Test Bank For Calculating Drug Dosages A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math 20th Edition by Maryanne Castillo, Sandra Luz Martinez De; Werner-McCullough

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TablehofhContents:
I.hSafetyhinhMedicationhAdministration
Chapterh1.hSafetyhinhMedicationhAdministration
Chapterh2.hThehDrughLabel
II.hSystemshofhMeasurement
Chapterh3.hThehMetrichSystem
Chapterh4.hThehHouseholdhSystem
III.hMethodshofhCalculation
Chapterh5.hLinearhRatiohandhProportion
Chapterh6.hFractionalhRatiohandhProportion
Chapterh7.hDimensionalhAnalysis
Chapterh8.hFormulahMethod
IV.hAdministrationhofhMedications
Chapterh9.hCalculatinghOralhMedicationhDoses
Chapterh10.hSyringeshandhNeedles
Chapterh11.hCalculatinghParenteralhMedicationhDosages
Chapterh12.hPreparinghPowderedhParenteralhMedications
Chapterh13.hAdministrationhofhInsulin
V.hIVhTherapyhandhAdministrationhofhIntravenoushMedications
Chapterh14.hIntravenoushInfusionhandhInfusionhRates
Chapterh15.hCalculatinghInfusionhandhCompletionhTime
Chapterh16.hAdministeringhIVhPushhMedications
VI.hVerifyinghSafehDosehandhCriticalhCarehCalculations
Chapterh17.hVerifyinghSafehDose
Chapterh18.hTitrationhofhIntravenoushMedications
VII.hIntakehandhOutput
Chapterh19.hCalculatinghIntakehandhOutput
Chapterh20.hCalculatinghParenteralh Intake
VIII.hDosageshforhPediatrichandhOlderhAdulthPopulations
Chapterh21.hConsiderationshforhthehPediatrichPatient
Chapterh22.hConsiderationshforhthehOlderhAdult

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Chapterh1:hSafetyhinhMedicationhAdministration
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MULTIPLEhCHOICE

1. Thehfollowinghmedicationhorderhishinhthehpatient’sh medicationhadministrationhrecordh(MAR):

methylPREDnisoloneh40hmghPOhdailyhath0900.

Afterhreadinghthehorder,hthehnursehcorrectlyhdetermines:
A ―PO‖hishanhinappropriatehabbreviation.
B thehmedicationhorderhishwrittenhcorrectly.
C 40hmghshouldhbehwrittenhash40mg.
D tallhmanhletteringhindicateshthaththehdrughishahnarcotic.

ANS:hB
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Thehmedicationhorderhhashallhthehrequiredhcomponentsh(drughname,hdose,hroute,handhf
requencyhofhadministration)hforhahdrughorder.h―PO‖hishanhappropriatehabbreviation;h4
0hmghishwrittenhcorrectlyhwithhahspacehbetweenhthehdosehandhthehunithof
measurement.hTallhmanhletteringhishusedhtohdistinguishhthehdrughfromhanotherhdrugh
withhahsimilarhname.



2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghaccuratelyhdescribeshtheh―BoxedhWarning‖hfoundhonhahdrughlabel?
A Ithishprimarilyhishusedhtohidentifyhthehsafehdosehforhthehpatient.
B Ithishcommonlyhfoundhonhallhdrughlabels.
C Ithidentifieshserioushpotentialhriskshandhsideheffectshrelatedhtohdrughuse.
D Ithprotectshthehpatienthbyhprovidinghinformationhtohdecreasehsideheffects.

ANS:hC
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Ahdrughlabelhwithhahboxedhwarninghprovideshinformationhtohhealthcarehprofessionalsha
ndhpatientshregardinghthehserioushriskshandhsideheffectshrelatedhtohthehdrug.hThehBoxe
dhWarninghishnoththehprimaryhsourcehforhidentifyinghthehpatient’shdrughdosage.hThehw
arninghishfoundhonhspecifichprescriptionhmedicationshandhdoeshnothprovide
informationhtohreducehorhdecreasehsideheffects.



3. Whenhpracticinghsafetyhinhthehadministrationhofhmedication,hforhwhichhofhthehfollowingh
medicationhordershshouldhahnursehseekhclarificationhbeforehthehadministrationhofhthehme
dication?


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