Rationale: Morphine can cause respiratory depression if given too much. Also

youshould ALWAYS ASSESS the patient first when a med error is performedto

makesure med error doesn‟t put the client‟s health in risk.

4. A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 20 mg orally to a 6-year-old child

whohas difficulty swallowing pills. Available is diphenhydramine 12.5 mg/5 mL oral

syrup. Which of the following images shows the correct # of mL the nurse should

administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)

Click on the syringe that has 8 mL of med.

5. A nurse is caring for a 6-year-old child who has a new prescription for cefoxitin 80

mg/kg/day administered intravenously every 6 hour. The child weighs 20 kg. How much

cefoxitin should the nurse administer with each dose? (Round the answer to the nearest

wholenumber. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

 So it says each dose for the final answer, but we are given 80 mg/kg/day.

 80 x 20 = 1600 / 4 (dose is given every 6 hours a day) =400 iimg

Rationale: 80 mg x 20 kg = 1,600  1,600/4 x day (q6h) = 400 mg

6. A nurse is preparing to administer IV fluids to a client. The nurse notes sparks when

pluggingin the IV pump. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

a. Label the pump with a defective equipment sticker.

b.

c. Obtain a replacement pump.

d. Notified the biomedical department to fix the pump.

 Rationale: Prioritization question. YOU WILL FIRST UNPLUG the IV pump to

avoidcausing a fire.

7. A nurse is caring for a client who has a surgical wound. Which of the following

laboratoryvalues places the client at risk for poor wound healing?

a. Serum iialbuminii3iig/dL