Question

1. Match column A with column B

A	B
ou	As needed
as	tablespoon
prn	Before meals
hs	Both eyes
ac	Twice a day
bid	Left ear
tbs	Hour of sleep/at bedtime

2. Your patient complains of pain. He has a prn order for Morphine Sulfate 200mg IV. You know this is significantly more than the normal does. What should you do?

1. Give it as ordered.
2. Give 2 mgs instead because that is the normal does and probably what the prescriber intended.
3. Call the prescriber to clarify the order.
4. Ask the previous nurse what she gave.

3. You are to give Penicillin-G 1.2 million units IM. What angle is IM injections administered?
   1. 45 degrees
   2. 30 degrees
   3. 90 degrees
   4. 15 degrees
4. You are receiving shift report from the off going nurse. She explains that she accidently drew up the medication that is due at 7pm. She further explains the syringe is in the top drawer of the med cart. You are giving the 7pm medications and see an unlabeled medication in a syringe in the top drawer. What should you do?
   1. Go ahead and give it since this is the medication the off going nurse told you about.
   2. Label the medication and give as instructed.
   3. Throw the syringe away to avoid a medication error
   4. Call the nurse manager and ask her what to do.
5. You are to administer 7500 units of heparin subcutaneously. The pharmacy sends 10,000 units per mL. How many mLs should you administer? _______

Answer 1

meals ac - be foure both eyes OU day bid- twice a left as eal table spoon tbs needed as pen Howe d sleep/ at bed time hs Scanned with CS CamScanner