Deck 5: Patient Records, medication Orders, and Medication Labels

Question 1

Write out the following order: ibuprofen ent tab 400 mg stat and tid pc.

Answer 1

Ibuprofen enteric coated tablet 400 mg immediately and three times daily after meals.

Question 2

If the nurse does not document the medication promptly after administration,what adverse event might occur during that shift?

Answer 2

If the nurse does not document the administration of the medication promptly,the medication may be given again during this shift doubling the dosage and causing a medication error.

Question 3

Why do you think some medications must be given with food,or given after meals,and/or the patient must remain upright for 30 minutes after the medication is administered?

Answer 3

The medications may be too irritating to mucosa on an empty stomach or may cause nausea.
Staying upright for 30 minutes after a medication is administered with a full glass of water helps prevent reflux of irritating medications before it reaches the stomach.This helps prevent irritation of the esophagus by a potentially caustic substance.

Question 4

Define the following medical abbreviations:

A)NPO:
B)IV:
C)IM:
D)ID (route):
E)NG:
F)PO:
G)SL:
H)subcut:
I)stat:
J)bid:

Question 5

Write out the following order for a patient on this antidepressant: Effexor XR tab ent 75 mg AM pc full glass of water.

Question 6

Ordered: Keflex 0.5 g PO stat.

A)What is the generic name of this medication?
B)What is the concentration of this medication?
C)Write the appropriate conversion formula: How many capsules will you give?
D)Estimated dose: (Move the decimal point to estimate.)
E)Verify with a DA-style equation:
F)Evaluation

Question 7

Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock:
1:00 AM: ___________

Question 8

What is missing from the following order: aspirin 2 tablets PO stat?

Question 9

Why do you think unscored tablets should never be cut?

Question 10

Why do you think XR,ent,DR,SR,and SL tablets should never be crushed?

Question 11

Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock:
5:00 PM: _____________

Question 12

What is meant by a "scored" tablet? How is a scored tablet treated differently from an unscored tablet?

Question 13

Change the traditional time to notations from the 24-hour clock system:

A)4 PM:
B)Midnight:
C)Noon:
D)1:30 AM:
E)11:45 AM:

Question 14

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Question 15

It is recommended that HS be written out: What are two possible meanings for HS?

Question 16

Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock:
10:15 AM: _____________

Question 17

Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock:
12:30 PM: _____________

Question 18

Name six basic patient rights.

Question 19

Ordered: 200 mg of a medication PO stat.Supplied as 0.1 g oral tablets.

A)Write the appropriate conversion formula: How many tablets will you give?
B)Estimated dose: (Move the decimal point to estimate.)
C)Verify with a DA-style equation:
D)Evaluation:

Question 20

Write the medical abbreviations for the following words and phrases:

A)Before meals:
B)After meals:
C)When needed:
D)With:
E)Without:
F)Immediately:
G)Three times a day:
H)As desired:
I)Every 4 hours:
J)Twice a day:

Question 21

Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock:
9: 45 PM: ___________