The physician gives orders to infuse 1 unit (250 mL) of packed red blood cells over 4 hours. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.

A primary health-care provider prescribes a medication that must be administered transdermal. Which information about the route of administration does the nurse understand is related to a drug prescribed to be administered transdermal?

When administering medications, a nurse must know a client's medical history and pharmacokinetics of prescribed medications because most drugs are metabolized in the:

A patient who is to receive a daily medication by the oral route has had nausea and vomiting for the last 24 hours. The best action to ensure that the patient receives the scheduled dose is to:

After receiving Nembutal PO at bedtime, a client is wide awake all night instead of going to sleep. What kind of adverse reaction to a drug does this situation represent?

What are the concepts considered to be rights of medication administration? (Select all that apply.)

After the nurse hands a client a medication, the client says, "What is this red tablet for? I have always taken a yellow pill." What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

The patient's medication is ordered to be administered TID. Which times will be entered into the patient's medication schedule?

A patient consumes 120 mL of orange juice and 120 mL of milk for breakfast, 260 mL of coffee for lunch, and 90 mL of an ice pop and 120 mL of ice cream for dinner. Calculate the intake for the 6 AM to 6 PM shift.

Which is the priority action of the nurse immediately after administration of an intramuscular injection?

The patient crushes extended-release pain medication tablets in order to obtain relief immediately. Which term describes the action of this patient?