Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 8th Edition

Chapter 31: Medication Administration Answer Key - Review Questions and Rationales 1. Answer: 2. You must have the right documentation and clarify all orders with the prescriber before administering medications. 2. Answer: 4. 1 tablespoon = 15 mL; 2 tablespoons = 30 mL. 3. Answer: 4. Eardrops are administered with the ear positioned upward and outward for patients greater than 3 years of age. 4. Answer: 4. Using dimensional analysis: Tablets = 1tablet/250 mg 500 mg = 500/250 = 2 tablets. 5. Answer: 3. Do not ignore patient or caregiver concerns; always verify orders whenever a medication is questioned before administering it. 6. Answer: 3. A nursing responsibility is to collaborate with community resources when patients have home care needs or difficulty understanding their medications. 7. Answer: 2. Patients need to know information about their medications so they can take them correctly and safely. 8. Answer: 1. Enteric-coated or sustained-release capsules should not be crushed; the nurse needs to contact the prescriber to change the medication to a form that is liquid or can be crushed. 9. Answer: 1. When patients refuse a medication, first ask why they are refusing it. 10. Answer: 2. The order from the prescriber needs to indicate the route of administration. 11. Answer: 3. When an IV medication infiltrates, stop giving the medication and follow agency policy. 12. Answer: 2. Redness, warmth, and tenderness at the IV site are signs of phlebitis.
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13. Answer: 2. Nursing students cannot take orders. 14. Answer: 4. Patient safety and assessing the patient are priorities when a medication error occurs. 15. Answer: 16. Two puffs 6 times a day = 12 puffs per day; 200 puffs/12 puffs per day = 16.67 days, or about 16 days. This cannot be rounded up since the inhaler will not last a total of 17 days.

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