Reference no: EM133366934

Assignment:

Complete the following virtual simulation game Parenteral Medication Administration (The game works best using Google Chrome or Firefox).

1. How would you approach a patient who refuses their IV antibiotic dose? What information should you gather?
2. What are your thoughts about documentation that states "the patient complains of redness and pain at IV insertion site?
3. The patient has a stated allergy to ceftriaxone. You notify the health care practitioner, and they still want the antibiotic given. How should you best approach this situation?
4. You are attempting to complete a medication dose calculation and reconstitute a medication. You are approached in the medication room by a colleague who needs to give you report so they can go on break. How could this situation affect patient safety?
5. You enter your assigned patient's room to administer their 0900 medications. While performing the check for 'the right patient', you notice that their armband is missing. How should the nurse best confirm this is the correct patient to receive these medications?
6. During the IV administration, the patient experiences a sudden onset of pruritis? What should the nurse do to address this issue?
7. The IV Ceftriaxone is due at 0900. The nurse is delayed giving this medication until 1020. How should the nurse proceed? What information should the nurse document?