Exam 1: Medication Errors: Improving Practices and Patient Safety

Pradaxa (dabigatran)is approved for the treatment of which of the following conditions?

The nurse is assisting in the discharge of a patient with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)who will receive antibiotic therapy with Invanz (ertapenem)at home under the direction of a home health-care agency.The nurse recognizes that teaching has been effective by which of the following client statements?

The nurse is caring for a patient who takes Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine).The nurse should be most concerned by which of the following patient statements?

The nurse is preparing to pass morning medications,including newly prescribed Coreg (carvedilol),for a patient admitted with an acute myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The nurse is providing care for a patient with recurrent lymphocytic leukemia who is receiving weekly treatment with Campath (alemtuzumab).Which of the following lab results would the nurse be expected to monitor prior to initiating therapy? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care for a 54-year-old woman with insulin-dependent diabetes.The woman is pale,diaphoretic,groggy,and difficulty to arouse.Her blood glucose result is 49.Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?

A nurse working with patients in an HIV clinic recognizes the following medications as antivirals that may be included in patient medication regimens.Select all that apply.

Prior to administering Lovaza,what laboratory values should be obtained? Select all that apply.

The nurse caring for a patient who takes Simponi (golimumab)recognizes this as a relatively new agent in the class of monoclonal antibodies.In addition to their usefulness in the treatment of some tumor types,these agents play a role in the treatment of which of the following disease states?

A nurse in the intensive care unit is establishing a continuous infusion of Levophed (norepinephrine).The pharmacy has supplied 1,000 mL of D5NS with 4 mg of norepinephrine.In terms of mL/hr,the rate the nurse should program into the pump to keep the patient on a continuous infusion of 2 mcg/min is ____________________.

The nurse is caring for a patient who reports long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents for the treatment of osteoarthritis.Which of the following medications would the nurse also expect as part of the patient's treatment plan?

A nurse caring for a patient with a history of diabetes mellitus notes that his prebreakfast blood glucose is 268.The nurse understands the patient most likely has sliding scale insulin using which of the following?

Which of the following examples should be provided as food to include with dietary intake when taking Lasix (furosemide)?

A woman with severe rheumatoid arthritis is starting Simponi (golimumab).Which of the following tests should be performed prior to starting this medication?

A person taking Questran should restrict intake of foods high in which of the following components? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a patient taking Boniva (ibandronate).The nurse should intervene if the client makes which of the following statements?

A student nurse is taking care of patients on a medical unit and receives new orders for Lunesta (eszopiclone)2 mg orally each evening.In transcribing this order,the student should take which of the following actions?

The student nurse is caring for a patient who currently takes Ditropan XL (oxybutynin).The student should include which of the following statements in the patient's teaching?

The nurse is providing care to a patient with congestive heart failure who is taking Digoxin (lanoxin)and bumetanide.Which of the following statements indicates teaching has been effective?

The nurse is caring for a patient who takes rosiglitazone 4 mg daily.The nurse should be most concerned by which of the following assessment findings?