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A nurse draws up medication from an ampule using a filter needle and forgets to change to a regular needle before injecting the patient. Why is this a problem?
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To break the ampule, where should the pressure be placed?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To break the ampule, where should the pressure be placed? | neck |
| A nurse draws up medication from an ampule using a filter needle and forgets to change to a regular needle before injecting the patient. Why is this a problem? | Glass and particles in the filter may be injected into the patient. |
| A nurse is to prepare 5 mg of a medication in a 2-mL ampule that is marked “5 mg/2 mL.” The nurse draws up two full mL, but there is still some medication in the ampule. What should the nurse do? | Double-check the amount in the syringe |
| A vial is different from an ampule in which of the following ways? | Ampules are broken open. Vials are penetrated with a syringe. Vials have a plastic cap over the rubber stopper. |
| nurse preparing a dose of diazepam for a patient who is having seizures in the ER. The dose ordered will require 2 mL of medication to be withdrawn from a multi-dose vial. How much air will the nurse inject into the vial before withdrawing the medication? | 2 ml |
| What makes a vial a closed system? | rubber stopper |
| Label the parts of a mix-o-vial. | Diaphragm plunger Sterile diluent Rubber stopper Powdered medication |
| What is contained in the upper chamber of the mix-o-vial? | diluent |
| Once the contents of a mix-o-vial medication are reconstituted, how is the medication withdrawn? | As one withdraws medication from a vial |
| A cartridge or prefilled syringe contains ______ doses. | 1 |
| What additional protocol must be followed when there is excess narcotic medication left in a cartridge or prefilled syringe? | Waste it in the presence of another nurse. |
| Which are examples of medications that come in prefilled syringes? | EpiPen Hepatitis B vaccine |
| A patient with ovarian cancer is to receive Carboplatin 400 mg IV q 4 weeks × 6 cycles. Give ______ mL per dose. | 40 |
| A healthcare provider ordered 750 mg IM of a ceftriaxone. Available is a 10 mL bottle that reads, “add 7.6 mL of sterile water for injection (SWI) to yield 100 mg/mL.” Give ______ mL IM. | 7.5 |
| A patient is to receive 250 mg of Solu-Medrol IM. Available is a vial that, once reconstituted according to package directions, yields 500 mg/8 mL. Give ______ mL. | 4 |
| A healthcare provider orders 1 gram of ampicillin IM. The available vial reads, “add 3.5 mL of diluent to obtain a concentration of 250 mg per mL.” Give ______ mL. | 4 |
| The pharmacy prepares dantrolene IV for a patient with malignant hyperthermia. If the patient receives 7 mL of the medication after reconstitution, the patient has received _____ mg. | 350 |
| Following the instructions on the label given, 20 mL of diluent is to be added to this vial of acyclovir. There are 1,000 mg of medication in the vial. If the patient is given two full vials then the patient receives IV of _______ grams. | 2 |
| The pharmacy prepares vancomycin IVPB for a patient. If diluted according to package directions, the resulting concentration will be of ______ mg/mL | 50 |
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