NURS 2700 practice quiz questions with
complete solutions
The intended or desired physiological response to a medication is
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known as its... | |
Therapeutic effect |
The Institute for Safe Medication Practice has advised against the use of
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someabbreviations in order to increase medication safety. Which of the | | | | | | | | | |
following abbreviations are no longer recommended for use?
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ODb, Qhs, Qod | |
2 multiple choice options
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Mrs. Annan is recovering from hip replacement surgery and has asked
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the nurse for painmedication. The student reads the order as" Give 1-2
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mg of Dilaudid subcutaneously q 3-4 h prn." and verifies the order on
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the MAR. After completing her research on the drug,she administers
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Dilaudid 1 mg. What is the student required to document?
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The time, dose, the site and her signature
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, The nurse is preparing to give pain medication to a client. The physician
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has left specific orders that it can be given in a number of routes. Which
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of the following would provide the quickest onset of action for this pain
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medication
intramuscularly
Why can a reduction in albumin synthesis that may occur with aging
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result in exaggerated effects of a medication?
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Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) |
A drug interaction in which the combined effect of drugs is greater than
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the sum of the effects of each individual agent acting independently is
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known as a: | |
synergistic effect |
complete solutions
The intended or desired physiological response to a medication is
| | | | | | | | | |
known as its... | |
Therapeutic effect |
The Institute for Safe Medication Practice has advised against the use of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
someabbreviations in order to increase medication safety. Which of the | | | | | | | | | |
following abbreviations are no longer recommended for use?
| | | | | | |
ODb, Qhs, Qod | |
2 multiple choice options
| | |
Mrs. Annan is recovering from hip replacement surgery and has asked
| | | | | | | | | | |
the nurse for painmedication. The student reads the order as" Give 1-2
| | | | | | | | | | | |
mg of Dilaudid subcutaneously q 3-4 h prn." and verifies the order on
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the MAR. After completing her research on the drug,she administers
| | | | | | | | | |
Dilaudid 1 mg. What is the student required to document?
| | | | | | | | |
The time, dose, the site and her signature
| | | | | | |
, The nurse is preparing to give pain medication to a client. The physician
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
has left specific orders that it can be given in a number of routes. Which
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
of the following would provide the quickest onset of action for this pain
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
medication
intramuscularly
Why can a reduction in albumin synthesis that may occur with aging
| | | | | | | | | | | |
result in exaggerated effects of a medication?
| | | | | |
Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) |
A drug interaction in which the combined effect of drugs is greater than
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the sum of the effects of each individual agent acting independently is
| | | | | | | | | | | |
known as a: | |
synergistic effect |
