Which nursing action is accurate when administering parenteral ...

[mpobi80]

Which nursing action is accurate when administering parenteral medication?
 
  a. Adjust the route of the medication, if needed.
  b. Document the response to PRN medications at the end of the shift.
  c. Request the pharmacist to provide education about the medication to the patient.
  d. Use clinical judgment when rescheduling missed doses of a medication.

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to administer insulin. What does U 100 indicate?
 
  a. 100 mL per unit
  b. 10 units per mL
  c. 100 units per mL
  d. 10 units per 100 mL

[whitcassie]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The nurse must exercise clinical judgment about the scheduling of new drug orders, missed dosages, modified drug orders or substitution of therapeutically equivalent medicines by the pharmacy, or changes in the patient's condition that require consultation with the physician, health care provider, or pharmacist. Adjusting the route is not within the role of the nurse. Documenting the response to PRN medications at the end of the shift is not an acceptable time frame. Educating the patient about the medication is within the nurse's role.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
U 100 means 100 units per mL.

[mpobi80]

Gracias!

[momolu]

Great answer, keep it coming