6. It is 2:45 a.m.

and the nurse has telephoned the prescriber to report the patient is
experiencing an acute episode
of postoperative pain. How can the nurse avoid medication errors when receiving a
telephone order from a prescriber?
A. Decline to accept the telephone order.
B. Refuse to call the prescriber but attempt to comfort the patient.
C. Instruct the patient’s family to call the prescriber.
D. Repeat the order verbally to ensure accuracy.

7. When given a medication, the patient tells the nurse, “I’ve never seen this pill before. It’s
not like the others I take.” Which would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
1. Instruct the patient that different brands are frequently used.
2. Administer the medication in the existing form.
3. Verify the order and double-check the drug label.
4. Advise the patient to talk with the health care provider and give the drug.

8. The nurse reads the physician’s order to a hospitalized client which reads the following:

1. Losartan 50 mg 1 tab OD in the afternoon

2. Captopril 25 mg 1 tab for BP of 140/100 mmHg and higher
3. Paracetamol 500mg tab q4h, PRN for fever
4. Ketorolac 15 mg/ml 30 mg every 8 hrs for 3 doses.
Which of the following is a self-terminating medication order?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

9. The nurse reviews a client record for drug allergies, current medications, and disease
states that could affect drug
responses. These actions are part of which phase of the nursing process?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation

10. The nurse knows the importance of administering the right medication to the patient and
that drugs have many names. It is therefore most important that drugs be ordered by which
name?
A. Generic
B. Brand
C. Trade
D. Chemical