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mpobi80 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse has admitted a client during a night shift and has completed and documented a nursing assessment. The nurse is now creating the client's medication administration record (MAR). What is the primary purpose of the MAR?

A) To ensure the medical health record is available to other disciplines when needed
B) To provide a secure place for pharmacy to document changes and observations
C) To facilitate the safe and timely administration of drugs to clients
D) To allow nurses make the administration of medications more efficient

Question 2

A nursing supervisor is reviewing a clinical incident in which a client received a double dose of an ordered anticoagulant. The incident occurred because a nurse was unaware that the trade name and the generic name refer to the same drug.

Which of the following statement is true of generic drug names? A) The names of generic drugs are usually capitalized.
B) Generic names often refer to the chemical makeup of the drug.
C) Generic names vary widely between jurisdictions and markets.
D) A generic drug name is more reliable than the trade name.

itsakadoozi · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
Use of the MAR ensures timely and safe medication administration. Timeliness is not necessarily synonymous with efficiency, however. The MAR does not primarily exist to free up the medical health record or to provide a venue for pharmacists' documentation.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Generic drug names often refer to hydrochloride, sodium, phosphate, sulfate, or other chemical terms; these are not included in trade names. Generic names are standardized across jurisdictions and markets, but this does not necessarily mean that these names are more reliable. Trade names are capitalized but generic names are not.