Author Question: Which of the following demonstrates proper oral medication administration? a. Removing the ... (Read 82 times)

ghost! · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Which of the following demonstrates proper oral medication administration?

a. Removing the medication from the wrapper and placing it in a cup labeled with the patient's information
b. Using the edge of the medicine cup to fill with 0.5 mL of liquid medication
c. Placing all of the patient's medications in the same cup, except medications with assessments
d. Combining liquid medications from 2 single dose cups into 1 medicine cup

Question 2

When assessing cancer survivors regarding the stressors of cancer, what should the nurse ask clients first?

a. If they feel stressed by the cancer
b. How they believe cancer has affected their life
c. What they are doing to cope with the stress of having experienced cancer
d. What assistance they need to successfully manage the stressors of dealing with cancer

izzat · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Placing medications that require preadministration assessment in a separate cup serves as a reminder to check before the medication is given, making it easier for the nurse to withhold medication if necessary. Medications should not be removed from their package until they are in the patient's room because this makes identification of the pill easier and reduces contamination. When measuring a liquid, the nurse should use the meniscus level to measure, not the edge. In addition, liquid medications measuring less than 10 mL should be drawn up in a needleless syringe. Single-dose medications should not be transferred to medicine cups to reduce unnecessary manipulation of the dose.

Answer to Question 2

B
Nurses must learn to assess the many ways in which cancer affects the lives of clients who are survivors. It is through clients' perception of how cancer impacts their lives that therapeutic nursing interventions can be implemented.
Clients may not be comfortable identifying themselves as being stressed. An open-ended ques-tion regarding the effects of cancer on the client's life is likely to be more informative.
Asking a client what they are doing to cope with stress assumes that the client is experiencing stress, and it may be uncomfortable for the client to answer. An open-ended question regarding the effects of cancer on the client's life is likely to be more informative.
Asking a client about assistance needed to manage stress assumes the client is experiencing stress, and it may be uncomfortable for the client to answer. An open-ended question regarding the effects of cancer on the client's life is likely to be more informative.