A nurse administers a drug ordered PRN (as needed). Which of the following tasks should the nurse perform after administering the drug to the patient? Select all that apply.

The health care provider’s prescription reads levothyroxine (Synthroid), 100 mcg orally daily. The medication label reads Synthroid, 0.1 mg per tablet. The nurse should administer how many tablet(s) to the client? _____

Chemotherapy dosage is frequently based on total body surface area (BSA), so it is important for the nurse to perform which assessment before administering chemotherapy?

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) 0.2 g orally twice daily. The medication label states that each capsule is 200 mg. The nurse prepares how many capsule(s) to administer one dose? _____

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? _____

A health care provider’s prescription reads levothyroxine (Synthroid), 200 mcg orally daily. The medication label reads Synthroid, 0.1 mg/tablet. The nurse administers how many tablet(s) to the client? _____

A nurse administers a drug ordered PRN (as needed). Which of the following tasks should the nurse perform after administering the drug to the patient? Select all that apply.

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?

The nurse is transcribing a health care provider’s prescription and notes that the client is to receive a medication at 1:00 pm. Using the military time clock, the nurse documents which military time in the medication record for administration of the medication? _____