NURS 316/NURS 316 - Unit quiz 5, 6, 7.
Exam (elaborations)
, NURS 316 Unit Quiz 5, 6 7
Unit 5
1) A clinic nurse is caring for a 66-pound child who has acute otitis media. The physician has ordered
ceftibuten (Cedax) 9mg/kg per day PO for 10 days. The drug comes in an oral suspension of
90mg/5mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?
A) 20 mL
B) 10 mL
C) 5 mL
D) 15 mL
2) A patient is brought to the emergency department after being bitten by a rattlesnake. The nurse
asks the patient to describe the snake that bit him. Why would the nurse ask this question?
A) Antivenin only responds to a specific group of spiders of snakes.
B) Antivenin can only respond to cells that have not been attacked by the venom.
C) Antivenin is very non-specific about a class of snakes or spiders.
D) Antivenin is very specific to antigens to which it can respond
3) Which of the following outpatients are at a greater risk for developing treponema pallidum, the
cause of syphilis? Select all that apply.
A) A homosexual male couple who have had a monogamous relationship for the past 20 years.
B) An older adult female living in a condominium who regularly has sex with 3-4 different men a week.
C) A homeless adolescent female performing oral sex for money.
D) A male who frequents clubs catering to exotic dancers and sexual favors.
4) Which of the following individuals is experiencing a health problem that is the result of a
parasite? Select one.
A) A hospital client who has developed post-operative pneumonia.
B) A woman who developed Hepatitis A, from eating at an unhygienic restaurant.
C) A man who acquired malaria while on a tropical vacation.
, D) A college student who contracted chlamydia trachomatis during an unprotected sexual encounter.
5)
6) The nurse administers aldesleukin to a patient diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma. When assessing
the patient a few days later, what abnormal findings would the nurse attribute to the medication?
Select all that apply.
A) Increased lymphocyte count
B) Irregular pulse rate
C) Increase platelet count
D) Increased blood pressure
E) Increased Red Blood Cell count
7) The nurse explains that the drugs metronidazole (Flagyl) or tinidazole (Tindamax), can
be administered to treat what protozoan? Select all that apply.
A) Trichomoniasis
B) Cryptosporidium Parvum
C) Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
D) Amebiasis
E) Giardiasis
8) A child’s thymus gland is fully formed and proportionately larger than an adult. Which of the
following processes that contributes to immunity takes place in the thymus gland? Select one.
A) Production of natural killer (NK) cells.
B) Differentiation of B cells.
C) Filtration of antigens from the blood.
D) Proliferation of T cells.
9) The client is to receive ranitidine hydrochloride 150 mg bid via nasogastric tube. The medication
is available as ranitidine hydrochloride 15 mg per milliliter. How many milliliters does the nurse
need to administer?
Exam (elaborations)
, NURS 316 Unit Quiz 5, 6 7
Unit 5
1) A clinic nurse is caring for a 66-pound child who has acute otitis media. The physician has ordered
ceftibuten (Cedax) 9mg/kg per day PO for 10 days. The drug comes in an oral suspension of
90mg/5mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?
A) 20 mL
B) 10 mL
C) 5 mL
D) 15 mL
2) A patient is brought to the emergency department after being bitten by a rattlesnake. The nurse
asks the patient to describe the snake that bit him. Why would the nurse ask this question?
A) Antivenin only responds to a specific group of spiders of snakes.
B) Antivenin can only respond to cells that have not been attacked by the venom.
C) Antivenin is very non-specific about a class of snakes or spiders.
D) Antivenin is very specific to antigens to which it can respond
3) Which of the following outpatients are at a greater risk for developing treponema pallidum, the
cause of syphilis? Select all that apply.
A) A homosexual male couple who have had a monogamous relationship for the past 20 years.
B) An older adult female living in a condominium who regularly has sex with 3-4 different men a week.
C) A homeless adolescent female performing oral sex for money.
D) A male who frequents clubs catering to exotic dancers and sexual favors.
4) Which of the following individuals is experiencing a health problem that is the result of a
parasite? Select one.
A) A hospital client who has developed post-operative pneumonia.
B) A woman who developed Hepatitis A, from eating at an unhygienic restaurant.
C) A man who acquired malaria while on a tropical vacation.
, D) A college student who contracted chlamydia trachomatis during an unprotected sexual encounter.
5)
6) The nurse administers aldesleukin to a patient diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma. When assessing
the patient a few days later, what abnormal findings would the nurse attribute to the medication?
Select all that apply.
A) Increased lymphocyte count
B) Irregular pulse rate
C) Increase platelet count
D) Increased blood pressure
E) Increased Red Blood Cell count
7) The nurse explains that the drugs metronidazole (Flagyl) or tinidazole (Tindamax), can
be administered to treat what protozoan? Select all that apply.
A) Trichomoniasis
B) Cryptosporidium Parvum
C) Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
D) Amebiasis
E) Giardiasis
8) A child’s thymus gland is fully formed and proportionately larger than an adult. Which of the
following processes that contributes to immunity takes place in the thymus gland? Select one.
A) Production of natural killer (NK) cells.
B) Differentiation of B cells.
C) Filtration of antigens from the blood.
D) Proliferation of T cells.
9) The client is to receive ranitidine hydrochloride 150 mg bid via nasogastric tube. The medication
is available as ranitidine hydrochloride 15 mg per milliliter. How many milliliters does the nurse
need to administer?
