NURS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS WINTER WEEK 4
A patient is to begin taking tobramycin (Nebcin) for nosocomial infection. Which
assessments should the nurse prioritize?
The peak and trough blood levels
A nurse Practitioner is caring for a 67-year-old female patient who is receiving IV
heparin and reports bleeding from her gums. The nurse checks the patient's laboratory test
results and finds that she has a very high aPTT. The nurse will anticipate which drugs.
Protamine sulfate
A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soybeans and soy
products. The nurse practitioner understands that these foods are considered to be;
phytoestrogens.
Joseph has been prescribed for a 25-year-old man with severe pain due to a back
injury. The nurse will advise the patient to avoid
alcohol.
A 4-year-old boy needs an IM injection. The least painful and most effective injection
site would be the
ventrolateral muscle.
A 37-year-old male has been diagnosed with TB and will be started on INH therapy. The
medication history reveals that he currently takes antacids regularly. The nurse will instruct the
patient to take
antacids not less than 1 hour before or 2 hours after taking INH.
The recommended treatment for
trichomoniasis is Flagyl.
A nurse Practitioner is explaining to a pregnant 24-year-old college student why she
cannot continue to take ibuprofen (Advil) for her headaches. The nurse draws a picture
depicting drug molecules crossing the placental membrane and entering the fetal circulation.
The nurse tells the patient that the main reason this happens is because
drugs compete with the hormones of pregnancy for
albumin-binding sites.
A patient has completed a month of treatment with epoetin alfa. Which assessment
findings would most strongly indicate that treatment has been effective?
, The patient's hemoglobin level is 11 g/dL
A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat benign
prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information about the drug, the nurse will in
which risk is associated with finasteride therapy.
Prostatic neoplasia
A 9-month-old child has developed skin irritation due to an allergic reaction. He has
been prescribed a topical skin ointment. The nurse will consider what before administering
the drug.
That the infant's skin has greater permeability than that of an
adult
A nurse Practitioner is caring for a 45-year-old female patient who is taking paclitaxel
for ovarian cancer. Two or three days after the infusion of the drug, the nurse must closely
monitor for?
Neurotoxicity
A nurse Practitioner will monitor which assigned patient taking allopurinol for chronic
gout who visits the clinic every 1 month.
Liver function tests
A patient has acquired primary hypogonadism and has been prescribed testosterone
transdermal (Androderm) patches. When educating the patient on how to administer the drug,
the nurse will instruct him to
: place the patch on the back, abdomen, upper arms, or thighs.
A nurse Practitioner is performing patient education for a woman who has just been
prescribed a bisphosphonate. Which diagnostic and history findings would have prompted the
woman's care provider to prescribe a bisphosphonate?
Low bone density and a family history of osteoporosis
A nurse Practitioner is caring for a 10-year-old girl who complains of chronic
headaches. Her mother reports that she gives her Tylenol at least three times a day. What
will the nurse work with the physician to evaluate?
Hepatic function
A patient is to begin taking tobramycin (Nebcin) for nosocomial infection. Which
assessments should the nurse prioritize?
The peak and trough blood levels
A nurse Practitioner is caring for a 67-year-old female patient who is receiving IV
heparin and reports bleeding from her gums. The nurse checks the patient's laboratory test
results and finds that she has a very high aPTT. The nurse will anticipate which drugs.
Protamine sulfate
A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soybeans and soy
products. The nurse practitioner understands that these foods are considered to be;
phytoestrogens.
Joseph has been prescribed for a 25-year-old man with severe pain due to a back
injury. The nurse will advise the patient to avoid
alcohol.
A 4-year-old boy needs an IM injection. The least painful and most effective injection
site would be the
ventrolateral muscle.
A 37-year-old male has been diagnosed with TB and will be started on INH therapy. The
medication history reveals that he currently takes antacids regularly. The nurse will instruct the
patient to take
antacids not less than 1 hour before or 2 hours after taking INH.
The recommended treatment for
trichomoniasis is Flagyl.
A nurse Practitioner is explaining to a pregnant 24-year-old college student why she
cannot continue to take ibuprofen (Advil) for her headaches. The nurse draws a picture
depicting drug molecules crossing the placental membrane and entering the fetal circulation.
The nurse tells the patient that the main reason this happens is because
drugs compete with the hormones of pregnancy for
albumin-binding sites.
A patient has completed a month of treatment with epoetin alfa. Which assessment
findings would most strongly indicate that treatment has been effective?
, The patient's hemoglobin level is 11 g/dL
A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat benign
prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information about the drug, the nurse will in
which risk is associated with finasteride therapy.
Prostatic neoplasia
A 9-month-old child has developed skin irritation due to an allergic reaction. He has
been prescribed a topical skin ointment. The nurse will consider what before administering
the drug.
That the infant's skin has greater permeability than that of an
adult
A nurse Practitioner is caring for a 45-year-old female patient who is taking paclitaxel
for ovarian cancer. Two or three days after the infusion of the drug, the nurse must closely
monitor for?
Neurotoxicity
A nurse Practitioner will monitor which assigned patient taking allopurinol for chronic
gout who visits the clinic every 1 month.
Liver function tests
A patient has acquired primary hypogonadism and has been prescribed testosterone
transdermal (Androderm) patches. When educating the patient on how to administer the drug,
the nurse will instruct him to
: place the patch on the back, abdomen, upper arms, or thighs.
A nurse Practitioner is performing patient education for a woman who has just been
prescribed a bisphosphonate. Which diagnostic and history findings would have prompted the
woman's care provider to prescribe a bisphosphonate?
Low bone density and a family history of osteoporosis
A nurse Practitioner is caring for a 10-year-old girl who complains of chronic
headaches. Her mother reports that she gives her Tylenol at least three times a day. What
will the nurse work with the physician to evaluate?
Hepatic function
