NUR2356 2026 ACTUAL SCRIPT VERIFIED
MASTER FILE
◉ An older, visually impaired but proudly self-sufficient adult
patient has several prescribed medications to take at home. Which
action would the nurse take to assist this patient in complying with
the medication regimen?
A-Create a chart for the patient to follow, showing the times when
medications should be taken.
B-Ask a family member to come over each day to administer
medications.
C-Arrange for the medications to be put in a weekly pill organizer.
D-Suggest the patient set an alarm clock for the times medications
are to be taken. Answer: Arrange for the medications to be put in a
weekly pill organizer.
◉ Which statement made by a nurse conducting discharge teaching
indicates a review of patient education principles related to
medication administration is needed?
, A-"I'm going to be explaining how to change your transdermal patch.
Would you like your spouse to sit in?"
B-"It's really important that you feel comfortable using your
nebulizer, so I want you to show me how you will do it."
C-"Metoprolol is your blood pressure pill. Notice it is a scored tablet,
but you are not going to cut it in half. You are going to take the whole
thing."
D-"This pink pill is digoxin, your heart medication. You will take your
pulse before you take this pill. If your pulse is less than 60 beats per
minute, you will not take the pill." Answer: "This pink pill is digoxin,
your heart medication. You will take your pulse before you take this
pill. If your pulse is less than 60 beats per minute, you will not take
the pill."
◉ A patient does not eat meat or animal products of any kind. The
nurse would instruct the patient about which nutritional
deficiencies? Answer: Vitamin B12
Iron
Zinc
◉ Which complications would the nurse monitor for in a patient
receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN)?
Correct Answer: Catheter-related infections
Site infections
MASTER FILE
◉ An older, visually impaired but proudly self-sufficient adult
patient has several prescribed medications to take at home. Which
action would the nurse take to assist this patient in complying with
the medication regimen?
A-Create a chart for the patient to follow, showing the times when
medications should be taken.
B-Ask a family member to come over each day to administer
medications.
C-Arrange for the medications to be put in a weekly pill organizer.
D-Suggest the patient set an alarm clock for the times medications
are to be taken. Answer: Arrange for the medications to be put in a
weekly pill organizer.
◉ Which statement made by a nurse conducting discharge teaching
indicates a review of patient education principles related to
medication administration is needed?
, A-"I'm going to be explaining how to change your transdermal patch.
Would you like your spouse to sit in?"
B-"It's really important that you feel comfortable using your
nebulizer, so I want you to show me how you will do it."
C-"Metoprolol is your blood pressure pill. Notice it is a scored tablet,
but you are not going to cut it in half. You are going to take the whole
thing."
D-"This pink pill is digoxin, your heart medication. You will take your
pulse before you take this pill. If your pulse is less than 60 beats per
minute, you will not take the pill." Answer: "This pink pill is digoxin,
your heart medication. You will take your pulse before you take this
pill. If your pulse is less than 60 beats per minute, you will not take
the pill."
◉ A patient does not eat meat or animal products of any kind. The
nurse would instruct the patient about which nutritional
deficiencies? Answer: Vitamin B12
Iron
Zinc
◉ Which complications would the nurse monitor for in a patient
receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN)?
Correct Answer: Catheter-related infections
Site infections
