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PHARMACOLOGY FINAL TRUE/FALSE

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The health care professional should always assess and record a patient's vital signs before administering a hypertensive medication. - ANSWER true

the acronym PCA refers to Patient Controlled Analgesia - ANSWER true

prior to the administration of a suppository, the Health Care Professional should position the patient on the right side with the knee in a flexed position - ANSWER false

one safety practice related to abbreviations is the avoidance of periods in all medical abbreviations in order to avoid being mistaken as the number 1 - ANSWER true

there should never be a blank space on a written prescription in the area asking for the number of refills - ANSWER true

after an intradermal injection is completed, the patient will have a visible bubble or blister @ the site - ANSWER false

almost all countries use the metric system as their official measurement system - ANSWER true

medications are sometimes administered by the rectal route when nausea or vomiting is present, or the patient is unconscious or unable to swallow - ANSWER true

in most states, the physician must sign all verbal and telephone orders within 36 hours - ANSWER false

a health care professional should teach patients to estimate or guess when they are unsure about the dosage of a medication - ANSWER false

the abbreviation for twice a day is TID - ANSWER false

the tuberculin syringe is used for injections requiring less than 1 ml of substance and is calibrated in tenths of a milliliter and in miniums - ANSWER false

low dose insulin syringes have calibrations of only one unit, making it critical for the health care professional to study the calibration each time an insulin injection is prepared - ANSWER true

the patient's head should be lowered when administering p.o. meds - ANSWER false