week 6

The steps in nursing for medication errors include:

• Report the error, assess the patient, document the incident, and implement corrective actions.

• Ignore the error and continue with the next medication.

• Blame another staff member for the error.

• Wait for the patient to report symptoms before taking action.

Medications you should not crush include:

• Enteric-coated tablets

• Chewable tablets

• Liquid medications

• Sublingual tablets

Types of intramuscular (IM), subcutaneous, and intradermal injections include:

• IM injections are given into the muscle, subcutaneous into the fat layer, and intradermal into the skin.

• IM injections are given into the skin, subcutaneous into the muscle, and intradermal into the fat layer.

• IM injections are given into the bone, subcutaneous into the vein, and intradermal into the artery.

• IM injections are given into the vein, subcutaneous into the artery, and intradermal into the muscle.

The steps for TB testing are:

• Administering a tuberculin skin test, waiting 48-72 hours, and checking for a reaction

• Taking a blood pressure reading, waiting 24 hours, and checking for fever

• Administering a flu vaccine, waiting 1 week, and checking for cough

• Taking a chest X-ray, waiting 2 days, and checking for rash

Administering liquid medications to a client with an NG feeding tube with continuous enteral feedings should be done by:

• Pausing the feeding, flushing the tube, administering the medication, and then flushing again before resuming the feeding.

• Mixing the medication directly with the enteral feeding solution.

• Administering the medication without pausing the feeding.

• Crushing tablets and mixing them with the liquid medication before administration.

Medication safety checks and priorities for assessments include which of the following?

• Verifying the right patient, drug, dose, route, and time

• Administering medication without checking patient identity

• Ignoring patient allergies during assessment

• Skipping documentation after medication administration

Administering an ophthalmic medication to a client involves which of the following steps?

• Pulling down the lower eyelid and instilling the drops into the conjunctival sac

• Applying the drops directly onto the cornea

• Rubbing the medication into the eyelid

• Instilling the drops into the inner canthus only

The site that offers the least potential of injury and is the preferred site for intramuscular injections is:

• Ventrogluteal site

• Deltoid muscle

• Dorsogluteal site

• Rectus femoris muscle

Manifestations and nursing interventions for IV complications include:

• Signs such as redness, swelling, and pain at the site; interventions include stopping the infusion and applying a warm compress.

• Only fever and chills; interventions include increasing the IV rate.

• Manifestations are limited to headache; interventions include giving oral fluids.

• No visible manifestations; interventions include continuing the infusion.

Convert metric units, for example, 1 teaspoon (Tsp) is equal to how many milliliters (ml)?

• 5 ml

• 10 ml

• 2 ml

• 15 ml