The following medication is ordered for the patient: ARIPiprazole 3 mg PO daily.

On March 7, xx at 0900 the nurse checks the medication administration record and the available medication.

Medication Administration Record

Date: 3-7-xx

Time: 0900

Medication: Abilify 3 mg PO daily.

Nurse's Initials:

ARIPiprazole

(Abilify) tablets

Each tablet contains

2-mg ARIPiprazole

30 scored tablets

How many tablets will the nurse administer at 0900?

The nurse reads the following abbreviations. Which abbreviation would the nurse question?

The order is for the patient to take 100 mg PO daily. The nurse reads the following label and correctly informs the patient:

Azithromycin

for Oral Suspension, USP

100 mg per 5 mL

300 mg (15 mL when mixed)

FOR ORAL USE ONLY

MIXING DIRECTIONS:

Shake to loosen powder. Add 9 mL of water to the bottle.

After mixing, use within 10 days.

SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING.

Discard after full dosing is completed.

The patient has a wound that measures 74 millimeters. The nurse documents that the wound is_ centimeters.

In reading the following medication orders, which order requires further clarification?

The nurse reads the following on the heparin drug label:

HEPARIN

20,000

USP units per mL

1-mL Multi-Dose Vial

The nurse correctly determines:

Provider's Order: Valacyclovir HCI 1,000 mg PO daily.

Pharmacy sends:

Valtrex®

(valacyclovir HCI)

1 gram

Caplets

The correct action by the nurse is to:

The following medication orders are found in the patient's MAR:

Metformin HCI 500 mg PO daily at 0900.

Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg PO every 12 hr at 0900 and 2100.

Digoxin .25 mg PO daily at 0900.

In reading the medication orders for the 0700-1500 shift, the nurse determines that the priority intervention is to:

The patient has a medication bottle that says "Each tablet contains 750 mcg of medication." The pharmacist provides a refill of the same medication with the information "Each tablet contains 0.75 mg of medication." The nurse is correct to inform the patient that:

A patient's medication dose was changed from 0.06 mg to a new dose of 0.054 mg. In reviewing the change in dose, the nurse is correct to inform the patient that:

The order is for amoxicillin oral suspension 3 tsp every 12 hours. To help the patient take the medication using a medicine cup with household measurements, the nurse tells the patient that will provide the ordered dose.