A client is recommended to have a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) for long term antibiotic administration. The client expresses fear about the insertion and starts to cry when the nurse discusses it. After conversing with the client, the nurse discovers the client’s fear is related to lack of knowledge about the PICC. Which statement, made by the client, would the nurse identify as needing further education on the PICC?

The nurse is administering an intravenous infusion via gravity flow to a client who needs to be turned every two hours. Which situation is appropriate?

A nurse is administering a client’s medications. One of the medications is a tablet that must be cut in half to administer the correct dose. The nurse accidentally administered the tablet whole. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The nurse is administering a medication that must be reconstituted. The manufacturer states that 10 mL of sterile water is to be used to reconstitute the medication. While preparing the medication, the nurse accidentally squirted out 5 mL of the sterile water needed for reconstitution prior to injecting it into the vial with the powdered medication. What would be the appropriate action for the nurse to take?

Medications given via the parenteral route have which advantages over medications administered via a non-parenteral route? Select all that apply. 

The nurse is caring for a client with heart failure who is at high risk for fluid volume overload and is administering prescribed IV fluids using a volume control chamber. What is the purpose of the volume control chamber?

A nurse is educating a group of older adult clients about safe medication administration. Which statements are correct? Select all that apply.

The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client with a nasogastric (NG) tube. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

A nurse is going over the medications a client takes. This is the list of prescribed medications:-Furosemide 20 mg PO once daily-Acetaminophen 1,000 mg PO Q8h PRN pain-Metoprolol 25 mg PO once daily. Hold if systolic blood pressure is

The nurse is administering intramuscular (IM) vitamin K. This medication is stored in a glass ampule. How does the nurse correctly administer the injection?