NUR 141 Midterm Review Questions With Complete
Solutions
A drug has a half-life of 4 hours. If at 8 AM the drug level is
measured at 200 mg/L, at what time would the drug level be 50
mg/L? Correct Answers 4 PM
A mother of a one month old infant calls the clinic and asks the
nurse if the medication she is taking can be passed to her infant
during breastfeeding. What is the nurse's best response to the
mother's question? Correct Answers "Drugs can cross from
mother to infant in breast milk, it will depend on the specific
drug you are taking."
A nurse is preparing for an education session on safe medication
administration, which is the best example of a learning activity
that involves the cognitive domain? Correct Answers
Discussing which foods to avoid while taking blood thinners
A nurse is reviewing data collected from a medication history,
which of these are considered objective data? Correct Answers
White blood cell count 22,000 mm, blood pressure 159/94 mm
Hg, patients weight is 68 kg
A patient's medical record includes an order that reads as
follows: "atenolol 25 mg once daily at 0900." Which action by
the nurse is correct? Correct Answers The nurse contacts the
prescriber
, An important first step in developing a teaching plan for a
patient is: Correct Answers Identifying the patient's readiness to
learn and current knowledge level
Bioavailability means: Correct Answers A measure of the
extent of drug absorption for a given drug and route
During medication administration, which will the nurse consider
to be a contraindication to the administration of rectal
suppositories? Correct Answers Rectal bleeding
During the medication administration process, it is important
that the nurse remember which guidelines? Correct Answers If
a patient expresses a concern about the drug, stop, listen, and
investigate the concerns
During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse
prioritize the nursing diagnosis? Correct Answers Planning
The nurse includes which information as part of a complete
medication history? Correct Answers The use of "street" drugs
The nurse is preparing to administer a transdermal patch to a
patient and finds that the patient already has a medication patch
on his right upper chest. What will the nurse do? Correct
Answers Remove the old patch and apply the new patch to a
different, clean area.
The nurse is preparing to administer morning medications to a
patient and has just checked the patient's name on the
Solutions
A drug has a half-life of 4 hours. If at 8 AM the drug level is
measured at 200 mg/L, at what time would the drug level be 50
mg/L? Correct Answers 4 PM
A mother of a one month old infant calls the clinic and asks the
nurse if the medication she is taking can be passed to her infant
during breastfeeding. What is the nurse's best response to the
mother's question? Correct Answers "Drugs can cross from
mother to infant in breast milk, it will depend on the specific
drug you are taking."
A nurse is preparing for an education session on safe medication
administration, which is the best example of a learning activity
that involves the cognitive domain? Correct Answers
Discussing which foods to avoid while taking blood thinners
A nurse is reviewing data collected from a medication history,
which of these are considered objective data? Correct Answers
White blood cell count 22,000 mm, blood pressure 159/94 mm
Hg, patients weight is 68 kg
A patient's medical record includes an order that reads as
follows: "atenolol 25 mg once daily at 0900." Which action by
the nurse is correct? Correct Answers The nurse contacts the
prescriber
, An important first step in developing a teaching plan for a
patient is: Correct Answers Identifying the patient's readiness to
learn and current knowledge level
Bioavailability means: Correct Answers A measure of the
extent of drug absorption for a given drug and route
During medication administration, which will the nurse consider
to be a contraindication to the administration of rectal
suppositories? Correct Answers Rectal bleeding
During the medication administration process, it is important
that the nurse remember which guidelines? Correct Answers If
a patient expresses a concern about the drug, stop, listen, and
investigate the concerns
During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse
prioritize the nursing diagnosis? Correct Answers Planning
The nurse includes which information as part of a complete
medication history? Correct Answers The use of "street" drugs
The nurse is preparing to administer a transdermal patch to a
patient and finds that the patient already has a medication patch
on his right upper chest. What will the nurse do? Correct
Answers Remove the old patch and apply the new patch to a
different, clean area.
The nurse is preparing to administer morning medications to a
patient and has just checked the patient's name on the
