A nurse is reviewing the components of medication reconciliation with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

As seen in the video, Chasing Zero, a nurse is preparing to give a handoff report to the oncoming nurse. In which of the following areas should the nurse provide report to the oncoming nurse?

A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about routes of medication administration. The nurse should include that which of the following routes has the fastest rate of absorption?

A patient with a respiratory infection asks the nurse why some antibiotics are prescribed to be given every 12 hours while others have to be taken 4 times per day. What is the nurse's best response?

The nurse goes into a patient's room and administers her 0900 medications. When should the nurse document that the medications were given?

In order for the nurse to administer medication safely, the nurse must understand the 10 rights of safe medication administration, Identify all of the rights listed below (Select All That Apply).

A nurse is caring for a client who has hypertension and recently developed drooping facial features. When contacting the provider, which of the following statements should the nurse include as part of the background component of the SBAR communication tool?

The nurse has an order to give Metoprolol 75 mg po. Metoprolol is available in a 50 mg tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer?

Upon receiving the assignment for the evening, a nurse notices that two of the patients have the same name. The best way to identify two patients on a medical unit who have the same name is to:

A nurse is caring for a patient with impaired liver function and is jaundice. The nurse needs to make more focused assessments when administering medications to this patient because the patient may experience problems with the process of

It is important to monitor blood glucose levels in patients that have diabetes when taking

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for hydrochlorothiazide. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is documenting in a client's health record using the subjective, objective, assessment, and plan (SOAP) charting model. Which of the following information should be included in the subjective component?

A postoperative patient is undergoing antibiotic therapy. She has never had any problems taking medications in the past. When the nurse hung the second dose of IV antibiotics, the patient suddenly developed hives and itching. The nurse recognized this was most likely a(n):

A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about pharmacodynamics. The nurse should include that which of the following medication levels occurs when a medication is at the lowest serum concentration?

A registered nurse for more than 15 years was concerned when she learned that her hospital was going to let unlicensed nursing assistants start IVs on patients. The nurse knew this was in violation of the scope of nursing practice in her state. Which of the following defines the scope of nursing's professional functions and responsibilities?

Before administering client medications, the nurse must identify the client. Which of the following methods of identification should the nurse use?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for simvastatin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?

A nurse is preparing to administer a client's antihypertensive medication. When using clinical judgment, which of the following findings indicates the nurse should collect further data from the client before administering medication?

The patient is vomiting, complaining of severe chest pain and has a blood pressure of 204/102. The nurse calls the health care provider in an attempt to obtain which of the following type of order?

A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify is at the greatest risk of developing medication toxicity?

A nurse is transcribing a client's medication prescriptions and is having difficulty reading the provider's handwriting. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is performing a medication reconciliation while admitting an older adult client transferred from a long-term care (LTC) facility. Which of the following should the nurse identify as part of the medication reconciliation process?