The "Rights of Medication Administration" help to ensure accuracy when administering medications. Which of the following represent these five rights? Select all that apply
A) Medication
B) Patient
C) Prescribing physician
D) Pharmacy
E) Dosage
F) Route
A, B, E, F
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A small rural hospital has open shifts on its medical-surgical unit. The manager has listed open shifts on the hospital?s intranet. This type of scheduling is an example of:
1. External pools. 2. Internal pools. 3. Open shift management. 4. Float pools.
A client has been admitted to the acute care unit for an exacerbation of heart failure. Which is the nurse's priority intervention?
a. Assess respiratory status. b. Monitor electrolyte levels. c. Administer intravenous fluids. d. Insert a Foley catheter.
The nurse plans to provide preoperative teaching to an alert older man who has hearing and vision deficits. His wife usually answers most questions that are directed to the patient. Which action should the nurse take when doing the teaching?
a. Use printed materials for instruction so that the patient will have more time to review the material. b. Direct the teaching toward the wife because she is the obvious support and caregiver for the patient. c. Provide additional time for the patient to understand preoperative instructions and carry out procedures. d. Ask the patient's wife to wait in the hall in order to focus preoperative teaching with the patient himself.
Which statement is correct regarding the contrast between oral and topical sympathomimetic agents?
1. The duration of action is longer for the topical agents. 2. Systemic effects are more problematic with oral agents. 3. Oral agents work more rapidly. 4. Topical agents are completely safe and therefore should be used for most patients.