The six "rights" of medication administration include the right
1. drug, time, dose, doctor, route, and documentation.
2. drug, time, dose, patient, route, and documentation.
3. drug, diagnosis, time, patient, route, and documentation.
4. dose, time, doctor, patient, route, and drug.
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There are six "rights" of medication administration the nurse must always keep in mind. You must give the right drug at the right time, in the right dose, to the right patient, by the right route, and use the right documentation to record that the dose has been given.
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A. Alcohol B. Opium C. Cocaine D. Aspirin E. Sugar
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1. Vaginitis 2. Trichomoniasis 3. Gonorrhea 4. Chlamydia
While critically appraising a study, a reviewer notes that the study includes an intervention. What will the reviewer assess?
a. If the intervention is consistently implemented using a clearly described protocol b. How the intervention is administered to each subject in the study sample c. If the intervention is consistently administered to both experimental and control subjects d. Whether the intervention has been used in prior studies
A nurse is caring for a patient in the immediate postoperative period after surgery in which a spinal anesthetic was used
The patient has not voided and complains of headache. The patient has a pulse of 62 beats per minute, a respiratory rate of 16 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 92/48 mm Hg. Which action by the nurse is appropriate? a. Contact the anesthetist to request an order for ephedrine. b. Have the patient sit up to relieve the headache pain. c. Lower the head of the bed to a 10- to 15-degree head-down position. d. Obtain an order for a urinary catheter for urinary retention.