Nursing Application: LifeSpan and Drug Therapy Unit 2 Edapt

Which of the following are lifespan considerations for adolescent populations? Select all that apply. 1. Establish a therapeutic, trusting relationship with the patient. 2. Prepare the caregiver in advance for medication administration and assess their knowledge of the situation. 3. Allow expression and the opportunity for the patient to ask questions. 4. Discourage participation in own care. 5. Encourage self-expression 6. Explore with the patient feeling about hospitalization and correct any misconceptions.

1. Establish a therapeutic, trusting relationship with the patient. 3. Allow expression and the opportunity for the patient to ask questions. 5. Encourage self-expression 6. Explore with the patient feeling about hospitalization and correct any misconceptions.

Before medication administration, what information is gathered as part of the nursing assessment phase? Select all that apply. 1. Head-to-toe assessment findings 2. Food and drug allergies 3. Medical, to include surgical history 4. Stage of growth and development and related developmental tasks 5. Vital signs and lab values

1. Head-to-toe assessment findings 2. Food and drug allergies 3. Medical, to include surgical history 4. Stage of growth and development and related developmental tasks 5. Vital signs and lab values

Health education should include which of the following? Select all that apply. 1. The importance of medication compliance 2. Inconsistent healthy eating habits 3. The relationship of food and insulin 4. The establishment of individualized meal planning

1. The importance of medication compliance 3. The relationship of food and insulin 4. The establishment of individualized meal planning

According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (2018), safeguards to reduce the risk of high-alert medication errors and minimize harm include which of the following? Select all that apply. 1. Using auxiliary labels and automated alerts 2. Open access to high-alert medications 3. Improving access to information about high-alert drugs 4. Individualized ordering, storage, preparation, and administration of these medications

1. Using auxiliary labels and automated alerts 3. Improving access to information about high-alert drugs

Prior to medication administration of insulin, you as the nurse provider, will do which of the following? Select all that apply. 1. Verify safe dose with another licensed health care provider 2. Follow the rights of medication administration 3. Verify lab values 4. Rely on pharmacy to calculate the correct medication dosage

1. Verify safe dose with another licensed health care provider 2. Follow the rights of medication administration 3. Verify lab values

Multiple drugs are considered on the high-alert list. Using your learning resources, select the following that are considered high-alert drugs. Select all that apply. 1. Acetaminophen 2. Insulin 3. Prednisone 4. Amiodarone 5. Ibuprofen 6. Opioids

2. Insulin 4. Amiodarone 6. Opioids