Exam 1: Medication Errors: Improving Practices and Patient Safety

The nurse is counseling a patient who has been given a prescription for Prozac (fluoxetine).Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the patient's teaching? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care for a patient who is taking Senokot (sennoside)two tablets orally each day.Which of the following actions by the nurse will most promote effective treatment with this planned medication?

While working with a patient who takes Dalmane (flurazepam),the nurse should be most concerned by which of the following patient statements?

The nurse on the hospice unit receives an order to administer fentanyl via a transmucosal route.Which of the following actions will the nurse take?

The nurse is tracking patient symptoms related to acute alcohol intoxication and withdrawal.Which of the following medications would the nurse expect to provide in the management of these symptoms?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is to receive 40 mg of Lasix (furosemide)as an intravenous push.If the recommended administration time is 20 mg/min,the nurse will take ____________________ min to administer the medication.

The nurse is providing care for a patient admitted after an acute myocardial infarction.Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate to be part of the patient's treatment plan?

The nurse providing patient education about Questran (cholestyramine)would include which of the following statements in the education? Select all that apply.

The nurse is counseling a patient with diabetes,hypertension,and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on his medications.To verify patient understanding of his medications,the nurse states,"You are taking Cymbalta (duloxetine)60 mg once a day;do you know why you take that medication?" The nurse determines the patient has a good understanding of his medications if which of the following responses is given?

A nurse working in the intensive care unit would expect albumin as part of the treatment plan for which of the following patients? Select all that apply.

The nurse immediately notifies the doctor of a reaction to Lyrica (pregabalin)based on which of the following assessments?

MATCHING Match the instructions for using an inhaler in the following section with the number they should occur in. -Step 4

As part of a new treatment regimen for migraine headaches,an 18-year-old girl is prescribed Axert (almotriptan).The nurse should include which of the following statements in the patient teaching? Select all that apply.

A neighbor reports giving her 3-year-old daughter Pepto Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate)for diarrhea stools for the past 2 days.Which of the following statements by the nurse is the highest priority?

What is the proper action to prepare for the administration of Pulmicort Respules?

The nurse is caring for a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who takes Celebrex (celecoxib).The patient is on a pureed diet,and the nurse from the previous shift reported some difficulty with oral pills.Which of the following actions by the nurse is best?

A 26-year-old female prescribed Axert (almotriptan)for use with migraine headache attacks,calls the nurse,stating,"I took a home pregnancy test last week and I know I'm pregnant but I haven't seen the doctor yet.I have a terrible migraine starting and I don't know what I should do." Which of the following statements by the nurse is best?

The nurse is caring for a patient receiving AlternaGEL (aluminum hydroxide)every 2 hr while awake for the treatment of a peptic ulcer.For which of the following side effects should the nurse monitor?

A patient undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer tells the nurse,"I feel so tired I can barely do anything.Even getting out of bed makes me dizzy." After laboratory results are obtained,which of the following medications would most likely help relieve these symptoms?

A nurse assisting in the care of an elderly patient who received PO Librium (chlordiazepoxide)in the treatment of acute alcohol intoxication would include which of the following in the plan of care? Select all that apply.