NUR 600 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS;
VERIFIED; LATEST UPDATE 2026
. A young women in labor, G1P0, is diagnosed with pregnancy-
induced hypertension (PIH). She is ordered to receive
magnesium sulfate. What are the other components of her
nursing care? (Select all that apply.)
a. Maintaining a quiet environment
b. Assessing vital signs and fetal heart tones frequently
c. Providing large amounts of PO and IV fluids to maintain fluid
volume
d. Allowing the woman to ambulate ad lib
e. Assessing for clonus and deep tendon reflexes
f. Monitoring urine hourly for protein - correct answer-
a. Maintaining a quiet environment
b. Assessing vital signs and fetal heart tones frequently
e. Assessing for clonus and deep tendon reflexes
f. Monitoring urine hourly for protein
.Actions taken to reduce drug-drug interaction problems include
all of the following EXCEPT:
,A. Reducing the dose of one of the drugs
B. Scheduling their administration at different times
C. Prescribing a third drug to counteract the adverse reaction of
the combination
D. Reducing the dosage of both drugs - correct answer-
C. Prescribing a third drug to counteract the adverse reaction of
the combination
10. Janie is a 5-month-old breastfed infant with a fever.
Treatment for her fever may include:
A. "Baby" aspirin
B. Acetaminophen suppository
C. Ibuprofen suppository
D. Alternating acetaminophen and ibuprofen - correct
answer- B. Acetaminophen suppository
30. Which of the following variables is a factor in drug
absorption?
A. The smaller the surface area for absorption, the more rapidly
the drug is absorbed.
B. A rich blood supply to the area of absorption leads to better
absorption.
,C. The less soluble the drug, the more easily it is absorbed.
D. Ionized drugs are easily absorbed across the cell membrane. -
correct answer- B. A rich blood supply to the area
of absorption leads to better absorption
A 24-year-old male received multiple fractures in a motor
vehicle accident that required significant amounts of opioid
medication to treat his pain. He is at risk for Type __ adverse
drug reaction when he no longer requires the opioids.
A. A
B. C
C. E
D. G - correct answer- C. E
A client at an outpatient clinic is ordered to receive ampicillin
(Omnipen) for an infection. Which nursing intervention related
to penicillins would the nurse question?
a. Verify that the client is not allergic to penicillin.
b. Obtain culture before administering the first dose of
medication.
c. Instruct client to discontinue penicillin when temperature is
normal.
, d. Encourage the client to increase fluid intake. - correct
answer- c. Instruct client to discontinue penicillin
when temperature is normal.
A client complains of severe pregnancy-related nausea and is
placed on Meclizine (Bonine). The nurse notes in the client
history that the client is undergoing treatment for glaucoma.
What is the highest priority nursing intervention?
a. Recognize that one of the off-label uses for the drug is
treatment of glaucoma.
b. Contact the pharmacist; the dosage of the drug should be
decreased when glaucoma is present.
c. Recognize that use of the drug when glaucoma is present may
result in a fatal reaction.
d. Contact the physician; the drug should be used with caution
when glaucoma is present. - correct answer- d.
Contact the physician; the drug should be used with caution
when glaucoma is present.
A client complains of severe pregnancy-related nausea and is
placed on Meclizine (Bonine). The nurse notes in the client
history that the client is undergoing treatment for glaucoma.
What is the highest priority nursing intervention?
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS;
VERIFIED; LATEST UPDATE 2026
. A young women in labor, G1P0, is diagnosed with pregnancy-
induced hypertension (PIH). She is ordered to receive
magnesium sulfate. What are the other components of her
nursing care? (Select all that apply.)
a. Maintaining a quiet environment
b. Assessing vital signs and fetal heart tones frequently
c. Providing large amounts of PO and IV fluids to maintain fluid
volume
d. Allowing the woman to ambulate ad lib
e. Assessing for clonus and deep tendon reflexes
f. Monitoring urine hourly for protein - correct answer-
a. Maintaining a quiet environment
b. Assessing vital signs and fetal heart tones frequently
e. Assessing for clonus and deep tendon reflexes
f. Monitoring urine hourly for protein
.Actions taken to reduce drug-drug interaction problems include
all of the following EXCEPT:
,A. Reducing the dose of one of the drugs
B. Scheduling their administration at different times
C. Prescribing a third drug to counteract the adverse reaction of
the combination
D. Reducing the dosage of both drugs - correct answer-
C. Prescribing a third drug to counteract the adverse reaction of
the combination
10. Janie is a 5-month-old breastfed infant with a fever.
Treatment for her fever may include:
A. "Baby" aspirin
B. Acetaminophen suppository
C. Ibuprofen suppository
D. Alternating acetaminophen and ibuprofen - correct
answer- B. Acetaminophen suppository
30. Which of the following variables is a factor in drug
absorption?
A. The smaller the surface area for absorption, the more rapidly
the drug is absorbed.
B. A rich blood supply to the area of absorption leads to better
absorption.
,C. The less soluble the drug, the more easily it is absorbed.
D. Ionized drugs are easily absorbed across the cell membrane. -
correct answer- B. A rich blood supply to the area
of absorption leads to better absorption
A 24-year-old male received multiple fractures in a motor
vehicle accident that required significant amounts of opioid
medication to treat his pain. He is at risk for Type __ adverse
drug reaction when he no longer requires the opioids.
A. A
B. C
C. E
D. G - correct answer- C. E
A client at an outpatient clinic is ordered to receive ampicillin
(Omnipen) for an infection. Which nursing intervention related
to penicillins would the nurse question?
a. Verify that the client is not allergic to penicillin.
b. Obtain culture before administering the first dose of
medication.
c. Instruct client to discontinue penicillin when temperature is
normal.
, d. Encourage the client to increase fluid intake. - correct
answer- c. Instruct client to discontinue penicillin
when temperature is normal.
A client complains of severe pregnancy-related nausea and is
placed on Meclizine (Bonine). The nurse notes in the client
history that the client is undergoing treatment for glaucoma.
What is the highest priority nursing intervention?
a. Recognize that one of the off-label uses for the drug is
treatment of glaucoma.
b. Contact the pharmacist; the dosage of the drug should be
decreased when glaucoma is present.
c. Recognize that use of the drug when glaucoma is present may
result in a fatal reaction.
d. Contact the physician; the drug should be used with caution
when glaucoma is present. - correct answer- d.
Contact the physician; the drug should be used with caution
when glaucoma is present.
A client complains of severe pregnancy-related nausea and is
placed on Meclizine (Bonine). The nurse notes in the client
history that the client is undergoing treatment for glaucoma.
What is the highest priority nursing intervention?
