ATI (april) oral medications

Compare the medication label with the medication administration record. Check the expiration date on the medication label. Document the medication immediately after administering it.

A nurse is administering medications to four clients using an automated dispensing system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to help prevent medication administration errors? (Select all that apply.) Compare the medication label with the medication administration record. Take out medications for more than one client at once to save time. Check the expiration date on the medication label. Document the medication immediately after administering it. Remove the medication from the unit-dose package after removing it from the automated dispensing system.

Generic name Storage instructions Expiration date

A nurse is preparing to administer a unit-dose medication. Which of the following information should the nurse expect to find on the medication label? (Select all that apply.) Administration times Generic name Storage instructions Client diagnosis Expiration date

Scored tablet

A nurse is preparing to administer medications and calculates that the appropriate dose for the client to take is half of the dose available. The nurse is able to divide the pill in half if it is in which of the following forms? Long-acting medication Time-release capsule Enteric-coated pill Scored tablet

12 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin (Dilantin) 300 mg PO daily. The amount available is phenytoin oral suspension 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? Round to a whole number.

Allow the medication to dissolve completely.

A nurse is reviewing instructions with a client about how to take a sublingual medication. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? Swallow the medication whole. Allow the medication to dissolve completely. Take the medication with a glass of water. Chew the medication carefully.

2.5 mL

A nurse is reviewing instructions with a parent of a child who is to start therapy with pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) 15 mg PO every 6 hr. The amount available is pseudoephedrine oral liquid 30 mg/5 mL. The nurse should instruct the parent to give the child how many mL every 6 hr? Round to the tenth.

11.3 mL

A provider prescribes potassium chloride 15 mEq PO every 12 hr. The amount available is potassium chloride oral liquid 20 mEq/15 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? Round to the tenth.