Exam 1: Medication Errors: Improving Practices and Patient Safety

The nurse contacts a patient whose physician has ordered Feosol (carbonyl iron)60 mg BID after routine lab work revealed mild iron-deficiency anemia.Which of the following statements would be included in the patient teaching?

The nurse caring for patients on a gynecological surgery unit would monitor which of the following women most closely for evidence of a deep vein thrombosis?

What should the nurse communicate to the patient when teaching the proper technique for administration of two simultaneous doses of beclomethasone?

The home-care nurse is preparing to see a patient being treated for diabetic foot ulcerations with Regranex (becaplermin).Which of the following instructions will the nurse include in the patient teaching?

The nurse is caring for an infant who weighs 4.5 kg.Penicillin at 25,000 units/kg every 8 hr has been ordered.The amount of penicillin in each dose is ____________________ units.

When starting a patient on Synthroid (levothyroxine),which of the following requires close monitoring?

Which of the following assessments would indicate that dopamine is effective?

Ciprofloxacin,Levaquin,and Avelox fall under which drug classification?

The nurse is providing care for a patient diagnosed with candidiasis.The nurse expects the medication record to include which of the following medications?

Which cranial nerve needs to be routinely evaluated while a person is receiving Vancomycin?

A nurse working in the neonatal intensive care unit receives an order to provide Lasix (furosemide)2 mg/kg orally now.The neonate weighs 2.5 kg,and the medication is available as a liquid with a concentration of 10 mg/mL.The calculated dose the nurse will provide in mL is __________________ mL.

A 58-year-old woman with a history of cardiac arrhythmias visits her health-care provider with complaints of sunburn on her arm while riding in a car.What should the health-care provider suspect?

Mr.Jacobs,who started taking Lipitor (atorvastatin)8 weeks ago,returns for a follow-up visit.He is angry because there has been no improvement in his cholesterol level.How should the nurse respond to his concern?

Intramuscular iron dextran should be administered in which site?

The nurse is caring for a 56-year-old patient with a history of atrial fibrillation who takes Lanoxin (digoxin)0.5 mg/day.Which of the following assessments should cause the nurse to hold the patient's dose?

A 52-year-old patient is going home with NitroMist (nitroglycerine translingual spray).How should the patient be taught to take this medication?

While reviewing a patient's medication list,the nurse notes the patient takes Neurontin (gabapentin)300 mg three times daily.The nurse recognizes this medication has multiple indications and is used both on and off label for various reasons including which of the following? Select all that apply.

A 38-year-old woman asks the nurse,"Can I just use Tums (calcium carbonate)to help prevent osteoporosis?" Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with hepatic encephalopathy who is receiving Constilac (lactulose).The nurse should be prepared to assist the patient in managing which of the following side effects?

The nurse is instructing the parent of a 6-year-old patient recently started on a ProAir HFA (albuterol)inhaler for exercise-induced asthma.The nurse recognizes that further teaching is necessary by which of the following client statements?