Author Question: The most critical of the following areas to assess before medication administration is: A. Diet ... (Read 11 times)

DyllonKazuo · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

The most critical of the following areas to assess before medication administration is:

A. Diet history
B. Allergy history
C. Surgical history
D. Drug tolerance

Question 2

An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement to obtain an arterial blood gas specimen is to:

A. Insert the needle at a 45-degree angle
B. Use a 19-gauge, 1-inch needle
C. Leave 0.5 ml of heparin in the syringe
D. Aspirate the blood after the puncture

hollysheppard095 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
B. Allergy history is the most critical assessment done before medication administration.
A. Diet history is an important area to assess, but not as critical as allergy history, which can be life threatening.
C. Surgical history is an important area to assess, but not as critical as allergy history, which can be life threatening.
D. Drug tolerance is an important area to assess, but not as critical as allergy history, which can be life threatening.

Answer to Question 2

A
A. Hold needle bevel up and insert at 45-degree angle into artery.
B. Use 23- to 25-gauge needle.
C. Aspirate 0.5 ml sodium heparin into syringe, and then eject all heparin in barrel out of syringe.
D. Allow arterial pulsations to pump 2 to 3 ml of blood into heparinized syringe slowly to reduce presence of air bubbles.