Question 1 of 10. When opening a multidose vial: a)Vaccine expiration is within 7 days of opening. b)Mark the vial with the date and time of opening....

Question Answered step-by-step Question 1 of 10.When opening a multidose vial:a) Vaccine expiration is within 7 days of opening.b) Mark the vial with the date and time of opening.c) Mark the vial with the date and time of expiration.d) Expiration is 14 days from opening.Question 2 of 10.Which of the following medications are time-critical scheduled medications?a) Regular insulin prior to breakfast.b) Calcium carbonate (Tums) tid with meals.c) Lopressor BID.d) Atrovent by nebulizer every 6 hours.Question 3 of 10.Failed communication is one of the 5 most common causes of medication errors. Which of the following are examples of failed communication?a) Poor handwriting, complete orders, drugs with similar names.b) Drugs with similar names, electronic charting, clarifying ambiguous or incomplete orders.c) Use of inappropriate abbreviations, poor handwriting, ambiguous or incomplete orders.d) Using appropriate abbreviations, ambiguous or incomplete orders, drugs with similar names.Question 4 of 10.Pharmacy has left for the day. A physician writes an order to start a patient on a Dopamine drip at 2 mcg/kg/minute for renal perfusion. The correct action by the nurse is:a) Obtain the drip from the afterhours cart and start the medication as ordered.b) Have the Charge Nurse approve use of the after-hours cart and start the medication as ordered.c) Call the pharmacist on call to review the order, obtain the drip from the after hours cart, and administer the drug as ordered.d) Tell the physician that there will be a delay because the pharmacist must be called to come in and dispense the medication.Question 5 of 10.When administering medications using an eMAR, which of the following is the final check before proceeding with medication administration?a) Identifying the patient using two unique identifiers.b) Verifying the medication on the pop-up screen after scanning.c) Scanning each medication barcode at the bedsided) Checking the medications against the dispensing profile when removing from the dispensing cabinet.Question 6 of 10.The patient is receiving Lopressor to treat his blood pressure. At 0930 the nurse identifies the patient and then administers the drug. At 1100 the patient is found on the floor in his room by rehab. The patient states that he felt dizzy when he got up and lost his balance and ended up on the floor. He is not injured. His blood pressure is checked on return to bed and is 100/70 and his pulse is 60, which is lower than it has been. What kind of error is this?a) This is not an error. Postural hypotension is a side effect of this medication and is not preventable.b) This is a monitoring error. The nurse did not check his blood pressure or pulse before administering the medication.Question 7 of 10.Per Select’s Medication Error policy, completion of the patient event notification is required:a) for near-miss medication errors (error did not reach the patient).b) for non-medication related adverse events already communicated to the physician by SBAR or RRT documentation.c) only for medication errors that cause patient harm.d) for all medication errors that reach the patient, regardless of harm.Question 8 of 10.An adverse drug event (ADE):a) is any injury that occurs due to a medication.b) is an expected event with frequent medication administration. c) does not include an allergic drug reaction.d) includes medication errors that are recognized before reaching the patient.Question 9 of 10.There is a new order for an antibiotic. Per Select’s Standard Administration times policy, administration must occur:a) within 15 minutes of receiving the written order.b) within 2 hours of receiving the written order.c) within one hour of receiving the written order.d) within 30 minutes of receiving the written order.Question 10 of 10.Which of these orders is written properly to reduce the risk of a medication error?a) Lanoxin 0.125 mg QD.b) Coumadin 5.0 mg p.o. daily.c) Synthroid 0.1 mg p.o. daily.d) MS 10 mg IM q6h prn for pain. Health Science Science Nursing MEDICAL CO 1000C Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)