| IM Medications | IV Medications | Medication Calculation | Medication Safety | Medication Abbreviations |
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100What is the preferred site for IM injection in adults?
The Ventrogluteal Muscle.
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100What is FALSE?
It is okay to wear gloves without washing your hands prior to accessing your patient's central line - true or false.
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100What is 133.3 mL/hr?
A patient is going to receive an antibiotic, Vancomycin. There is 1 gram of Vancomycin in each 200 mL bag. The patient is to receive the antibiotic over 90 minutes. At how many mL/hour should the IV pump be programmed?
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100What are the five rights of medication administration?
The right drug, the right patient, the right dose, the right route, and the right time.
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100What is PRN?
Take the medication "whenever it is needed?"
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200What is the preferred IM injection site for infants?
The Vastus Lateralis
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200What are supplies needed to safely administer IV medication?
Prepared IV solution of medication to be administered, IV tubing, IV infusion pump, nonsterile gloves, chlorohexadine wipes, calculator.
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200What is 1.6 mL?
Solu-Medrol 100 mg is ordered. When reconstituted, each 2 mL of the medication has 125 mg. How many mL will you administer to the patient if you have a 3 mL syringe?
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200What is JCAHO Goal 1
Improving the accuracy of patient identification by using 2 patient identifiers.
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200What is STAT?
Give the medication immediately?
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300What is the amount of medication you can safely administer in the deltoid muscle of an adult?
What is 1 mL.
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300What is an admission weight?
This is used to calculate a weight based medication.
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300What is 142.8 mL/hr?
The nurse finds that the 1 L bag of NS was started at 0800 and finished at 1500. How many mL per hour were infusing?
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300What is medication errors?
These account for 7000 deaths in hospitals yearly
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300What is hs?
Give the medication at bedtime.
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400What is the angle to administer an IM injection?
A 95 degree angle.
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400What is a flow rate calculation?
Dose/Concentration =
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400What is 100 mL/hr?
Levaquin 750 mg is ordered. There is 750 mg in each 150mL of fluid. The medication is to be infused over 90 minutes. At how many mL/hour will the IV pump be set?
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400What is JCAHO Goal 3?
Improve the safety of using medications by labeling them appropriately.
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400What is bid?
The medication is to be given twice a day.
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500What is the amount of time you should aspirate when giving an IM injection?
5-10 seconds
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500What is a dose calculation?
Flow rate X Concentration/60 min/hr =
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500What is 0.7 mL of Morphine Sulfate?
The nurse is going to administer Morphine Sulfate IM for a patient with pain. There is 10 mg in each mL. She plans to administer 7 mg to the patient. How may mL will she administer? She is using a 3 mL syringe.
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500What is FALSE?
Hospitals decide which abbreviations are safe to use in the facility - true or false.
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500What is microgram per kilogram per hour?
mcg/kg/h
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