(c) require a prescription from a specially certified physician.
(d) None of the above- The ingredient in a drug that gives it shape is called
(a) filler.
(b) excipient.
(c) D-active.
(d) particle. - All drugs are not absorbed immediately when they are administered.
(a) True
(b) False - A patient shows he or she knows how to self-medicate by
(a) explaining the film on self-medication.
(b) explaining to the patient’s family how to medicate.
(c) knowing the name of the medication.
(d) demonstrating to the nurse how to self-medicate. - Using a prescribed pain management routine
(a) helps prevent a patient from becoming dependent on a drug.
(b) helps the patient afford the medication.
(c) increases the risk of becoming drug dependent.
(d) is most likely to give the patient pain relief. - What can inadvertently cause a patient to receive an insufficient dose
of a medication?
(a) Genetic substitution of a brand medication
(b) Allergies
(c) Obesity
(d) Under weight - Ordered: 1 liter of NS q 7h. Available: 1 liter of NS and IV tubing with
a drip factor of 10. You would regulate the IV at 24 gtts/min.
(a) True
(b) False - Potassium levels are higher intracellularly than extracellularly.
(a) True
(b) False
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