Microsoft word - gen nursing pharmacology_med administration test.doc

5321 N. Torno Court
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GENERAL NURSING PHARMACOLOGY/
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TEST
1. List the five rights when administering medications: 2. List the two ways to identify patient correctly prior to the administration of a medication: 3. Which of these abbreviations indicate that a drug is to be administered at regularly spaced 4. How many mil igrams are equivalent to 0.035 grams? 5. A patient is to receive 1 gm of Ancef IV in 100 mil of 5% dextrose in normal saline in one hour. The infusion set delivers 60 microdrips per mil iliter. How many microdrops of medication 6. Depo-Medrol comes prepared in 5ml of sterile aqueous containing 20 mg/ml. Depo-medrol 45 mg is ordered. How many ml of the medication should be administered? 7. A patient is to receive 600 ml of fluids during a 5 hour period ordered. The drip is 10 drops/Icc. How many ml of the medications should be administered? 8. Cortisone Acetate 25 mg is prescribed for a patient. The medication is supplied as a solution containing 50 mg per mil iliter. How many ml should the patient receive? Test 24/7 #8
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5321 N. Torno Court
Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340
Phone: (623) 337-5305 Fax: (623) 243-5244
GENERAL NURSING PHARMACOLOGY/
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TEST
9. A vial of regular insulin is labeled “100 U, per ml.” How much insulin should be given to administer 10. Atropine Sulfate 0.3 ml is ordered. The vial is labeled 0.4 mg per ml. How many ml should the 11. After the nurse draws a narcotic the patient refuses the medications. Which of the fol owing a. Label the syringe and put it in narcotics box to be administered later. b. Discard the medication from the syringe and have action verified by the witness in c. Inject the medication deep into the muscle, withdraw the needle, and hold the tissue 12. When reconstituting drugs of injection, it is important to use the type of diluents that the pharmaceutical company suggests for which of these reasons? 13. Which of these actions is it essential to take prior to instil ing ear drops? c. Placing the medication in the lower recumbent position. 14. Which of these practices is incorrect when administering a liquid eye medication? a. Requesting that the patient look upward. b. Holding the dropper 2 inches above the eye. c. Placing the medication in the lower conjunctival sac. 15. Fol owing surgery, a patient when DM is to have insulin scale. Which of these types of insulin Test 24/7 #8
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5321 N. Torno Court
Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340
Phone: (623) 337-5305 Fax: (623) 243-5244
GENERAL NURSING PHARMACOLOGY/
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TEST
16. An adult patient is receiving Lanoxin. Before administering this medication, the nurse takes the apical pulse and finds it to be 52 beats per minutes. a. Compare pulse with pt’s unusual pulse rate b. Hold the medication and notify doctor c. Give medication and chart the patient’s pulse rate 17. Which of these medications should be on hand to counteract a side of coumadin? 18. It is preferable to administer a subcutaneous injection of heparin into which of these sites? 19. What is the correct course of action to take if you give wrong medication? 20. A patient uses two medications in the treatment of her arthritis. Butazolidin and Indocin. When 21. The recommended daily dose of Dilantin is 5 mg/ kg/ day. A 35lb child should receive 22. Order: 1000cc D5LR every 5 hours. The drip factor is 20 gtts/Icc. What is the correct rate if 23. A child weighing 30 kilograms is to receive 4mg/kg / Solu-Medrol q 6 h IV. Available in 40 mg/ml. Test 24/7 #8
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5321 N. Torno Court
Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340
Phone: (623) 337-5305 Fax: (623) 243-5244
GENERAL NURSING PHARMACOLOGY/
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TEST
24. Which age group would you expect to metabolize medication faster? 25. Which of the fol owing alters pharmacokinetic processes in the older adult? 26. Which of the fol owing abbreviations indicate that a drug is to be administered at regularly spaced intervals during twenty four (24) period? 27. When a patient is receiving TPN, a constant flow rate is maintained for which of these reasons? a. To al ow a more equal balance between insulin release and glucose intake. b. To minimize the possibility of an al ergic reaction. c. To assure that the kidneys can compensate for the fluid intake and excrete 28. How many mil igrams are equivalent to 0.035 grams? 29. 100 kilograms equals ___________ pounds. 30. What are the nursing responsibilities for patients with continuous tube feedings who are at risk of Test 24/7 #8
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