A nurse prepares an injection of morphine (Duramorph) to administer to a client who reports pain. Prior to administering the medication, the nurse is called to another room to assist another client onto a bedpan. She asks a second nurse to give the injection. Which of the following actions should the second nurse take?
Offer to assist the client needing the bedpan.
Administer the injection prepared by the other nurse.
Prepare another syringe and administer the injection.
Tell the client needing the bedpan she will have to wait for her nurse.
A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a client. The medication was scheduled for administration at 0900. Which of the following are acceptable administration times for this medication? (Select all that apply.)
0905
0825
1000
0840
0935
A nurse is working with a newly hired nurse who is administering medications to clients. Which of the following actions by the newly hired nurse indicates an understanding of medication error prevention?
Taking all medications out of the unit-dose wrappers before entering the client’s room
Checking with the provider when a single dose requires administration of multiple tablets
Administering a medication, then looking up the usual dosage range
Relying on another nurse to clarify a medication prescription
A nurse educator is teaching a module on safe medication administration to newly hired nurses. Which of the following statements by a newly hired nurse indicate understanding of the nurse’s responsibility when implementing medication therapy? (Select all that apply.)
“I will observe for medication side effects.”
“I will monitor for therapeutic effects.”
“I will prescribe the appropriate dose.”
“I will change the dose if adverse effects occur.”
“I will refuse to give a medication if I believe it is unsafe.”
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin (Lanoxin) to a client who states, “I don’t want to take that medication. I do not want one more pill.” Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate in this situation?
“Your physician prescribed it for you, so you really should take it.”
“Well, let’s just get it over quickly then.”
“Okay, I’ll just give you your other medications.”
“Tell me your concerns with taking this medication.”
Which of the following is NOT one of the "rights" of medication administration?
Right client
Right medication
Right dose
Right circumstance
Right time
Right route
Right documentation
A nurse is preparing to administer methylprednisolone acetate (Depo-Medrol) 10 mg by IV bolus. The amount available is methylprednisolone acetate injection 40 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.)
0.2 mL
0.3 mL
0.4 mL
1 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer’s (LR) IV 100 mL over 15 min. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
400 mL/ hr
400 mL/ min
40 mL/hr
4,000 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 250 mL IV to infuse over 30 min.The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
83.33 gtt/min
750 gtt/ min
84 gtt/min
83 gtt/ min
A nurse is preparing to administer metoprolol (Lopressor) 200 mg PO daily. The amount available is metoprolol 100 mg/tab. How many capsules should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
3 tabs
2 tabs
4 tabs
200 mg
An HCP orders rifampin 10mg/kg once daily. The pharmacy supplies rifampin in a vial that contains 60 mg/ml after reconstitution. The patient weighs 51 kg. What information is this order missing before the nurse may administer this medication?
Route
Frequency
Dose
Concentration
