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Question 1
0 out of 1 points
A 56-year-old female patient has been admitted to the hospital with chronic muscle
spasms and has been prescribed a new medication to treat the spasms. She has a poorly
documented allergy to eggs, synthetic clothes, and perfumes. What is the priority action
of the nurse to ensure that prescribed medication does not experience an allergic
reaction?
Answer
Selected A.
Answer: Call the prescriber immediately regarding her allergic
Correct reactions C.
Answer: Post an allergies notice on the front of the chart and document the
allergies in the appropriate area of the patient's record
Response The nurse should post an allergies notice on the front of the chart and
Feedback: document the allergies in the appropriate area of the patient's record; this
will allow continuous access of the dietary staff and the other members
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of the health treating her for an allergic reaction is unnecessary. If the allergies are
care team to the documented in the appropriate area of the patient's record, the dietary
information staff will be aware that the patient should not be served eggs.
and serve to
limit errors.
The prescriber
would always
ask the patient
about her
allergies before
prescribing a
new
medication.
The patient is
not having an
allergic
reaction, so
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Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been receiving regular doses of an agonist for 2 weeks. Which of the
following should the nurse anticipate?
Answer
Selected Answer: A.
The drug will decrease in effectiveness
Correct Answer: A.
The drug will decrease in effectiveness
Response Receptors are not static; they can change or modify their response to a
Feedback: stimulus. Such change occurs when a receptor is continuously stimulated
to act or continually inhibited from action. Continual stimulation from an
agonist usually makes the receptor desensitized to the drug and thus less
active. Therefore, the nurse should anticipate a decrease in effectiveness
of the drug.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
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A nurse who is responsible for administering medications should understand that the
goals of the MedWatch program are to (Select all that apply.)
Answer
Selected B.
Answers: provide regular feedback about product safety issues.
D.
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Question 1
0 out of 1 points
A 56-year-old female patient has been admitted to the hospital with chronic muscle
spasms and has been prescribed a new medication to treat the spasms. She has a poorly
documented allergy to eggs, synthetic clothes, and perfumes. What is the priority action
of the nurse to ensure that prescribed medication does not experience an allergic
reaction?
Answer
Selected A.
Answer: Call the prescriber immediately regarding her allergic
Correct reactions C.
Answer: Post an allergies notice on the front of the chart and document the
allergies in the appropriate area of the patient's record
Response The nurse should post an allergies notice on the front of the chart and
Feedback: document the allergies in the appropriate area of the patient's record; this
will allow continuous access of the dietary staff and the other members
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of the health treating her for an allergic reaction is unnecessary. If the allergies are
care team to the documented in the appropriate area of the patient's record, the dietary
information staff will be aware that the patient should not be served eggs.
and serve to
limit errors.
The prescriber
would always
ask the patient
about her
allergies before
prescribing a
new
medication.
The patient is
not having an
allergic
reaction, so
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Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been receiving regular doses of an agonist for 2 weeks. Which of the
following should the nurse anticipate?
Answer
Selected Answer: A.
The drug will decrease in effectiveness
Correct Answer: A.
The drug will decrease in effectiveness
Response Receptors are not static; they can change or modify their response to a
Feedback: stimulus. Such change occurs when a receptor is continuously stimulated
to act or continually inhibited from action. Continual stimulation from an
agonist usually makes the receptor desensitized to the drug and thus less
active. Therefore, the nurse should anticipate a decrease in effectiveness
of the drug.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
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A nurse who is responsible for administering medications should understand that the
goals of the MedWatch program are to (Select all that apply.)
Answer
Selected B.
Answers: provide regular feedback about product safety issues.
D.
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