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What is 0.9% expressed as a decimal?
- A. 9
- B. 0.9
- C. 0.09
- D. 0.009
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Remove the % and move the decimal point two places to the left.
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What is 2.5 ? 2?
- A. 1.25
- B. 5
- C. 50
- D. 22.5
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: When multiplying, decimal points do not have to be aligned. The decimal point in the answer is determined by the number of decimal points found to the right of the decimal point in the numbers multiplied.
What important principle should be taken to prevent medication errors?
- A. Placing an unlabeled syringe on the medication cart
- B. Following the six rights of medication administration
- C. Leaving a medication with the patient only when family is there
- D. Always charting medications before the end of the shift
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Following the six rights ensures excellent drug administration practice. Unlabeled syringes should never be left on a medication cart. Medications should never be left in a patient's room. Medications should be charted immediately after they are administered.
To help relax the anal sphincter during the insertion of a suppository the nurse should ask the patient to __.
Correct Answer: exhale
Rationale: Exhaling will help relax the anal sphincter.
The nurse who was going off shift had prepared the medications for the nurse who was going to relieve her to save the oncoming nurse time. What would be the correct action of the oncoming nurse?
- A. Give the medications when ordered.
- B. Recheck the medications.
- C. Never give medications another person has prepared.
- D. Identify each medication as it is given.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nurse should never give a medication that has been prepared by another person.
The health care provider has ordered furosemide 20 mg stat. The ampule is labeled 40 mg/mL. What dose should the nurse administer?
- A. 0.8 mL
- B. 0.5 mL
- C. 2.0 mL
- D. 8.0 mL
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Desired dosage over the available dosage times the unit. The unit is what the available dosage is contained in.