Author Question: A patient says he prefers to chew rather than swallow his pills. One of the pills has the ... (Read 255 times)

Jramos095 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A patient says he prefers to chew rather than

swallow his pills. One of the pills has the abbreviation SR behind the name of the medication. The nurse needs to remember which correct instruction regarding how to give this medication?
a. Break the tablet into halves or quarters.
b. Dissolve the tablet in a small amount of water before giving it.
c. Do not crush or break the tablet before administration.
d. Crush the tablet as needed to ease administration.

Question 2

When administering nasal spray, which instruction by the nurse is appropriate?

a. You will need to blow your nose before I give this medication.
b. You will need to blow your nose after I give this medication.
c. When I give this medication, you will need to hold your breath.
d. You need to sit up for 5 minutes after you receive the nasal spray.