TEST BANK CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES: A PATIENT-SAFE APPROACH TO NURSING AND MATH 2ND EDITION BY CASTILLO, WERNER-MCCULLOUGH ISBN- 9781719641227 This is a Test Bank (Study Questions and Answers) to help you understand the most common math concepts used in

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I. Safety in Medication Administration Chapter 1. ss ss ss s s ss




Safety in Medication Administration Chapter 2. The
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Drug Label
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The MetricQSystem Chapter 4. The
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Household System
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Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion Chapter 6.
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Fractional Ratio and Proportion Chapter 7. Dimen
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sional Analysis
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IV. Administration of Medications ss ss




Chapter 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses Chap ter
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10. Syringes and Needles
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Chapter 11. Calculating Parenteral Medication Dosages Cha pter
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12. Preparing Powdered Parenteral Medications Chapter
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13. Administration of Insulin
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V. IV Therapy and Administration of Intravenous Medications
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Chapter 14. Intravenous Infusion and Infusion Rates Chapter 1
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5. Calculating Infusion and Completion Time Chapter 16. Admin
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istering IV Push Medications
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Chapter 18. Titration of Intravenous Medications
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Chapter 19. Calculating Intake and Output Chapter
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20. Calculating Parenteral Intake
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Chapter 21. Considerations for the Pediatric PatientQ Chapter 22
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. Considerations for the Older Adult
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1. The following medication order is in the patient’s medication administration record (MAR):
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methylPREDnisolone 40 mg PO daily atQ0900. ss ss ss ss ss




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primarily is used to identify the safe dose for the patient.
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C It identifies serious potential risks and side effects related to drug use. D It
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4. A nurse is reviewing a drug label with a drug name written with tall man lettering. Which statements shows
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C “The tall man lettering means thatQthis drug must have a Boxed Warning.”
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5. The following medication orders are found in the patient’s MAR:
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Metformin HCl 500 mg PO daily at 0900. Hydrochlorothiazide 25 m g PO
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every 12 hr atQ0900 and 2100. Digoxin .25 mg PO daily at 090 0.
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In reading the medication orders for the 0700–
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