NURS 230 EXAM 1 Questions/Answers With Complete
Solutions
1 Correct Answers A 3-year-old child is to receive an iron
preparation orally. The nurse should:
1.
Use a straw
2.
Administer the medication by injection
3.
Mix the medication in water
4.
Ask the pharmacy to send up a pill for the child to swallow
1 Correct Answers A priority for the nurse in the administration
of oral medications and prevention of aspiration is:
1.
Checking for a gag reflex
2.
,Allowing the client to self-administer
3.
Assessing the ability to cough
4.
Using straws and extra water for administration
1 Correct Answers For which patient is it most important to
provide frequent perineal care? The patient:
1)
with active lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
2)
after an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis.
3)
who has a circumcised penis.
4)
with a history of acute asthma.
,1 Correct Answers The client is to receive a Mantoux test for
tuberculosis. This test is administered via an intradermal
injection. The nurse recognizes that the angle of injection that is
used for an intradermal injection is:
1.
15 degrees
2.
30 degrees
3.
45 degrees
4.
90 degrees
1 Correct Answers The client is to receive a medication via the
buccal route. The nurse plans to implement which of the
following actions?
1.
Place the medication inside the cheek.
2.
, Crush the medication before administration.
3.
Offer the client a glass of orange juice after administration.
4.
Use sterile technique to administer the medication.
1 Correct Answers The nurse is preparing to administer a nasal
instillation of medication to a client. The best position for
accessing the posterior pharynx is to place the client in a supine
position and tilt the clients head:
1.
Backward
2.
Over the edge of the bed with the head to one side
3.
Over a small pillow and back
4.
In a chin-down position
Solutions
1 Correct Answers A 3-year-old child is to receive an iron
preparation orally. The nurse should:
1.
Use a straw
2.
Administer the medication by injection
3.
Mix the medication in water
4.
Ask the pharmacy to send up a pill for the child to swallow
1 Correct Answers A priority for the nurse in the administration
of oral medications and prevention of aspiration is:
1.
Checking for a gag reflex
2.
,Allowing the client to self-administer
3.
Assessing the ability to cough
4.
Using straws and extra water for administration
1 Correct Answers For which patient is it most important to
provide frequent perineal care? The patient:
1)
with active lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
2)
after an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis.
3)
who has a circumcised penis.
4)
with a history of acute asthma.
,1 Correct Answers The client is to receive a Mantoux test for
tuberculosis. This test is administered via an intradermal
injection. The nurse recognizes that the angle of injection that is
used for an intradermal injection is:
1.
15 degrees
2.
30 degrees
3.
45 degrees
4.
90 degrees
1 Correct Answers The client is to receive a medication via the
buccal route. The nurse plans to implement which of the
following actions?
1.
Place the medication inside the cheek.
2.
, Crush the medication before administration.
3.
Offer the client a glass of orange juice after administration.
4.
Use sterile technique to administer the medication.
1 Correct Answers The nurse is preparing to administer a nasal
instillation of medication to a client. The best position for
accessing the posterior pharynx is to place the client in a supine
position and tilt the clients head:
1.
Backward
2.
Over the edge of the bed with the head to one side
3.
Over a small pillow and back
4.
In a chin-down position
