Exam 1: Medication Errors: Improving Practices and Patient Safety

The nurse is providing care for a patient who received Busulfex (busulfan)2 weeks ago for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).Which of the following lab results would be most concerning to the nurse?

The nurse is providing a follow-up phone call to a patient who recently started taking Allegra (fexofenadine).Which of the following statements by the patient would indicate the medication has been effective?

Which of the following lab values must be monitored during therapy with Tegretol CR (carbamazepine)? Select all that apply.

A nurse working in an outpatient psychiatric clinic is assessing a 39-year-old patient with a history of schizophrenia who started taking Haldol (haloperidol)3 mg po TID last week.Which of the following should be reported to the physician immediately?

The nurse is assisting in the care of a 28-year-old woman who has been seen by a psychologist for depression.The woman is interested in starting treatment with Wellbutrin XR (bupropion).Which of the following factors would indicate this plan should be questioned?

What is Niacin indicated for?

The nurse is caring for a patient who just received parenteral Valium (diazepam).Which of the following nursing actions is best?

The nurse is providing care for a patient scheduled to take Precose (acarbose)25 mg three times daily with meals.The patient reports feeling sweaty,weak,and tremulous.Which of the following actions by the nurse is best?

The nurse would be most concerned about ototoxicity for which of the following patients?

The nurse is caring for a patient receiving intravenous antibiotic therapy with tobramycin 100 mg every 8 hr.Which of the following nursing actions are appropriate for this medication? Select all that apply.

The nursing instructor is reviewing the administration of Levemir (insulin-detemir)via injectable pen.The instructor would be most concerned by which of the following statements by the student? Select all that apply.

A nurse caring for a patient who is to initiate therapy with Zostrix (capsaicin)would include which of the following statements in the patient teaching? Select all that apply.

A nursing student is preparing to join a college expedition in the tropics.Which of the following medications is most likely to be included in the medical preparation for this trip?

The nurse is providing care for a 12-year-old child whose order reads,"Ciprofloxin 15 mg/kg po q 12 hr." The child weighs 88 pounds (40 kg).What dose of Ciprofloxin should be provided?

A patient with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes has been instructed on administration of insulin,human inhalation (Afrezza).Which of the following statements should be included in the patient teaching? Select all that apply.

A patient in the hospital is going to receive her first dose of Reclast (zoledronic acid)prior to being discharged from the hospital.Which of the following actions are required of the nurse? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a patient who is to receive 1 mg of Ativan (lorazepam)intravenously as conscious sedation prior to a bedside procedure.Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse is caring for a 72-year-old woman admitted for a cerebral vascular accident who has dysphasia with orders to follow a diet of pureed foods.The patient takes Xanax (alprazolam)0.5 mg TID.Which of the following actions by the nurse is best?

A nurse working in the chemotherapy outpatient department is providing antiemetic therapy using Zofran (ondansetron).The ordered dose is 32 mg.Which of the following actions should the nurse take to optimize the efficacy of the medication?

The nurse is providing care for a woman who is in labor and is requesting something for pain.The order reads,"Stadol (butorphanol)2 mg every 4 hr as needed." Which of the following assessments should the nurse complete prior to providing the medication?