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Tablemof mContents:
I.mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
Chapterm1.mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
Chapterm2.mThemDrugmLabel
II.mSystemsmof mMeasurement
Chapterm3.mThemMetricmSystem
Chapterm4.mThemHousehold mSystem
III.mMethodsmof mCalculation
Chapterm5.mLinearmRatiomand mProportion
Chapterm6.mFractionalmRatiomand mProportion
Chapterm7.mDimensionalmAnalysis
Chapterm8.mFormulamMethod
IV.mAdministrationmof mMedications
Chapterm9.mCalculatingmOralmMedicationmDoses
Chapterm10.mSyringesmand mNeedles
Chapterm11.mCalculatingmParenteralmMedicationmDosages
Chapterm12.mPreparingmPowdered mParenteralmMedications
Chapterm13.mAdministrationmof mInsulin
V.mIVmTherapymandmAdministrationmof mIntravenousmMedications
Chapterm14.mIntravenousmInfusionmand mInfusionmRates
Chapterm15.mCalculatingmInfusionmand mCompletionmTime
Chapterm16.mAdministeringmIVmPushmMedications
VI.mVerifyingmSafemDosemandmCriticalmCaremCalculations
Chapterm17.mVerifyingmSafemDose
Chapterm18.mTitrationmof mIntravenousmMedications
VII.mIntakemandmOutput
Chapterm19.mCalculatingmIntakemand mOutput
Chapterm20.mCalculatingmParenteralmIntake
VIII.mDosagesmformPediatricmandmOldermAdultmPopulations
Chapterm21.mConsiderationsmformthemPediatricmPatient
Chapterm22.mConsiderationsmformthemOldermAdult

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Chapterm1:mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. Themfollowingmmedicationmordermisminmthempatient’smmedicationmadministrationmrecord m(MAR):

methylPREDnisolonem40mmgmPOmdailymatm0900.

Aftermreadingmthemorder,mthemnursemcorrectlymdetermines:
A “PO”mismanminappropriatemabbreviation.
B themmedicationmordermismwrittenmcorrectly.
C 40mmgmshould mbemwrittenmasm40mg.
D tallmmanmletteringmindicatesmthat mthemdrugmismamnarcoti
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ANS:mB
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Themmedicationmordermhasmallmthemrequired mcomponentsm(drugmname,mdose,mroute,man
d mfrequencymof madministration)mformamdrugmorder.m“PO”mismanmappropriatemabbreviati
on;m40mmgmismwrittenmcorrectlymwithmamspacembetweenmthemdosemand mthemunit mof mmea
surement.mTallmmanmletteringmismused mtomdistinguishmthemdrugmfrommanothermdrug
withmamsimilarmname.



2. Whichmof mthemfollowingmaccuratelymdescribesmthem“Boxed mWarning”mfound monmamdrugmlabel?
A It mismprimarilymismused mtomidentifymthemsafemdosemformthempatient.
B It mismcommonlymfound monmallmdrugmlabels.
C It midentifiesmseriousmpotentialmrisksmand msidemeffectsmrelated mtomdrugmuse.
D It mprotectsmthempatient mbymprovidingminformationmtomdecreasemsidemeffect
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ANS:mC
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Amdrugmlabelmwithmamboxed mwarningmprovidesminformationmtomhealthcaremprofessiona
lsmand mpatientsmregardingmthemseriousmrisksmand msidemeffectsmrelated mtomthemdrug.mTh
emBoxed mWarningmismnot mthemprimarymsourcemformidentifyingmthempatient’smdrugmdos
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Themwarningmismfound monmspecificmprescriptionmmedicationsmand mdoesmnot mprovideminf
ormationmtomreducemormdecreasemsidemeffects.



3. Whenmpracticingmsafetyminmthemadministrationmof mmedication,mformwhichmof mthemfollowi
ngmmedicationmordersmshould mamnursemseekmclarificationmbeforem themadministrationmof mt
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