A nursing is preparing to give a handoff report to the oncoming nurse. In which of the following areas should the nurse provide report to the oncoming nurse?

A nurse is working in a pediatric special care unit. She recently transferred to this unit from an adult intensive care unit. The nurse is very cautious in administering medications because children are especially vulnerable to medication errors. Why is this true?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily. The amount available is digoxin 0.125 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

The Joint Commission's stated industry best practice for standard communication is known as:

In order for the nurse to administer medication safely, the nurse must understand the 10 rights of safe medication administration. Identify all of the rights listed below (Select All That Apply).

This medication is most commonly used to treat acute angina attacks:

A nurse is reviewing a client's health record and notes a new prescription for potassium chloride 10 mEq PO daily. The nurse should identify this as which of the following types of prescription?

A nurse is caring for a patient with impaired liver function and is jaundice. The nurse needs to make more focused assessments when administering medications to this patient because the patient may experience problems with the process of:

A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about converting household measurements into metric measurements. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has heart failure, prior to the administration of furosemide. For which of the following findings should the nurse withhold the medication?

The nurse has an order to give Lopressor 75 mg po. Lopressor is available in a 50 mg tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer?