the nurse administer? Correct Answer: 1.6 mL A nurse admits a 72-year-old patient with a medical history of hypertension, heart failure, renal failure, and depression to a general medical patient care unit. The nurse r