Medication reconciliation has been started for a newly admitted client. At which point is it most important for the nurse to check this list to ensure accuracy and prevent medication errors?

A nurse is preparing medications prior to administration. To promote client safety, the nurse uses the “rights” of drug administration. What do these “rights” include? Select all that apply.

 The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a pregnant client. Which classification of drugs should the nurse refuse to administer? 

A nurse has been administering a drug to a client intramuscularly (IM). The health care provider discontinued the IM dose and wrote an order for the drug to be given orally. The nurse notices that the oral dosage is considerably higher than the parenteral dose and understands that this due to:

A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a client who is having a computed tomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to clients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the actions of all three nurses?  

A nursing instructor is teaching pharmacology to student nurses. What will the nursing instructor include as the four major components of pharmacokinetics?  Select all that apply.

The nurse’s discussion of the role of cytochrome P-450 (CYP) enzymes is focusing on what aspect of pharmacokinetics?

The nurse plans to administer medication to a preschool child. Which approach indicates the nurse has an understanding of growth and development? 

A nurse is responsible for maintaining an accurate count and record of the controlled substances on the nursing unit. This nursing action is regulated by which U.S. law or agency?

Which positions of the involved lower extremity are most detrimental to a patient with hemiplegia?