What is the most important way for nurses to ensure the accuracy of medication calculations? 1. Maintain a quiet medication preparation area free from distractions 2. Use a high-quality calcu

What is the most important way for nurses to ensure the accuracy of medication calculations?
1. Maintain a quiet medication preparation area free from distractions
2. Use a high-quality calculator
3. Always double check calculations with another nurse
4. Get additional education and certification in medication administration.
The nurse is documenting about her day caring for a client with clinical depression. Which of the following statements is most appropriate to put in the client’s chart?
1. “Patient stated “I am going to kill myself”
2. “Patient is uncooperative and lazy”
3. “Patient has been rude to hospital staff all shift”
4. “Patient is very happy and smiling”
A nurse plans to apply topical betamethasone to a client with psoriasis located on their scalp. Which of the following standard precautions must be followed during this intervention? Select all that apply.
Select all that apply
1. Gown
2. Mask
3. Glove anni Liu
4. Goggles
5.Hand hygiene
A nurse is using focus charting DAR (Data-Action-Response) for documentation. Which of the following statements reflects the action component of this type of charting?
Select one:
1. Client stated “I am worried about the surgery. Last time I had a lot of pain when I got out of bed”
2. Discussed the importance of post-operative ambulation and demonstrated post-operative deep breathing exercises.
3. The client stated “I feel better now that I know how my pain will be treated”
4. The client correctly performed a return of deep-breathing exercises
The nurse is providing discharge instructions to an asthmatic client about using a metered dose inhaler (MDI) with a spacer for corticosteroid medication. Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

Select one:
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1. “I will only press the canister once for each dose.”
2. “I will breathe in deep and slow.”
3. “I will hold my breath for 30 seconds after inhalation of the medication.”
4. i will shake the inhaler well before use.”
A client expresses concerns about postoperative pain management. The nurse prepares to document after completing an assessment. and related client teaching. Which of the following charted statements demonstrates the A component of the SOAP format for documentation?

Select one:
1. The client is encouraged to inform the nursing staff as soon as possible if the pain is not relieved post-operatively
2. The client asked multiple questions regarding how his post-operative pain would be addressed
3. The client demonstrates anxiety related to perceived threat of postoperative pain as evidenced by statement regarding
uncontrolled pain
4.The client stated “I am worried about the surgery. Last time I had a lot of main when I got out of bed”
In the middle of administering 0900 medications for a client with cholecystitis, the nurse realizes the pills of ursodiol they grabbed were the wrong dose. They inform the client of the issue and obtains the appropriate dosage of the medication. After administering the correct dose, which of the following steps should the nurse take next?

select one
1. The nurse does not need to take action as the client received the correct dose of medication
2 Assess the client’s status for side effects from the wrong dosage
3 Inform the supervisor of the near-miss incident
4 Contact the medication distributing company about labeling issues
The nurse is working a busy shift on an inpatient medical unit. It is 0900 and the nurse has just completed administering medications to one of their clients. The nurse goes to sign off the medication on the medication administration record (MAR) and finds they have accidentally administered a nighttime dose of a laxative medication. The nurse conducts a follow-up assessment and finds that no harm has come to the client. Which of the following is true regarding the reporting of this medication error? Select all that apply.

1.It is not necessary to report this error as it did not cause client harm
2 You will document the follow-up assessment as part of the medication error report
3. You should record information about the error on the MAR
4 The written incident report will be included on the client’s medical record for future reference
5. The incident should be reported to a manager or supervisor
6 It is not necessary to inform the client of the error as they will not be able to tell the difference