ATI Safe Dosage Test

A nurse is administering medications to four clients. The nurse should identify which of the following nursing actions as a part of the evaluation phase of the nursing process?

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about crushing medications. The nurse should explain that which of the following medications can be crushed?

A nurse is transcribing medication prescriptions for a group of clients. Which of the following is the appropriate way for the nurse to record medications that require the use of a decimal point?

A nurse is caring for a client who states that his provider told him he is at risk for anaphylaxis following administration of amoxicillin and that he does not understand what this means. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?

A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a newly admitted client. The nurse should identify which of the following actions as a part of the assessment phase of the nursing process?

Legal responsibility of a nurse?

Document the administration of the medication immediately after which of the following actions?

Manifestation of an anaphylactic reaction to the medication?

Newly licensed nurse to have a second nurse review the dosage of which of the following meds prior to administration?

time critical medications (SATA)

A nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (SATA)

A nurse is working in a MEd Surg unit is preparing to administer medications to a client. The nurse plans to use 2 forms of identification to verify that she has the right client. Which of the following actions can the nurse take to identify the client? (SATA)

standing prescription

The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?

medication reconciliation

High alert pain medication - planning stage

A nurse is caring for a client who received Lisinopril 30 min ago and is now reporting dizziness and headache. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

sever back pain at 1400. Prescriptions include oxycodone extended release 20 mg PO every 12 hr (last does at 0600) and oxycodeone immediate release 5 mg PO every 4 hr PRN (last dose rec'd at 2300 the day before).

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 225 mcg for a pediatric client who has a heart rate above 90/min. Which action(s) should the nurse take to ensure administration of the right dose? (SATA)

Client received a double dose of a prescribed medication.

The prescription reads morphine 2 mg IV bolus at 1400. It means?

Topiramate XR 100 mg PO daily. Capsule, tood hard to swallow. What does the nurse do?

Docusate sodium 50 mg capsule PO twice daily. Client refuses

Client received double dose. What should the nurse do first?

The nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following?