You receive an order from the physician for a medication, but it's strange the way he wrote it and you aren't sure the dose looks right. You figure he knows what he is doing, so you can give the medication without questioning the physician.ResponsesTrueTrueFalse

Knowing the proper steps in administering medication is critical. Use the drop-down menus to determine the correct order of provider actions.

If the pharmacy sends a drug to the patient, you can safely administer that drug as prescribed, with confidence knowing that the pharmacy was responsible to check the action of the drug, the usual dosage, the route of administration, and the side effects.ResponsesTrueTrueFalse

The nurse is giving medications to a newly admitted patientwho is to receive nothing by mouth (NPO status) and findsan order written as follows: “Digoxin, 250 mcg stat.” Whichaction is appropriate?a. Give the medication immediately (stat) by mouth becausethe patient has no intravenous (IV) access at this time.b. Clarify the order with the prescribing physician beforegiving the drug.c. Ask the charge nurse what route the physician meant touse.d. Start an IV line and then give the medication IV so that it willwork faster, because the patient’s status is NPO at this time.

The order is as follows: Amoxicillin 240 mg po bid. The medication label reads as follows: Amoxicillin 500 mg/ml. How many mL of medication will you administer to your patient?

The order is as follows: Zithromax 250 mg po bid. The label reads as follows: Zithromax 500 mg/tablet. How many times a day will this patient get this medication?