NUR 139 Unit 1 Test Questions With Correct
Answers
A |provider |prescribes |phenobarbital |for |a |client |who |has |a |seizure |disorder. |The |medication |
has |a |long |half-life |of |4 |days. |How |many |times |per |day |should |the |nurse |expect |to |administer |
this |medication?
A. |One
B. |Two |
C. |Three |
D. |Four |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |One
In |Pharmacokinetics, |excretion |is |best |defined |as:
A. |How |it |gets |from |where |you |gave |it |to |the |bloodstream
B. |How |its |transported |from |blood |to |the |site |it |needs |to |be |at. |Some |conditions |make |that |
more |difficult
C. |How |it |is |broken |down |after |use |by |the |body |to |inactive |chemicals
D. |How |we |get |it |out |of |the |body. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |How |we |get |it |out |of |the |body.
A |nurse |educator |is |reviewing |medication |metabolism |at |an |in-service |presentation. |Which |of |
the |following |factors |should |the |educator |include |as |a |reason |to |administer |lower |medication |
dosages? |
(Select |all |that |apply.) |
,A. |Increased |renal |excretion |
B. |Increased |medication-metabolizing |enzymes |
C. |Liver |failure |
D. |Peripheral |vascular |disease |
E. |Concurrent |use |of |medication |the |same |pathway |metabolizes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |
Liver |failure; |E. |Concurrent |use |of |medication |the |same |pathway |metabolizes
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |eye |drops |to |a |client. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should
|the |nurse |take? |
(Select |all |that |apply.) |
A. |Have |the |client |lie |on |one |side. |
B. |Ask |the |client |to |look |up |at |the |ceiling. |C. |Tell |the |client |to |blink |when |the |drops |enter |the |
eye. |
D. |Drop |the |medication |into |the |client's |conjunctival |sac. |
E. |Instruct |the |client |to |close |the |eye |gently |after |instillation. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Ask |
the |client |to |look |up |at |the |ceiling; |D. |Drop |the |medication |into |the |client's |conjunctival |sac; |E.
|Instruct |the |client |to |close |the |eye |gently |after |instillation.
A |nurse |is |teaching |a |client |about |transdermal |patches. |Which |of |the |following |statements |
should |the |nurse |identify |as |an |indication |that |the |client |understands? |
A. |"I |will |clean |the |site |with |an |alcohol |swab |before |I |apply |the |patch." |
B. |"I |will |rotate |the |application |sites |weekly." |
C. |"I |will |apply |the |patch |to |an |area |of |skin |with |no |hair." |
D. |"I |will |place |the |new |patch |on |the |site |of |the |old |patch." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |"I |will |
apply |the |patch |to |an |area |of |skin |with |no |hair."
,A |nurse |reviewing |a |client's |medical |record |notes |a |new |prescription |for |verifying |the |trough |
level |of |the |client's |medication. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take? |
A. |Obtain |a |blood |specimen |immediately |prior |to |administering |the |next |dose |of |medication. |
B. |Verify |that |the |client |has |been |taking |the |medication |for |24 |hr |before |obtaining |a |blood |
specimen. |
C. |Ask |the |client |to |provide |a |urine |specimen |after |the |next |dose |of |medication. |
D. |Administer |the |medication, |and |obtain |a |blood |specimen |30 |min |later. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-A. |Obtain |a |blood |specimen |immediately |prior |to |administering |the |next |dose |of |
medication.
A |nurse |is |preparing |a |client's |medications. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |
take |in |following |legal |practice |guidelines? |
(Select |all |that |apply.) |
A. |Teach |the |client |about |the |medication. |B. |Determine |the |dosage. |
C. |Monitor |for |adverse |effects. |
D. |Lock |compartments |for |controlled |substances. |
E. |Determine |the |client's |insurance |status. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Teach |the |client |about |
the |medication; |C. |Monitor |for |adverse |effects; |D. |Lock |compartments |for |controlled |
substances.
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |digoxin |to |a |client |who |states, |"I |don't |want |to |take |that |
medication. |I |do |not |want |one |more |pill." |
Which |of |the |following |responses |should |the |nurse |make? |
, A. |"Your |physician |prescribed |it |for |you, |so |you |really |should |take |it." |
B. |"Well, |let's |just |get |it |over |quickly |then." |C. |"Okay, |I'll |just |give |you |your |other |medications."
|
D. |"Tell |me |your |concerns |about |taking |this |medication." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |"Tell |me |
your |concerns |about |taking |this |medication."
A |nurse |is |reviewing |a |client's |prescribed |medications. |Which |of |the |following |situations |
represents |a |contraindication |to |medication |administration? |
A. |The |client |drank |grapefruit |juice, |which |could |reduce |a |medication's |effectiveness. |
B. |The |medication |has |orthostatic |hypotension |as |an |adverse |effect. |
C. |A |medication |is |approved |for |12 |and |ages |older, |and |the |client |is |8 |years |old
D. |An |antianxiety |medication |that |has |an |adverse |effect |of |drowsiness |is |prescribed |as |a |
preoperative |sedative. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |A |medication |is |approved |for |12 |and |ages |
older, |and |the |client |is |8 |years |old
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |before |administering |medications. |
Which |of |the |following |data |should |the |nurse |obtain? |
(Select |all |that |apply.) |
A. |Use |of |herbal |products |
B. |Daily |fluid |intake |
C. |Ability |to |swallow |
D. |Previous |surgical |history |
E. |Allergies |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Use |of |herbal |products; |C. |Ability |to |swallow; |E. |
Allergies
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A |provider |prescribes |phenobarbital |for |a |client |who |has |a |seizure |disorder. |The |medication |
has |a |long |half-life |of |4 |days. |How |many |times |per |day |should |the |nurse |expect |to |administer |
this |medication?
A. |One
B. |Two |
C. |Three |
D. |Four |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |One
In |Pharmacokinetics, |excretion |is |best |defined |as:
A. |How |it |gets |from |where |you |gave |it |to |the |bloodstream
B. |How |its |transported |from |blood |to |the |site |it |needs |to |be |at. |Some |conditions |make |that |
more |difficult
C. |How |it |is |broken |down |after |use |by |the |body |to |inactive |chemicals
D. |How |we |get |it |out |of |the |body. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |How |we |get |it |out |of |the |body.
A |nurse |educator |is |reviewing |medication |metabolism |at |an |in-service |presentation. |Which |of |
the |following |factors |should |the |educator |include |as |a |reason |to |administer |lower |medication |
dosages? |
(Select |all |that |apply.) |
,A. |Increased |renal |excretion |
B. |Increased |medication-metabolizing |enzymes |
C. |Liver |failure |
D. |Peripheral |vascular |disease |
E. |Concurrent |use |of |medication |the |same |pathway |metabolizes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |
Liver |failure; |E. |Concurrent |use |of |medication |the |same |pathway |metabolizes
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |eye |drops |to |a |client. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should
|the |nurse |take? |
(Select |all |that |apply.) |
A. |Have |the |client |lie |on |one |side. |
B. |Ask |the |client |to |look |up |at |the |ceiling. |C. |Tell |the |client |to |blink |when |the |drops |enter |the |
eye. |
D. |Drop |the |medication |into |the |client's |conjunctival |sac. |
E. |Instruct |the |client |to |close |the |eye |gently |after |instillation. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Ask |
the |client |to |look |up |at |the |ceiling; |D. |Drop |the |medication |into |the |client's |conjunctival |sac; |E.
|Instruct |the |client |to |close |the |eye |gently |after |instillation.
A |nurse |is |teaching |a |client |about |transdermal |patches. |Which |of |the |following |statements |
should |the |nurse |identify |as |an |indication |that |the |client |understands? |
A. |"I |will |clean |the |site |with |an |alcohol |swab |before |I |apply |the |patch." |
B. |"I |will |rotate |the |application |sites |weekly." |
C. |"I |will |apply |the |patch |to |an |area |of |skin |with |no |hair." |
D. |"I |will |place |the |new |patch |on |the |site |of |the |old |patch." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |"I |will |
apply |the |patch |to |an |area |of |skin |with |no |hair."
,A |nurse |reviewing |a |client's |medical |record |notes |a |new |prescription |for |verifying |the |trough |
level |of |the |client's |medication. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take? |
A. |Obtain |a |blood |specimen |immediately |prior |to |administering |the |next |dose |of |medication. |
B. |Verify |that |the |client |has |been |taking |the |medication |for |24 |hr |before |obtaining |a |blood |
specimen. |
C. |Ask |the |client |to |provide |a |urine |specimen |after |the |next |dose |of |medication. |
D. |Administer |the |medication, |and |obtain |a |blood |specimen |30 |min |later. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-A. |Obtain |a |blood |specimen |immediately |prior |to |administering |the |next |dose |of |
medication.
A |nurse |is |preparing |a |client's |medications. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |
take |in |following |legal |practice |guidelines? |
(Select |all |that |apply.) |
A. |Teach |the |client |about |the |medication. |B. |Determine |the |dosage. |
C. |Monitor |for |adverse |effects. |
D. |Lock |compartments |for |controlled |substances. |
E. |Determine |the |client's |insurance |status. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Teach |the |client |about |
the |medication; |C. |Monitor |for |adverse |effects; |D. |Lock |compartments |for |controlled |
substances.
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |digoxin |to |a |client |who |states, |"I |don't |want |to |take |that |
medication. |I |do |not |want |one |more |pill." |
Which |of |the |following |responses |should |the |nurse |make? |
, A. |"Your |physician |prescribed |it |for |you, |so |you |really |should |take |it." |
B. |"Well, |let's |just |get |it |over |quickly |then." |C. |"Okay, |I'll |just |give |you |your |other |medications."
|
D. |"Tell |me |your |concerns |about |taking |this |medication." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |"Tell |me |
your |concerns |about |taking |this |medication."
A |nurse |is |reviewing |a |client's |prescribed |medications. |Which |of |the |following |situations |
represents |a |contraindication |to |medication |administration? |
A. |The |client |drank |grapefruit |juice, |which |could |reduce |a |medication's |effectiveness. |
B. |The |medication |has |orthostatic |hypotension |as |an |adverse |effect. |
C. |A |medication |is |approved |for |12 |and |ages |older, |and |the |client |is |8 |years |old
D. |An |antianxiety |medication |that |has |an |adverse |effect |of |drowsiness |is |prescribed |as |a |
preoperative |sedative. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |A |medication |is |approved |for |12 |and |ages |
older, |and |the |client |is |8 |years |old
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |before |administering |medications. |
Which |of |the |following |data |should |the |nurse |obtain? |
(Select |all |that |apply.) |
A. |Use |of |herbal |products |
B. |Daily |fluid |intake |
C. |Ability |to |swallow |
D. |Previous |surgical |history |
E. |Allergies |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Use |of |herbal |products; |C. |Ability |to |swallow; |E. |
Allergies
