Exam 33: Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration

The nurse is aware that the primary care provider has ordered a pain relief drug to be delivered in the manner in which postoperative pain would be relieved most rapidly. This method is:

The nurse is administering an enteric-coated oral medication to a patient who is unable to swallow tablets. The best nurse action is to:

A hospitalized 3-year-old toddler is to receive an oral medication. For the most effective approach, the nurse should tell the child:

A patient is due for a 40 mg dose of furosemide (Lasix), at 9:00 AM on May 5, 2013. The drug label reads "20 mg per tablet." The tablets in the bottle appear firm and unbroken. The expiration date on the bottle reads "April 2, 2013." The best nursing action is to:

A nurse is administering medications to a group of patients. The safest way to identify each patient is to:

Before administering a medication to a newly assigned patient, the nurse should determine why the patient is receiving it by checking the:

A patient is being prepared for surgery. There is an on call order for meperidine hydrochloride (Demerol) 75 mg, with 50 mg/mL available. The patient should receive _________ mL.

An older adult patient visits an outpatient clinic for the third time this month to be seen for hypertension. The nurse finds that the patient has not taken his blood pressure medication for 10 days. The most therapeutic response from the nurse would be:

A nurse is administering a medication to an older adult patient who is normally highly protein bound. The nurse would be concerned about increased drug activity and possible toxicity if the patient's laboratory values show:

An older adult patient with arthritis who has been taking anti-inflammatory drugs for the last 5 years should be monitored for:

The nurse explains that a drug may have several names. The trade name is the only name that can be:

A nurse is reinforcing instructions to a patient who is beginning medication therapy with a central nervous system (CNS) depressant drug. The nurse cautions the patient not to drink alcohol, because alcohol and the drug could cause a synergic effect, which means

A patient will be started on furosemide (Lasix). The primary care provider has also ordered potassium chloride (KCl) 40 mEq. There is a bottle of KCl labeled 45 mEq per 15 mL. How many milliliters should the patient receive?

The nurse is going to administer a medication that must be crushed for the patient to take it. This medication is best given to the patient by:

The nurse must be aware of how drugs enter the body and how they are metabolized and excreted. The name of this information is _____________.

A nurse is administering a dose of insulin to a patient. To practice nursing safely and effectively, the nurse should:

When preparing medications for delivery to an assigned patient, the nurse should check each medication for accuracy of drug and dose:

A patient is receiving an initial dose of penicillin for pneumonia. The nurse should be alert and monitor for:

A patient with liver disease is beginning medication therapy with a drug that is metabolized in the liver. The nurse anticipates the dose of the medication to be:

When the nurse is administering a medication to a patient, the patient states that the tablet looks different from the one usually taken. The most prudent action by the nurse would be to: