Where is the correct dosage measured on a syringe?
Where the head of the plunger touches the sides of the barrel of the syringe.
The ear canal should be straightened when instilling eardrops to provide direct access to deeper ear structures. In what direction should the auricle be pulled in an infant to straighten the ear canal?
Downward and back.
How can the nurse determine a patient's history of allergies? (Select all that apply.)
By looking at the front of the chart of in the patient's electronic health record (EHR). By looking at the patient's allergy bracelet. By looking at the MAR. By asking the patient.
Identify the remaining equipment needed to deliver a total volume of 1.4 mL IM injection to an average-size adult from two vials. (Select all that apply.)
3-mL syringe. Disposable gloves. Needle for withdrawing. 21- to 25-gauge needle. 1- to 1.5- inch needle.
Which of the following patients are at risk for developing drug toxicity? (Select all that apply)
65-year-old male, who has been on high doses of antibiotics for 3 weeks. 75-year-old female who swallowed Caladryl lotion. 82-year-old male, who has renal disease. 43-year-old male with liver failure.
The patient is to receive 120 mg of IV Lasix. You calculate that this will be 12 mL. The drug book states that the usual dosage is 20 to 40 mg. What steps should the nurse take to avoid medication errors in this situation? (Select all that apply.)
Double-check all calculations. Question unusually small or large doses.
A nurse manager is reviewing with the nurse measures used to prevent medication errors. Which of the following statements indicate a correct understanding of steps used to prevent medication errors?
"I will shut the door of the medication room when I am preparing medications."
What position should the patient assume for insertion of a rectal suppository?
Left Sims' position.
The nurse is administering eye medication. Which nursing action requires further intervention by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
The patient blinks and the eye drop falls on the outer lid after instillation. The nurse applies the ointment along the inner edge of the lower eyelid from the outer to inner canthus.
A patient has been taking vancomycin (Vancomycin HCl) for an infection. The health care provider has ordered a peak and trough level to be drawn. When should the nurse expect the phlebotomist to draw the patient’s blood for the trough level?
