Deck 12: Medication Administration Records and Medication Distribution Systems

Question 1

A medicine ordered q6h would be given how many times a day? _____

A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 12

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Directions: Refer to the portion of the MAR provided below to answer the question.
Name,
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Room Number
Date of Birth
Medical Record Number


-How many hours are between the scheduled times for K-Dur? _______________

Answer 2

8 hours

Question 3

The prescriber orders a medication q8h. The nurse enters the following times on the medication administration record (MAR): 12 AM-6 AM-12 PM-6 PM. What error has occurred?

Answer 3

The wrong time intervals, the time intervals are 6 hours apart instead of 8 hours. The times if not corrected will cause the client to receive one more dose of the medication than was intended.

Question 4

Directions: Refer to the portion of the MAR provided below to answer the question.
Name,
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Room Number
Date of Birth
Medical Record Number


-K-Dur 10 mEq is ordered. What does mEq mean? _______________

Question 5

Directions: Refer to the portion of the MAR provided below to answer the question.
Name**,
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Room Number
Date of Birth
Medical Record Number


- What are the client's medication allergies? ______________

Question 6

Directions: Refer to the portion of the MAR provided below to answer the question.
Name,
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Room Number
Date of Birth
Medical Record Number


- By what route will the heparin be administered? _______________

Question 7

Directions: Refer to the portion of the MAR provided below to answer the question.
Name,
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Room Number
Date of Birth
Medical Record Number


- What are the scheduled times for administering K-Dur? (State in traditional times.) _______________

Question 8

Directions: Refer to the portion of the MAR provided below to answer the question.
Name,
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Room Number
Date of Birth
Medical Record Number


-What dose of heparin is to be administered? _______________

Question 9

Directions: Refer to the portion of the MAR provided below to answer the question.
Name,
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Room Number
Date of Birth
Medical Record Number


- If the client receives the Percocet at 10 PM on 5/2/2014, what date and time can the next dose be given? (State the time in traditional and international time.) _______________

Question 10

Directions: Refer to the portion of the MAR provided below to answer the question.
Name,
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Room Number
Date of Birth
Medical Record Number


-You work from 3 PM to 11 PM on May 3, 2017. Which standing medication will you administer to the client? _______________

Question 11

The health care provider writes medication orders at 8 AM on March 10, 2014, for a client and signs the orders. Which order(s) should the nurse question? (Select all that apply.) _____________________________

A) Lasix 20 mg p.o. daily
B) Digoxin 0.125 mg p.o. everyday
C) Ampicillin 250 mg q6h
D) Multivitamin daily
E) Colace 200 mg p.o. t.i.d.
F) Tylenol 650 mg p.r.n. for pain

Question 12

Directions: Refer to the portion of the MAR provided below to answer the question.
Name,
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Room Number
Date of Birth
Medical Record Number


-How many times in a 24-hour period will K-Dur be administered? _______________

Question 13

What would be the appropriate interpretation for the following order? Demerol 50 mg IM stat? 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.

Question 14

Directions: Refer to the portion of the MAR provided below to answer the question.
Name**,
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Room Number
Date of Birth
Medical Record Number


-Which medication is ordered to be administered "as needed"? _______________

Question 15

A client has a gastrostomy tube (GT) in place. The health care provider ordered the medication p.o. What action would be appropriate for the nurse to take?

A) Dilute the p.o. medication with water and administer by GT.
B) Administer the medication p.o. as ordered.
C) Clarify the order with the health care provider who wrote the order.
D) Clarify the order with the charge nurse.

Question 16

A client refuses a p.o. medication and provides the nurse with a reason for refusing the medication. What should the nurse's action be?

A) Inform the client they cannot refuse a medication.
B) Report it to the nurse manager.
C) Administer the medication by an injectable route.
D) Document the refusal and inform the prescriber.