At times it is very confusing for the patient to recognize a drug by its name because there are different categories of drug names. To avoid confusion, which of the following categories of drug names should the nurse use when discussing drugs with clients?

You enter Mr. Gunn’s room to administer his morning medications, and he is sitting in a chair. You know Mr. Gunn from the day before. What procedure is acceptable to insure that this patient is Mr. Gunn?

The nurse administered a sleeping pill to an elderly patient at bedtime. Two hours later, the patient was irritable, restless, and unable to sleep. The nurse describes the patient’s response as which type of reaction?

The nurse is trying to give a liquid medication to a 2 -year-old child and notes that the medication has a strong taste. Which technique is the best way for the nurse to give the medication to this child?

Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin), 1 g orally four times daily, is prescribed for an adolescent with a urinary tract infection. The medication label reads “500-mg tablets.” The nurse has determined that the dosage prescribed is safe. The nurse administers how many tablets per dose to the adolescent? _____

A health care provider prescribes atenolol (Tenormin) 0.025 g orally daily for a client with hypertension. The label on the medication bottle states atenolol 50-mg tablets. The nurse administers how many tablets to the client? _____

The medication order reads, “Give ondansetron (Zofran) 4 mg, 30 minutes before beginning chemotherapy to prevent nausea.” The nurse notes that the route is missing from the order. What is the nurse’s best action?

A health care provider’s prescription reads phenytoin (Dilantin) 0.3 g orally daily. The medication label states 100-mg capsules. The nurse prepares how many capsules to administer one dose? _____

The nurse is preparing a care plan for the client newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. What is the correct order for the steps of the nursing process?

A client is in the bathroom when the nurse arrives at his room with his scheduled medications. The client calls to the nurse, “Just leave my medication on the bedside table like the rest of the nurses, and I will take it when I get finished.” What is the nurse’s best action?