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N104: Essentials of Nursing Care – Health Safety Study Guide Chapter Seven: Environmental Concerns ............................................................................................103 7.1 Environmental Safety Hazards.................................................................................................................... 103 7.2 Factors Affecting Environmental Safety.................................................................................................... 106 7.3 The Nursing Process and Environmental Concerns .............................................................................. 107 7.4 Chapter Seven Practice Exam....................................................................................................................... 110 Chapter Eight: Medication Safety ...........................................................................................................112 8.1 Principles of Medication Safety................................................................................................................... 112 Medication Forms and Preparations........................................................................................................................................... 112 Classification of Medications........................................................................................................................................................... 113 Pharmacokinetics.................................................................................................................................................................................. 113 Drug Actions and Effects ................................................................................................................................................................... 114 8.2 Medication Administration .......................................................................................................................... 115 "Five-Plus-Five" Rights of Administration............................................................................................................................... 115 Tips for Safe Medication Administration.................................................................................................................................. 117 8.3 Medication Measurement, Conversion, and Calculation...................................................................... 118 Systems of Measurement .................................................................................................................................................................. 118 Dosage Conversions............................................................................................................................................................................. 119 Dosage Calculations ............................................................................................................................................................................. 119 Intravenous Flow Rates..................................................................................................................................................................... 120 8.4 Factors Affecting Medication Safety........................................................................................................... 121 8.5 The Nursing Process and Medication Safety............................................................................................ 123 8.6 Chapter Eight Practice Exam........................................................................................................................ 125 Answer Keys.................................................................................................................................................127

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