The nurse is preparing a small amount of medication for oral administration. Which nursing action is essential?
A)
Measure the medication at the top of the meniscus.
B)
Draw up the medication in a syringe with a large-gauge needle.
C)
Label the syringe with the medication name, amount, and route.
D)
Dilute the medication with water before measuring.
C
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A graduate nurse is nervous about caring for older adult patients because of the personality changes that occur with aging. How should the nurse's preceptor respond to this statement?
1. "Personality is relatively stable throughout life." 2. "The losses many elderly experience understandably will impact their personality." 3. "The personalities of the elderly do undergo some significant changes after the eighth decade of life. 4. "After retirement, feelings of disuse cause many elderly to begin demonstrating personality changes."
Before administering enteral feeding, the nurse can ensure proper tube placement by
a. asking the client to swallow. b. auscultating the stomach as 10 ml of water is injected. c. extracting stomach contents from the tube. d. holding the end of the tube under water to check for bubbling.
What is the most common method for ordering sleep medications?
A) stat B) p.r.n C) single order D) daily dose