Basic Pharm Ch 2 Administration of Drugs TTE

The nurse is in the hall outside Room 433 preparing medications when a member of the client's family in the adjacent room 432 approaches the nurse and asks a question. What is the nurse's best action in this situation?

Explain to the family member that the nurse is unable to discuss the situation at this time but will return later.

The route of medication administration can change dependent on client factors. Therefore, the route of medication administration is:

always included in the "five rights" of medication administration.

A nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed medication by subcutaneous injection. When determining the amount to give, the nurse would keep in mind the maximum volume that should be given in a subcutaneous injection as how much?

1 mL

A nurse should use how many methods to identify the client before administering the medication?

2

The nurse is caring for a client who receives intramuscular (IM) injections. What needle gauge is commonly used for an IM injection?

22 gauge

A nurse is to give an intermittent infusion. Approximately how long will it take for the infusion to be given?

30 to 60 minutes

A nurse is preparing to give a subcutaneous injection. Which of the following angles could the nurse use to deliver the injection? Select all that apply.

45, 90

When administering a subcutaneous injection to a client weighing 165 lb (74.8 kg) and who is is 5 ft 2 in (1.5 m 5 cm) tall, the nurse should insert the needle at which degree angle?

45

The nurse receives instruction for medication administration on what system that operates using a computer touch screen?

Automated medication management system

The nurse working the night shift administered 10 mg of an oral medication to a client instead of 5 mg. What is the nurse's next step after discovering the medication error? Select all that apply.

Call the health care provider. Complete an unusual occurrence report. Take the client's vital signs.

33s The nurse is required to administer 4 mL of an intramuscular (IM) injection to the client. Which action would be most appropriate?

Divide the drug and give it as two separate injections.

The nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a client when the client asks, "I thought my health care provider discontinued that drug yesterday?" What is the nurse's best response to this client's statement?

I will contact the health care provider and confirm that."

A nurse is using and electronic medication cart with a bar-coded, point-of-care medication system. What must the nurse scan with the bar coder prior to administering medication to a client? Select all that apply.

The client's identification band The medication The nurse's own badge

The nurse is administering a subcutaneous injection and notices that there is blood in the syringe prior to injecting the medication. What is the nurse's best action?

Withdraw the syringe and prepare a new injection.

The nurse receives a verbal order from a health care provider. To ensure safe medication administration, what steps are completed? Select all that apply.

Write down the order exactly as the health care provider said it. Read the order back to the health care provider. Request verbal confirmation that the order is correct as written.

After teaching a group of nursing students about the Joint Commission and National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies that the NPSG is updated at which frequency?

annually

Prior to administration of an oral medication to a client, what should the nurse assess for? Select all that apply.

assess for nausea capacity to swallow knowledge of medication

What actions should the nurse engage when providing appropriate, effective nursing care? Select all that apply.

assessing diagnosing planning implementation

What is essential for the nurse to obtain before administering a medication to the client?

health care provider's prescription

A nurse is preparing to administer a medication parentally. What are the routes of parenteral drug administration? Select all that apply.

intradermal intravenous intramuscular subcutaneous