A nurse is preparing oral medications for administration. Which ...

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A nurse is preparing oral medications for administration. Which of the following should the nurse do when preparing these medications?
 
  a. When preparing liquids, pour the liquid from the bottle to the patient's mouth.
  b. Remove unit dose drug from wrapper before getting to the bedside.
  c. Prepare liquids by placing the label side of the bottle on the outside away from the hand.
  d. Check the patient's armband before administering the medications.

Question 2

A patient asks the nurse to leave his sleeping pill at the bedside because he's not ready to go to sleep. Which of the following should the nurse do?
 
  a. leave the pill as requested
  b. tell the patient to call the nurse when he is ready for his medication
  c. tell the patient he can take it now or not at all since this is when it is ordered
  d. leave the pill as requested and check back in half an hour to be sure the patient took the medication

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Answer to Question 1

D
Liquid medications should be poured from the bottle into an administration cup and not directly into the patient's mouth. The bottle should be held with the label up to prevent spilled liquid from obliterating the label. A unit-dose tablet should be placed directly into the medicine cup without opening it. The most correct action for the nurse to take would be to check the patient's armband before administering the medications.

Answer to Question 2

B
The nurse should not leave the medication at the bedside or tell the patient to take it now or not at all. The safest activity for the nurse to do would be to instruct the patient to call for the nurse when he is ready to take the medication. The nurse should observe the patient swallow the medication. No medications should be left unattended.