Medication administration safety: nursing practice questions

1. 1An older adult who lives alone takes three different white flat unscored meds everyday he has trouble remembering if he has taken the correct pill at the correct time. what strategy would best help this patient maintain independence and safety in taking this medication.

   1. Aplace a piece of different coloured tape on each pill bottle to differentiate meds
   2. Btake the meds out of bottles and place them in holder
   3. Cask the patient how they want to identify medications
2. 2which scheduale whould the nurse select to achieve a therapeutic level if the medication is prescribed for administration 4 times a day

   1. A8 am 10 am 2pm and 8pm
   2. B10am 2pm 6pm 8pm
   3. C8am 2pm 8pm 2am
3. 3the nurse is having difficulty reading a medication order, which is the best action for the nurse to take to prevent a medication error?

   1. Aclarify the order with the physician who wrote it
   2. Btalk with the pharmacist who knows what the order is
   3. Cask a nurse who knows the physician to read it
4. 4a prescription reads aspirin 325mg 2 tablets orally for pain, what action should the nurse take when the patient has pain?

   1. Aadd by mouth to the prescription for clarification
   2. Bclarify the administration frequency and whether the medication should be prn or outstanding
   3. Cclarify the dose per tablet with the pharmacist
5. 5The nurse needs to document a prn medication that has just been administered which technique should the nurse use to document medication administration?

   1. ADocument the medication immediatley before administration
   2. BRecord of the time administered and the nurse name immediatley after administration
   3. Crecord medication administration time route and dose at the end of shift
6. 6The patient is at risk for developement of a pressure ulcer, which problem related to the patients iron deficency anemia and smoking habit should be addressed by the nurse for prevention of pressure ulcer

   1. Adecreased tissue perfusion
   2. Bdecreased mobility impairment
   3. Cincreased skin moisture

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