What is the preferred site for IM injection in adults?
100
It is okay to wear gloves without washing your hands prior to accessing your patient's central line - true or false.
What is FALSE?
100
A patient is going to receive an antibiotic, Vancomycin. There is 1 gram of Vancomycin in each 200 mL bag. The patient is to receive the antibiotic over 90 minutes. At how many mL/hour should the IV pump be programmed?
What is 133.3 mL/hr?
100
The right drug, the right patient, the right dose, the right route, and the right time.
What are the five rights of medication administration?
100
Take the medication "whenever it is needed?"
What is PRN?
200
The Vastus Lateralis
What is the preferred IM injection site for infants?
200
Prepared IV solution of medication to be administered, IV tubing, IV infusion pump, nonsterile gloves, chlorohexadine wipes, calculator.
What are supplies needed to safely administer IV medication?
200
Solu-Medrol 100 mg is ordered. When reconstituted, each 2 mL of the medication has 125 mg. How many mL will you administer to the patient if you have a 3 mL syringe?
What is 1.6 mL?
200
Improving the accuracy of patient identification by using 2 patient identifiers.
What is JCAHO Goal 1
200
Give the medication immediately?
What is STAT?
300
What is 1 mL.
What is the amount of medication you can safely administer in the deltoid muscle of an adult?
300
This is used to calculate a weight based medication.
What is an admission weight?
300
The nurse finds that the 1 L bag of NS was started at 0800 and finished at 1500. How many mL per hour were infusing?
What is 142.8 mL/hr?
300
These account for 7000 deaths in hospitals yearly
What is medication errors?
300
Give the medication at bedtime.
What is hs?
400
A 95 degree angle.
What is the angle to administer an IM injection?
400
Dose/Concentration =
What is a flow rate calculation?
400
Levaquin 750 mg is ordered. There is 750 mg in each 150mL of fluid. The medication is to be infused over 90 minutes. At how many mL/hour will the IV pump be set?
What is 100 mL/hr?
400
Improve the safety of using medications by labeling them appropriately.
What is JCAHO Goal 3?
400
The medication is to be given twice a day.
What is bid?
500
5-10 seconds
What is the amount of time you should aspirate when giving an IM injection?
500
Flow rate X Concentration/60 min/hr =
What is a dose calculation?
500
The nurse is going to administer Morphine Sulfate IM for a patient with pain. There is 10 mg in each mL. She plans to administer 7 mg to the patient. How may mL will she administer? She is using a 3 mL syringe.
What is 0.7 mL of Morphine Sulfate?
500
Hospitals decide which abbreviations are safe to use in the facility - true or false.