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A risk associated with IV push medication administration is?
A. increased risk for speed shockB. Increased risk for infiltrationC. Increased risk for infectionD. A slow drug response
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Dosage Medication Administration Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 20 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Order: Aminophyllin 25 mg PO q 8h Recommended: 3-6 mg/kg/day in divided doses q 8h Child's Weight: 35 pounds Available: Aminophyllin 125 mg/5ml What is the minimum recommended daily dose for this chil
A. 4.7 mg PO-9.5 mg POB. 47.7 mg PO-95.4 mg POC. 5.9 mg PO-11.9 mg POD. 15.9 mg PO-31.8 mg PO
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Order: Digoxin (Lanoxin) elixir 0.06 mg q 12 h PO Recommended: (under 2years of age) 0.01 to 0.02 mg/kg/day, in divided doses q12 h Child's weight: 20 pound, 11 month-old child Available Lanoxin elixi
A. 0.5 mg PO - 1.0 mg POB. 1.5 mg PO - 3.2 mg POC. 5.0 mg PO - 10 mg POD. 0.05 mg PO-0.09 mg PO
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Child weight: 66 pounds What is the minimum and maximum amount of milligrams of Ampicillin that the patient should receive per dose?
A. 187.5 mg IM-375 mg IMB. 125 mg IM-600 mg IMC. 750 mg IM- 1500 mg IMD. 2500 mg IM - 3000 mg IM
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What is the resulting dosage strength after reconstitution? Check to make sure that you labeled all answers as to unit of measurement and route. Order: Amoxicillin 125 mg PO q 8h (Refer to medication
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What type of diluent will you use to reconstitute this drug? Order: Amoxicillin 125 mg PO q 8h (Refer to medication label) Child's Weight: 27.5 pounds
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A patient has a continuously running peripheral intravenous (IV) infusion. The physician orders the addition of an antibiotic as a piggyback infusion 4 times a day. What should the nurse do in order t
A. Start a new IV access to avoid compatibility issueB. Start a new IV access to avoid too much volume at C. Increase the continuous infusion to facilitate admD. Check if the antibiotic is compatible with the con
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A risk for physical drug incompatibilities when the patient has a saline lock is reduced when.
A. The nurse reconstitutes the drug.B. All IV medications are filtered with a 0.2-micron C. The IV catheter is flushed with 0.9% saline betweeD. The IV catheter is flushed with 5% dextrose in wat
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The physician has ordered Tramadol 25 mg PO q6h. The nurse has available Toradol 10 mg PO tablets. The nurse will administer:
A. NoneB. 2.5 tablets POC. 2 tablets POD. 1 tablet PO
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How many ml of diluent must be added? Check to make sure that you labeled all answers as to unit of measurement and route.
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When you are assess your patient's IV site, before giving an IV push medication, you note that it is slightly red, swollen, and tender to touch. What is the best action by the RN?
A. Plan to restart the IV in another location after tB. Restart the IV in another location before infusingC. Change the IV dressing, it may be too tight.D. Infuse the medication slowly to decrease vein irri
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Order: Aminophyllin 25 mg po q 8h Recommended: 3-6 mg/kg/day in divided doses q 8h Child's Weight: 35 pounds Available: Aminophyllin 125 mg/5ml Based on the ordered amount and what you have available,
A. 1 ml POB. 25 ml POC. 0.1 ml POD. 0.2 ml PO
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Medication errors occur more frequently in the pediatric population due to:
A. Availability of different dosage forms of the sameB. There are many standardized dosing regimens for chC. Children are able to communicate adverse reactionsD. There is not a variance among children in body wei
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A postoperative patient has an IV saline lock in place. During assessment, the patient reports pain at 6 on a 0-10 scale. The nurse notes the following order for the patient Physician Order: Morphine
A. Administer 8 mg IVB. Administer 6 mg IVC. Administer 7mg IVD. Contact the Physician
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Order: 1500 ml D5W to be given IV over 10 hours Drop Factor: 15gtt/ml How many drops per minute?
A. 38 gtt/minB. 40 gtt/minC. 150 gtt/minD. 6 gtt/min
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Ordered: Theophylline 3 mg/kg of body weight to be given q 6hr orally Recommended: 3 mg per kg per dose given four times per day Child's weight 42lbs Available: Theophylline 150 mg/15ml How many milli
A. 5.7ml POB. 0.4 ml POC. 22.8 ml POD. 1.9 ml PO
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Order: Aminophyllin 25 mg PO q8h Recommended: 3-6 mg/kg/day in divided doses q 8h Child's Weight: 35 pounds Available: Aminophyllin 125 mg/5ml What is the recommended range for this child for a single
A. 15.9 mg to 31.8 mg POB. 47.7 mg to 95.4 mg POC. 1.6 mg to 3.2 mg POD. 5.3 mg to 2.7 mg PO
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Based on your resulting solution strength, how many ml of Amoxicillin will you give to administer the ordered dose? Check to make sure that you labeled all answers as to unit of measurement and route.
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How many milliliters will the child receive per dose? (round to the nearest hundredth) and choose the correct syringe you would administer your dose with (refer to your previous answer)
A. 0.5ml syringeB. 1ml syringeC. 3 ml syringeD. 5ml syringe
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Order: Digoxin (Lanoxin) elixir 0.06 mg q 12 h PO Recommended: (under 2years of age) 0.01 to 0.02 mg/kg/day, in divided doses q 12 h Child's weight: 20 pound, 11 month-old child Available: Lanoxin eli
A. 1.2 ml POB. 0.06 ml POC. 0.05 ml POD. 1.6 ml PO
Dosage medication administration proctored exam