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Orders & ABR.
Safety First
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Clinical Judgement
100
Tylenol is an example of this type of medication name.
What is a trade/brand name?
100
The order reads 10 mg Zofran SL BID for nausea. SL means this.
What is sublingual?
100
Before administering any medication, the nurse should always check the patient's status for this.
What are allergies?
100
Order: famotidine 40 mg PO. Available: 20 mg/tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
What are 2 tablets?
100
A nurse administers the prescribed medication. This action represents this phase of the nursing process.
What is implementation?
200
This term describes a condition that makes the use of a particular medication or treatment undesirable.
What is a contraindication?
200
A medication ordered PRN should be administered under this circumstance.
What is as needed?
200
This medication check occurs before the medication is removed from storage.
What is the first check?
200
Order: cefixime 180 mg PO. Available: 100 mg/5 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?
What is 9 mL?
200
After administering an analgesic, the nurse reassesses the patient's pain. This represents this phase of the nursing process.
What is evaluation?
300
A rash that is mild and does not require intervention may be classified as this type of medication effect.
What is a side effect?
300
The order reads levothyroxine 75 mcg PO AC daily. AC means this.
What is before meals?
300
The nurse should document a medication at this point in the medication-administration process.
What is immediately/promptly after administration?
300
Order: azithromycin 500 mg PO. How many mL will the nurse administer? Round appropriately.
What is 12.5 mL?
300
Before administering an oral medication, the nurse should verify that the patient is awake and alert, has a functioning GI tract, and has this protective reflex.
What is an intact gag reflex?
400
A harmful, nontherapeutic medication effect that may require intervention or discontinuation of the drug is called this.
What is an adverse effect?
400
A medication is administered at 0900 and is ordered q8h. Give the next dose at this military time.
What is 1700?
400
A patient says, "That does not look like my normal medication." The nurse should take this action first.
What is stop and investigate/verify the medication?
400
Order: digoxin 0.5 mg PO daily. Available: 250 mcg/tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
What are 2 tablets?
400
Teach the patient how to use a metered-dose inhaler.
What is shake the MDI, inhale slowly and deeply while depressing the inhaler, then hold the breath?
500
A nurse is teaching a patient to take a buccal medication. Name two instructions the nurse should provide.
What are do not chew or swallow the medication and do not eat or drink until it has dissolved?
500
Cephalexin 250 mg PO QID x 7 days: identify the dose, route, frequency, and duration.
What are 250 mg, by mouth, four times a day, for 7 days?
500
Before administering medication via this route, the nurse should verify this.
What is tube placement?
500
Order: antibiotic 500 mg PO TID x 10 days. Available: 250 mg/capsule. How many capsules must be dispensed to complete the entire prescription?
What are 60 capsules?
500
A nurse is preparing an oral medication. The patient is NPO for a procedure. What is the safest action, and why should the nurse not simply give or automatically hold the medication?
What is determine why the patient is NPO and clarify whether the medication should be administered? NPO status requires assessment/verification rather than assumption.