Nursing 6002 Final- Book Questions With Complete
Solutions
A 50-year-old patient is seen in the clinic for an annual physical
examination and screening. The patient has no known health
problems. This type of care is referred to as
A.primary prevention.
B.promotion prevention.
C.tertiary prevention.
D.healthy prevention. Correct Answers A.primary prevention.
A health care provider orders a pain medication for a
postoperative patient that is a PRN order. When would the nurse
administer this medication?
a. A single dose during the postoperative period
b. Doses administered as needed for pain relief
c. One dose administered immediately
d. Doses routinely administered as a standing order Correct
Answers b. Doses administered as needed for pain relief
A medication order reads: "K-Dur, 20 mEq po BID." When and
how does the nurse correctly give this drug?
a. Daily at bedtime by subcutaneous route
b. Every other day by mouth
c. Twice a day by the oral route
d. Once a week by transdermal patch Correct Answers c. Twice
a day by the oral route
,A nurse administers a dose of an oral medication for
hypertension to a patient who immediately vomits after
swallowing the pill. What would be the appropriate initial action
of the nurse in this situation?
a. Readminister the medication and notify the primary care
provider.
b. Readminister the pill in a liquid form if possible.
c. Assess the vomit, looking for the pill.
d. Notify the primary care provider. Correct Answers c. Assess
the vomit, looking for the pill.
A nurse discovers that a medication error occurred. What should
be the nurse's first response?
a. Record the error on the medication sheet.
b. Notify the physician regarding course of action.
c. Check the patient's condition to note any possible effect of the
error.
d. Complete an incident report, explaining how the mistake was
made. Correct Answers c. Check the patient's condition to note
any possible effect of the error.
A nurse is administering a pain medication to a patient. In
addition to checking his identification bracelet, the nurse
correctly verifies the patient's identity by performing which
action?
a. Asking the patient his name and birthdate
b. Reading the patient's name on the sign over the bed
c. Asking the patient's roommate to verify his name
, d. Asking, "Are you Mr. Brown?" Correct Answers a. Asking
the patient his name and birthdate
A nurse is administering heparin subcutaneously to a patient.
What is the correct technique for this procedure?
a. Aspirate before giving and gently massage after the injection.
b. Do not aspirate; massage the site for 1 minute.
c. Do not aspirate before or massage after the injection.
d. Massage the site of the injection; aspiration is not necessary
but will do no harm. Correct Answers c. Do not aspirate before
or massage after the injection.
-may cause trauma or bleeding in the tissue
A nurse is interviewing a newly admitted patient. Which
question is considered culturally sensitive?
a. "Do you think you will be able to eat the food we have here?"
b. "Do you understand that we can't prepare special meals?"
c. "What types of food do you eat for meals?"
d. "Why can't you just eat our food while you are here?" Correct
Answers c. "What types of food do you eat for meals?"
A nurse is teaching parents of toddlers how to spend quality
time with their children. Which activity would be
developmentally appropriate for this age group?
a. Playing video games
b. Playing peek-a-boo
c. Playing in a sand box
Solutions
A 50-year-old patient is seen in the clinic for an annual physical
examination and screening. The patient has no known health
problems. This type of care is referred to as
A.primary prevention.
B.promotion prevention.
C.tertiary prevention.
D.healthy prevention. Correct Answers A.primary prevention.
A health care provider orders a pain medication for a
postoperative patient that is a PRN order. When would the nurse
administer this medication?
a. A single dose during the postoperative period
b. Doses administered as needed for pain relief
c. One dose administered immediately
d. Doses routinely administered as a standing order Correct
Answers b. Doses administered as needed for pain relief
A medication order reads: "K-Dur, 20 mEq po BID." When and
how does the nurse correctly give this drug?
a. Daily at bedtime by subcutaneous route
b. Every other day by mouth
c. Twice a day by the oral route
d. Once a week by transdermal patch Correct Answers c. Twice
a day by the oral route
,A nurse administers a dose of an oral medication for
hypertension to a patient who immediately vomits after
swallowing the pill. What would be the appropriate initial action
of the nurse in this situation?
a. Readminister the medication and notify the primary care
provider.
b. Readminister the pill in a liquid form if possible.
c. Assess the vomit, looking for the pill.
d. Notify the primary care provider. Correct Answers c. Assess
the vomit, looking for the pill.
A nurse discovers that a medication error occurred. What should
be the nurse's first response?
a. Record the error on the medication sheet.
b. Notify the physician regarding course of action.
c. Check the patient's condition to note any possible effect of the
error.
d. Complete an incident report, explaining how the mistake was
made. Correct Answers c. Check the patient's condition to note
any possible effect of the error.
A nurse is administering a pain medication to a patient. In
addition to checking his identification bracelet, the nurse
correctly verifies the patient's identity by performing which
action?
a. Asking the patient his name and birthdate
b. Reading the patient's name on the sign over the bed
c. Asking the patient's roommate to verify his name
, d. Asking, "Are you Mr. Brown?" Correct Answers a. Asking
the patient his name and birthdate
A nurse is administering heparin subcutaneously to a patient.
What is the correct technique for this procedure?
a. Aspirate before giving and gently massage after the injection.
b. Do not aspirate; massage the site for 1 minute.
c. Do not aspirate before or massage after the injection.
d. Massage the site of the injection; aspiration is not necessary
but will do no harm. Correct Answers c. Do not aspirate before
or massage after the injection.
-may cause trauma or bleeding in the tissue
A nurse is interviewing a newly admitted patient. Which
question is considered culturally sensitive?
a. "Do you think you will be able to eat the food we have here?"
b. "Do you understand that we can't prepare special meals?"
c. "What types of food do you eat for meals?"
d. "Why can't you just eat our food while you are here?" Correct
Answers c. "What types of food do you eat for meals?"
A nurse is teaching parents of toddlers how to spend quality
time with their children. Which activity would be
developmentally appropriate for this age group?
a. Playing video games
b. Playing peek-a-boo
c. Playing in a sand box
