The nurse is preparing to administer furosemide IM to a 6-month-old client with edema. Which location is the preferred injection site for this client?
the gluteus medius the vastus lateralis the dorsogluteal site the ventrogluteal muscle
Category: NCLEX-RN Diagnostic Test
The nurse is caring for a client who has an order for ceftriaxone IV. The client is awake and alert and has been taking PO medications and eating. The IV ceftriaxone is not available in the automatic medication dispenser. What should the nurse do next?
hold the medication since the client is afebrile call the pharmacy to send up the missing IV medication obtain the PO ceftriaxone from the medication dispenser ...
The nurse has an order to administer enoxaparin (Lovenox) 40 mg subcutaneously. When the automatic medication dispenser opens, however, the nurse finds enoxaparin 80 mg in the pocket. Which is the correct action by the nurse?
notify the pharmacy to correct the error skip the morning dose of the medication call the health care provider for order clarification waste half of the enoxapa...
The night nurse is preparing to pull night medications for a client. Levofloxacin is scheduled to be given at 0030. The nurse will give this medication at which time?
1:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m. 12:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
The nurse is teaching a group of student nurses about drug safety. Keeping in mind Joint Commission guidelines, which of the following does the nurse teach the students? Select all that apply.
“Do not abbreviate drug names.” “Use daily instead of QD , Q.D. , or q.d. ” “Rectum can be abbreviated PR , R , or Per Rec .” “Use OD to indicate right eye for ...
The nurse is preparing to administer 12.4 mL of liquid medication via oral syringe. Which of the following actions by the nurse indicate an understanding of how to give oral medications via syringe?
The nurse uses either an oral or parenteral syringe to administer the medication. The nurse pours 10 mL of the medication into a 30 mL medicine cup, then adds 2...
The nurse is caring for a client who complains of a headache with a pain level of 5 on a scale of 1 to 10. Which PRN pain medication order is most appropriate for the nurse to administer?
morphine 2 mg IV q6h PRN aspirin 325 mg PO q6h PRN acetaminophen 650 mg PO q6h PRN nitroglycerin 0.4 mg sublingually every 5 minutes, up to 3 doses over 15 minu...
The nurse is caring for a client taking sulfonamides to treat a urinary tract infection. Which of the following should the nurse monitor for in this client? Select all that apply.
fever or sore throat reddish-pink urine side effects such as dyspnea, chest pains, chills, and cough urinary output of 1200 mL daily to minimize the risk of ren...