Before administering a medication, the nurse must verify the rights of medication administration, which include:
1) right patient, right room, right drug, right route, right dose, and right time.
2) right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right physician, and right documentation.
3) right patient, right drug, right route, right time, right documentation, and right equipment.
4) right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation.
Question 2
Laboratory test results indicate that warfarin anticoagulant therapy is suddenly ineffective in a patient who has been taking the drug for an extended time.
The nurse suspects an interaction with herbal medications. What type of interaction does she suspect?
1) Antagonistic drug interaction
2) Synergistic drug interaction
3) Idiosyncratic reaction
4) Drug incompatibility
Administration of abdominal thrusts (the Heimlich maneuver) to (A) a conscious victim and (B) an unc
Subcutaneous drug administration: (a) cross section of skin showing depth of needle insertion;
Intramuscular drug administration: (a) cross section of skin showing depth of needle insertion
Different types of medication require different routes of administration.
Routes of Drug Administration: Advantages and Disadvantages
Summary of Drug Action: Common Routes of Administration