ATI Fundamentals Exam/ ATI Fundamentals Proctored

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A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for morphine 5mg IM accidentally administers the whole 10 mg from the single- dose vial. Which of the following actions should the nurse take firs... t? • Notify the client’s provider. • Report the incident to the pharmacy. • Complete an incident report. • Measure the client’s respiratory rate. Rationale: Morphine can cause respiratory depression if given too much. Also you should ALWAYS ASSESS the patient first when a med error is performed to make sure med error doesn’t put the client’s health in risk. • A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 20 mg orally to a 6-year-old child who has 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. 20 mg x (5mL/12.5mg) [Show More]

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