, Castillo/Werner-McCullough: Calculating Drug Dosages, 2e
Chapter k1: kSafety kin kMedication kAdministration
Castillo: kCalculating kDrug kDosages: kA kPatient-Safe kApproach kto kNursing kand kMath k2nd kEdition
MULTIPLE kCHOICE
1. The kfollowing kmedication korder kis kin kthe kpatient’s kmedication kadministration krecord k(MAR):
methylPREDnisolone k40 kmg kPO kdaily kat k0900.
After kreading kthe korder, kthe knurse kcorrectly kdetermines:
A “PO” kis kan kinappropriate kabbreviation.
B the kmedication korder kis kwritten kcorrectly.
C 40 kmg kshould kbe kwritten kas k40mg.
D tall kman klettering kindicates kthat kthe kdrug kis ka knarcotic.
ANS: kB
Feedback
The kmedication korder khas kall kthe krequired kcomponents k(drug kname, kdose, kroute,
kandkfrequency kof kadministration) kfor ka kdrug korder. k“PO” kis kan kappropriate
kabbreviation;k 40 kmg kis kwritten kcorrectly kwith ka kspace kbetween kthe kdose kand kthe
kunit kof kmeasurement. kTall kman klettering kis kused kto kdistinguish kthe kdrug kfrom
kanother kdrug
with ka ksimilar kname.
2. Which kof kthe kfollowing kaccurately kdescribes kthe k“Boxed kWarning” kfound kon ka kdrug klabel?
A It kis kprimarily kis kused kto kidentify kthe ksafe kdose kfor kthe kpatient.
B It kis kcommonly kfound kon kall kdrug klabels.
C It kidentifies kserious kpotential krisks kand kside keffects krelated kto kdrug kuse.
D It kprotects kthe kpatient kby kproviding kinformation kto kdecrease kside keffects.
ANS: kC
Feedback
A kdrug klabel kwith ka kboxed kwarning kprovides kinformation kto khealthcare
kprofessionalsk and kpatients kregarding kthe kserious krisks kand kside keffects krelated kto
kthe kdrug. kThe kBoxed kWarning kis knot kthe kprimary ksource kfor kidentifying kthe
kpatient’s kdrug kdosage.
The kwarning kis kfound kon kspecific kprescription kmedications kand kdoes knot
kprovidekinformation kto kreduce kor kdecrease kside keffects.
3. When kpracticing ksafety kin kthe kadministration kof kmedication, kfor kwhich kof kthe
kfollowingk
medication korders kshould ka knurse kseek kclarification kbefore kthe
kadministration kof kthe kmedication?
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