PN Learning System Pharmacology Final Quiz, Answered
A nurse is administering oral hydroxyzine to a client. Which of the following
adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to expect?
- Dry mouth has anticholinergic properties
A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 500 mg in 50 mL of dextrose 5% in
water (D_W) to infuse over 15 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10
gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.)
- 33
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has postmenopausal osteoporosis
and a new prescription for intranasal calcitonin-salmon. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
- "I will need to depress the side arms to initially activate the pump."
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride 400 mL
IV to an oider adult client over 8 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver
how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading
zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
- 50
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a 6-year-old client who has asthma
and several prescription medications using a metered dose inhaler (MDI). Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
- Add a spacer to each MDI
A nurse in an outpatient facility is collecting data from a client who has a
prescription for furosemide 40 mg daily. The client reports that she has been taking
extra doses to promote weight loss. Which of the following findings should
indicate to the nurse that the client is dehydrated?
- Urine specific gravity 1.035
, A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 50 mg/kg/day PO divided into 4
equal doses for a toddler who. weighs 33 lb. Available is ampicillin 125 mg/5 mL
oral solution. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the
answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing
zero.)
- 7.5
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has venous thrombosis
and a prescription for warfarin. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching?
- Carry a medical alert ID card
A nurse is administering insulin glulisine 10 units subcutaneously at 0730 to an
adolescent client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should anticipate
onset of action of the insulin at which of the following times?
- 0745
Has a very short onset action of action of 15 min.
A nurse is caring for a client and realizes after administering the 0900 medications
that she administered digoxin 0.25 mg PO to the client instead of the prescribed
dose of digoxin 0.125 mg PO. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
- Check the client's apical pulse
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a school-age child who has
asthma about medications for bronchospasm. Which of the following inhaled
medications should the nurse instruct the parents to use to relieve an acute asthma
attack?
- Albuterol
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has venous thrombosis
and a prescription for warfarin. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching?
- Carry a medical alert ID card
A nurse is administering oral hydroxyzine to a client. Which of the following
adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to expect?
- Dry mouth has anticholinergic properties
A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 500 mg in 50 mL of dextrose 5% in
water (D_W) to infuse over 15 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10
gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.)
- 33
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has postmenopausal osteoporosis
and a new prescription for intranasal calcitonin-salmon. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
- "I will need to depress the side arms to initially activate the pump."
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride 400 mL
IV to an oider adult client over 8 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver
how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading
zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
- 50
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a 6-year-old client who has asthma
and several prescription medications using a metered dose inhaler (MDI). Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
- Add a spacer to each MDI
A nurse in an outpatient facility is collecting data from a client who has a
prescription for furosemide 40 mg daily. The client reports that she has been taking
extra doses to promote weight loss. Which of the following findings should
indicate to the nurse that the client is dehydrated?
- Urine specific gravity 1.035
, A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 50 mg/kg/day PO divided into 4
equal doses for a toddler who. weighs 33 lb. Available is ampicillin 125 mg/5 mL
oral solution. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the
answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing
zero.)
- 7.5
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has venous thrombosis
and a prescription for warfarin. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching?
- Carry a medical alert ID card
A nurse is administering insulin glulisine 10 units subcutaneously at 0730 to an
adolescent client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should anticipate
onset of action of the insulin at which of the following times?
- 0745
Has a very short onset action of action of 15 min.
A nurse is caring for a client and realizes after administering the 0900 medications
that she administered digoxin 0.25 mg PO to the client instead of the prescribed
dose of digoxin 0.125 mg PO. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
- Check the client's apical pulse
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a school-age child who has
asthma about medications for bronchospasm. Which of the following inhaled
medications should the nurse instruct the parents to use to relieve an acute asthma
attack?
- Albuterol
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has venous thrombosis
and a prescription for warfarin. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching?
- Carry a medical alert ID card
