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c.Place the patient on the affected side in bed.

d.Draw up the amount of solution needed in

the dropper and return any excess medica-

tion to the stock bottle.

e.Straighten the auditory canal by pulling the

cartilaginous portion of the pinna up and

back in an adult and down and back in an

infant or child under 3 years.

f.Hold the dropper in the ear with its tip

above the auditory canal.

7.Which of the following actions would a nurse

be expected to perform when administering a

subcutaneous injection correctly? (Select all

that apply.)

a.If using the outer aspect of the upper arm,

place the patient’s arm over the chest with

the outer area exposed.

b.Remove the needle cap with the dominant

hand, pulling it straight off.

c.Grasp and bunch the area surrounding the

injection site or spread the skin at the site.

d.Inject the needle quickly at an angle of 45

to 90 degrees.

e.If blood appears when aspirating, withdraw

the needle and reinject it at another site.

f.After removing the needle, massage the area

gently with the alcohol swab unless it is a sub-

cutaneous heparin or insulin injection site.

8.Which of the following are components of a

medication order? (Select all that apply.)

a.The full name of the patient

b.The date and sometimes the time when the

order is written

c.Preferably the brand name of the drug to be

administered

d.The dosage of the drug, stated in either the

apothecary or metric system

e.The route by which the drug is to be

administered, only if there is more than

one route possible

f.The signature of the nurse carrying out the

order

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

A physician has ordered medications in certain

amounts. You have them on hand but in

different quantities. Make the necessary

conversions and write what you will give to

each patient on the line provided.

1.Order: gentamicin 60 mg. On hand: genta-

micin 80 mg/2 mL. Give patient:

2.Order: Mestinon 30 mg. On hand: Mestinon

60 mg/tab. Give patient:

3.Order: amitriptyline 75 mg. On hand:

amitriptyline 25 mg/tab. Give patient:

4.Order: phenylbutazone 250 mg. On hand:

phenylbutazone 500 mg/tab. Give patient:

5.Order: Pro-Banthine 15 mg. On hand:

Pro-Banthine 5 mg/tab. Give patient:

6.Order: penicillin V 250 mg. On hand:

penicillin V 500 mg/tab. Give patient:

7.Order: Lanoxin 0.125 mg. On hand: Lanoxin

0.250 mg/tab. Give patient:

8.Order: metaproterenol sulfate 20 mg. On

hand: metaproterenol sulfate 10 mg/tab. Give

patient:

9.Order: ACTH 40 mg. On hand: ACTH

10 mg/mL. Give patient:

DEVELOPING YOUR

KNOWLEDGE BASE

MATCHING EXERCISES

Match the types of drug preparations in Part A

with their descriptions listed in Part B.

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