lab quiz 1

Question 1

what medication is given for nerve pain?

Answer 1

gabapentin

Question 2

what medications are given for generalized pain

Answer 2

oxycodone and Dilaudid

Question 3

What is PQRST?

Answer 3

• Provocation/palliation: assess for aggravating/relieving factors
• Quality: assess pain characteristics/descriptions
• Region/radiation: assess pain location, is there referred pain?
• Severity scale: assess pain intensity/fluctuations
• Timing: assess frequency, duration, and chronicity of pain

Question 4

interventions for BP emergency

Answer 4

continuous oral and IV meds

Question 5

rights to medication administration

Answer 5

• right client
• right med
• right dose
• right route
• right time
• right documentation
• right indication
• right to know
• right to refuse
• right to response

Question 6

what is medication reconciliation

Answer 6

the process of comparing meds taken before admission with those newly provided or discharged with

Question 7

what is the purpose of med reconciliation

Answer 7

helps avoid med errors of transcription, omission, duplication, or drug-drug and drug-disease interactions

Question 8

What must be done when you receive a verbal telephone order?

Answer 8

• Write it down in the patient’s chart, enter it in the computer
• Read it back to the prescriber
• Get confirmation from the prescriber that it is correct

Question 9

A complete medication order must contain:

Answer 9

• Client’s full name
• date/time order was written
• Name of the med
• Dosage
• Route
• Frequency
• Prescriber signature

Question 10

Components of the medication record

Answer 10

• Client info (full name, DOB, med record number (MRN), allergies)
• Dates (order date, start date, discontinue date)
• Med info (full name, dose, route, frequency)
• Time of administration
• Person administering medication
• Special instructions (PRN, hold if…)

Question 11

Medication label components

Answer 11

• Trade and generic name
• Dosage strength
• The form that the med is supplied in
• Total vol of med container
• Directions for mixing/preparing med
• Info on combined-med labels

Question 12

dosage calculations: zeros

Answer 12

Only leading zeros, NO trailing zeros

Question 13

Respiratory acidosis

Answer 13

• increased CO2, decreased pH (lungs not sufficiently ventilating, CO2 builds up)
• Lungs breathe slower and reduce tidal volume to decrease pH (acidic)

Question 14

respiratory alkalosis

Answer 14

• decreased CO2, increased pH (lungs over-ventilating, not enough CO2)
• Lungs breathe faster and increase tidal volume to increase pH (alkaline)

Question 15

metabolic acidosis

Answer 15

• decreased bicarbonate, decreased pH
• Kidneys absorb less bicarbonate and decrease pH (acidic)

Question 16

metabolic alkalosis

Answer 16

• increased bicarbonate, increased pH
• Kidneys absorb more bicarbonate and increase pH (alkaline)

Question 17

normal ABG

Answer 17

• pH - 7.35-7.45
• PaO2 - 80-100
• PaCO2 - 35-45
• HCO3 - 22-26

Question 18

components of the bicarbonate (HCO3) buffering system

Answer 18

lungs and kidneys

Question 19

intramuscular meds

Answer 19

• inject into big muscle (deltoid, thighs, butt)
• vaccines, antibiotics

Question 20

subcutaneous meds

Answer 20

• inject into fatty tissue
• insulin, heparin (thinners)

Question 21

lbs to kgs

Answer 21

1lb = 2.2kgs

Question 22

lbs to oz

Answer 22

1lb = 16 oz