After administering a medication to a client, the nurse realizes that the client was given another client's drug. What must the nurse do next?
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After administering a medication to a client, the nurse realizes that the client was given another client's drug. What must the nurse do next?
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When preparing medications for delivery to an assigned patient, the nurse should check each medication for accuracy of drug and dose:
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The nurse is reviewing medication errors. Which situation is an example of a medication error?
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The nurse notes that the patient is scratching and has hives 2 hours after receiving a dose of antibiotic medication. The patient soon starts having difficulty breathing and his blood pressure drops. What is the correct analysis of the patient's condition?
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A nurse is administering a dose of insulin to a patient. To practice nursing safely and effectively, the nurse should:
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How will the nurse administer a nitroglycerin sublingual tablet to the patient?
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The nurse administering medications to a client is aware that the primary reason that most drugs are administered orally is because the oral route:
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When the nurse brings pills to the patient, the patient is unable to hold the paper cup with the medications. What should the nurse do?
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A nurse has prepared the 9:00 AM client medications for administration but is called off the unit briefly. Who can distribute these medications to clients?
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Why does the nurse administer lorazepam intramuscularly (IM) to the patient rather than into the subcutaneous tissue?
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When preparing to administer an intradermal injection to an adult, the nurse ensures that the dose amount does not exceed 0.1 mL. A 1 mL tuberculin syringe is used with a 25-gauge needle and is administered at which angle?
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The graduate nurse is aware that the count of the unit's narcotics and controlled substances at the change of shifts should involve:
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The physician orders Zestril 15 mg po daily for hypertension. The medication is supplied in 5-mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
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Which pain medication may be administered to the patient as needed?
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The nurse is to administer the patient's next dose of vancomycin at 9:30 a.m. What time will the nurse draw the patient's blood to check the trough vancomycin level?
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A patient is to receive insulin Regular and insulin NPH. How will the nurse draw up the insulins for administration?
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Continue with another ATI PN Pharmacology Proctored Exam Practice Questions - Set 6 practice set and review explanations at your own pace.
Continue with another ATI PN Pharmacology Proctored Exam Practice Questions - Set 6 practice set and review explanations at your own pace.
Continue with another ATI PN Pharmacology Proctored Exam Practice Questions - Set 6 practice set and review explanations at your own pace.
Continue with another ATI PN Pharmacology Proctored Exam Practice Questions - Set 6 practice set and review explanations at your own pace.
Continue with another ATI PN Pharmacology Proctored Exam Practice Questions - Set 6 practice set and review explanations at your own pace.
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