ATI Safe Dosage
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A nurse is teaching Sucralfate tablets
a newly licensed
nurse about The nurse should explain that certain
crushing medications, such as those that are
medications. The scored, can be safely crushed and mixed
nurse should with food or water for a client who has
explain that which difficulty swallowing. The nurse should
of the following check with the pharmacist before crushing
medications can be a medication to make certain it can safely
crushed? be crushed.
Extended-release
oxycodone
Sublingual
nitroglycerine
Enteric-coated
aspirin
Sucralfate tablets
,A nurse is caring for Administer oxycodone immediate-release
a client who reports 5 mg PO now.
severe back pain at
1400. The client's
prescriptions
include oxycodone
extended - release
20 mg PO every 12
hr (last dose
received at 600)
and oxycodone
immediate - release
5 mg PO every 4 hr
PRN (last dose
received at 2300
the day before).
Which of the
following actions
should the nurse
take?
Contact the
provider to request
an order for a
different pain
medication.
Administer
oxycodone
immediate-release
5 mg PO at 1600.
Administer
oxycodone
immediate-release
, 5 mg PO now.
Contact the
provider to request
an increase in the
oxycodone
extended-release
dose.
A nurse is reviewing Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for
a client's incisional pain
prescriptions. The
nurse should This prescription requires clarification
contact the because it is missing the frequency of
provider to clarify medication administration.
which of the
following
prescriptions?
Phenytoin 100 mg
PO every 8 hr
Morphine 2.5 mg IV
bolus PRN for
incisional pain
Regular insulin 7
units subcutaneous
30 min before
breakfast and
dinner
Lisinopril 20 mg PO
every 12 hr. Hold for
systolic BP less than
110 mm Hg
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Terms in this set (25)
A nurse is teaching Sucralfate tablets
a newly licensed
nurse about The nurse should explain that certain
crushing medications, such as those that are
medications. The scored, can be safely crushed and mixed
nurse should with food or water for a client who has
explain that which difficulty swallowing. The nurse should
of the following check with the pharmacist before crushing
medications can be a medication to make certain it can safely
crushed? be crushed.
Extended-release
oxycodone
Sublingual
nitroglycerine
Enteric-coated
aspirin
Sucralfate tablets
,A nurse is caring for Administer oxycodone immediate-release
a client who reports 5 mg PO now.
severe back pain at
1400. The client's
prescriptions
include oxycodone
extended - release
20 mg PO every 12
hr (last dose
received at 600)
and oxycodone
immediate - release
5 mg PO every 4 hr
PRN (last dose
received at 2300
the day before).
Which of the
following actions
should the nurse
take?
Contact the
provider to request
an order for a
different pain
medication.
Administer
oxycodone
immediate-release
5 mg PO at 1600.
Administer
oxycodone
immediate-release
, 5 mg PO now.
Contact the
provider to request
an increase in the
oxycodone
extended-release
dose.
A nurse is reviewing Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for
a client's incisional pain
prescriptions. The
nurse should This prescription requires clarification
contact the because it is missing the frequency of
provider to clarify medication administration.
which of the
following
prescriptions?
Phenytoin 100 mg
PO every 8 hr
Morphine 2.5 mg IV
bolus PRN for
incisional pain
Regular insulin 7
units subcutaneous
30 min before
breakfast and
dinner
Lisinopril 20 mg PO
every 12 hr. Hold for
systolic BP less than
110 mm Hg
