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1) A nurse is teaching a client who has angina about a new prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin tablets. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in
the teaching?
a. Place the tablet between your cheek and gum to
dissolve b. Discard any tablets you do not use every 6
months
c. Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original glass bottle
d. Take one tablet each morning 30 minutes prior to eating
2) A nurse is monitoring lab values for a client who has chronic heart failure and is
receiving digoxin. Which of the following values should the nurse report to the
provider?
a. Potassium 2.9 mEq/L
b. BUN level 10 mg/dL
c. Sodium 138 mEq/L
d. Magnesium 1.5 mEq/L
3) A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child following an orthopedic procedure. When
assessing the child for pain, which of the following pain scales should the nurse use?
a. Word-
graphic b.
FACES
c. CRIES
d. Numeric
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4) A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving morphine via continuous epidural
infusion. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse
effects?
a. Gastric bleeding
b. Coug
h c.
Pruritus
d. Tachypnea
5) A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has sinusitis and a new
prescription for cefuroxime. Which of the following client information is the priority
for the nurse to report to the provider?
a. The client has a BUN level of 18
b. The client takes aspirin daily
c. The client has a history of a severe PCN allergy
d. The client reports a history of nausea with cefuroxime
6) A nurse is reviewing the list of current medications for a client who is to start a new
prescription for carbamazepine. The nurse should identify that which of the following
medications interacts with carbamazepine?
a. Diphenhydramine
b. Estrogen-progestin combination
c. Nicotine transdermal system
d. Beclomethasone
7) A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer and reports pain 1 hr after
administration of prescribed morphine 10 mg IV. Which of the following medications
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should the nurse expect to administer?
a. Naloxone IV
b. Morphine tablet
c. Lidocaine patch
d. Fentanyl transmucosal
8) A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for clozapine.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Notify your provider if you develop a fever while taking this medication
b. Diarrhea is a common adverse effect of this medication
c. Ringing in the ears is an expected adverse effect of this medication
d. You might experience weight loss while taking this medication
9) A nurse is assessing a client after administering phenytoin IV bolus for a seizure.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the
medication?
a. Bradycardia
b. Red man syndrome
c. Hypoglycemi
a d.
Hypotension
10) A client who has active TB and is taking rifampin reports that his urine and
sweat have developed a red-orange tinge. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. Document this as an expected finding
RETAKE 1 EXAM Q & A
UPDATE.Qualified.2023,vsu
1) A nurse is teaching a client who has angina about a new prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin tablets. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in
the teaching?
a. Place the tablet between your cheek and gum to
dissolve b. Discard any tablets you do not use every 6
months
c. Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original glass bottle
d. Take one tablet each morning 30 minutes prior to eating
2) A nurse is monitoring lab values for a client who has chronic heart failure and is
receiving digoxin. Which of the following values should the nurse report to the
provider?
a. Potassium 2.9 mEq/L
b. BUN level 10 mg/dL
c. Sodium 138 mEq/L
d. Magnesium 1.5 mEq/L
3) A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child following an orthopedic procedure. When
assessing the child for pain, which of the following pain scales should the nurse use?
a. Word-
graphic b.
FACES
c. CRIES
d. Numeric
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RETAKE 1 EXAM Q & A
UPDATE.Qualified.2023,vsu
4) A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving morphine via continuous epidural
infusion. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse
effects?
a. Gastric bleeding
b. Coug
h c.
Pruritus
d. Tachypnea
5) A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has sinusitis and a new
prescription for cefuroxime. Which of the following client information is the priority
for the nurse to report to the provider?
a. The client has a BUN level of 18
b. The client takes aspirin daily
c. The client has a history of a severe PCN allergy
d. The client reports a history of nausea with cefuroxime
6) A nurse is reviewing the list of current medications for a client who is to start a new
prescription for carbamazepine. The nurse should identify that which of the following
medications interacts with carbamazepine?
a. Diphenhydramine
b. Estrogen-progestin combination
c. Nicotine transdermal system
d. Beclomethasone
7) A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer and reports pain 1 hr after
administration of prescribed morphine 10 mg IV. Which of the following medications
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should the nurse expect to administer?
a. Naloxone IV
b. Morphine tablet
c. Lidocaine patch
d. Fentanyl transmucosal
8) A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for clozapine.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Notify your provider if you develop a fever while taking this medication
b. Diarrhea is a common adverse effect of this medication
c. Ringing in the ears is an expected adverse effect of this medication
d. You might experience weight loss while taking this medication
9) A nurse is assessing a client after administering phenytoin IV bolus for a seizure.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the
medication?
a. Bradycardia
b. Red man syndrome
c. Hypoglycemi
a d.
Hypotension
10) A client who has active TB and is taking rifampin reports that his urine and
sweat have developed a red-orange tinge. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. Document this as an expected finding
