Deck 7: Understanding and Interpreting Medication Orders

Question 1

A client has an order for micafungin 50 mg IM. You note that the medication can only be administered IV. What action would be appropriate for the nurse to take?

A) Give the medication IM as recommended
B) Administer the medication IV as ordered.
C) Clarify the order with the health care provider who wrote the order.
D) Clarify the order with the charge nurse.

Answer 1

Clarify the order with the health care provider who wrote the order.

Question 2

What would be the appropriate interpretation for the following order? Demerol 50 mg IM PRN x 1 dose? Administer: ________________________

A) Demerol 50 mg IM when needed
B) Demerol 50 mg IM as desired
C) Demerol 50 mg IM on call to OR
D) Demerol 50 mg IM immediately

Answer 2

Demerol 50 mg IM when needed

Question 3

A medicine ordered q8h would be given how many times a day? _____

A) 3
B) 4
C) 8
D) 12

Answer 3

3

Question 4

The health care provider writes medication orders at 0800 on March 10, 2021, for a client and signs the orders. Which order(s) should the nurse question? (Select all that apply.)

A) Lasix 20 mg PO daily
B) Digoxin 0.125 mg PO every day
C) Ampicillin 250 mg q6h
D) Multivitamin daily
E) Colace 200 mg PO TID
F) Tylenol 650 mg prn for pain

Question 5

Give the abbreviation for the following.
Twice a day: _____

Question 6

For the following medication order, indicate what component of the order is missing. Morphine 5 mg IM prn.

Question 7

Which part of this order is incorrect? Heparin 5 000 units sq daily

Question 8

Directions: If the order reads: Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID pc. How much medication will the patient receive each day? ________________mg.

Question 9

Directions: What route is the following medication given? Motrin 400 mg PO q6h prn for back pain. By _____________. (Do not use abbreviations in your answers).