NR 224 Fundamentals of Nursing: Key
Concepts and Preparation Tips
NR 224: Your Comprehensive Guide to
Nursing Fundamentals
2024
You are caring for a patient who has diabetes complicated by kidney disease. You need to make a
detailed assessment when administering medications because this patient may experience problems
with
A. Absorption
B. Biotransformation
C. Distribution
D. Excretion
D (excretion)
Which of the following indicates that an elderly client has been affected by polypharmacy?
A. Medications that might prove beneficial are not prescribed.
B. Medications are used to counteract side effects of currently prescribed medications.
C. There is no improvement in a condition even after discontinuation of a medication.
D. Medications that are contraindicated are not prescribed.
,B (Medications are used to counteract side effects of currently prescribed medications)
When caring for clients experiencing pain, a nurse should recognize that which of the following
natural substances decrease pain transmission. (Select all that apply.)
A. Substance P
B. Serotonin
C. Bradykinin
D. Endorphins
E. Histamine
B, D (Serotonin and Endorphins)
A nurse is administering eardrops to an 8-year-old patient with an ear infection. How does the nurse
pull the patient's ear when administering the medication?
A. Outward
B. Back
C. Upward and back
D. Upward and outward
D (up and out)
A postoperative patient is receiving morphine sulfate via PCA. The nurse assesses that the patient's
respirations are depressed. The effects of the morphine sulfate can be classified as
A. Allergic.
B. Idiosyncratic.
C. Therapeutic.
D. Toxic.
D (toxic)
, Time it takes for a medication to produce a response
A. Onset
B. Plateau
C. Trough
D. Duration
A (onset)
Point at which blood serum concentration is reached and maintained
A. Onset
B. Plateau
C. Trough
D. Duration
B (plateau)
Minimum blood serum concentration before next scheduled dose
A. Onset
B. Plateau
C. Trough
D. Duration
C (trough)
Given when the patient requires it.
A, STAT
B. Routine/Standing
C. Single
D. PRN
Concepts and Preparation Tips
NR 224: Your Comprehensive Guide to
Nursing Fundamentals
2024
You are caring for a patient who has diabetes complicated by kidney disease. You need to make a
detailed assessment when administering medications because this patient may experience problems
with
A. Absorption
B. Biotransformation
C. Distribution
D. Excretion
D (excretion)
Which of the following indicates that an elderly client has been affected by polypharmacy?
A. Medications that might prove beneficial are not prescribed.
B. Medications are used to counteract side effects of currently prescribed medications.
C. There is no improvement in a condition even after discontinuation of a medication.
D. Medications that are contraindicated are not prescribed.
,B (Medications are used to counteract side effects of currently prescribed medications)
When caring for clients experiencing pain, a nurse should recognize that which of the following
natural substances decrease pain transmission. (Select all that apply.)
A. Substance P
B. Serotonin
C. Bradykinin
D. Endorphins
E. Histamine
B, D (Serotonin and Endorphins)
A nurse is administering eardrops to an 8-year-old patient with an ear infection. How does the nurse
pull the patient's ear when administering the medication?
A. Outward
B. Back
C. Upward and back
D. Upward and outward
D (up and out)
A postoperative patient is receiving morphine sulfate via PCA. The nurse assesses that the patient's
respirations are depressed. The effects of the morphine sulfate can be classified as
A. Allergic.
B. Idiosyncratic.
C. Therapeutic.
D. Toxic.
D (toxic)
, Time it takes for a medication to produce a response
A. Onset
B. Plateau
C. Trough
D. Duration
A (onset)
Point at which blood serum concentration is reached and maintained
A. Onset
B. Plateau
C. Trough
D. Duration
B (plateau)
Minimum blood serum concentration before next scheduled dose
A. Onset
B. Plateau
C. Trough
D. Duration
C (trough)
Given when the patient requires it.
A, STAT
B. Routine/Standing
C. Single
D. PRN
