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ons and Dosage Calculations 4th Edition byCynthia J. W
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atkins 2024 A+. Questions with 100% correct and verifi
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Chapter 1 – 20.
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Chaptero1:oHistoryoofoPharmacologyoMultipleoChoice
Identifyotheochoiceothatobestocompletesotheostatementooroanswersotheoquestion.
1. Whileocaringoforoaoclientowhooisotakingofurosemideo(Lasix),otheonurseorecognizesodietaryot
eachingohasobeenoeffectiveoifotheopatientoincludesowhichoofotheofollowingofoodsoinohisodailyomenu
s?
A. Broccolioandokiwi
B. Orangesoandosweetopotatoes
C. KaleoandocucumbersoD.oBananasoandomelon
2. Aoclientonewlyodiagnosedowithodiabetesotellsotheonurse,o―Iocan’totakeoanyoinsulinomadeofr
omopigsoorocows.‖oWhichoofotheofollowingoresponsesobyotheonurseoisobest?
A. ―Mostoinsulinocomesofromoanimalosources,obutoI’mosureoalternativeooptionsoareoa
vailable.‖
B. ―Medicationsothatoareoderivedofromoanimalsoareotypicallyolessoexpensiveothanosynthetico
medications,obutosyntheticoinsulinoisocommonlyoavailable.‖
C. ―Mostoinsulinoisosyntheticonowotoohelporeduceotheoriskoofodiseaseotransmission.‖
D. ―Theoanimalsoaren’tohurtoinotheoproductionoofomedications,osooyouodon’toneedotooworry.‖
3. Whileoprovidingomedicationsotooclientsoonotheocardiacounit,otheonurseoanticipatesothatohy
dralazineohydrochlorideoandoisosorbideodinitrateo(BiDil)owouldomostolikelyobeoprescribedoforowh
ichoofotheofollowingoclients?
A. Ao48-year-oldoCaucasianomaleodiagnosedowithoatrialofibrillation
B. Ao55-year-oldoAfricanoAmericanofemaleodiagnosedowithohypertension
C. Ao63-year-oldoCaucasianofemaleodiagnosedowithosickosinusosyndrome
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D. Ao64-year-oldoAfricanoAmericanomaleodiagnosedowithoheartofailure
4. Whileocaringoforoaopatientoscheduledoforokneeoreplacementosurgery,otheonurseoprovidesocefa
zolino(Ancef)oasoorderedo30ominutesopre-
operatively.oTheonurseoknowsothatoteachingohasobeenoeffectiveobyowhichoofotheofollowingoclientostat
ements?
A. ―Theoantibioticoisogivenoasoaoprophylacticotoohelporeduceotheoriskoofoinfectionoafteros
urgery.‖
B. ―Thisoisoaopalliativeomedicationotoohelpoeaseotheopainofromosurgery.‖
C. ―Thisomedicationowilloreplaceovitaminsoandomineralsothatomayobeolostodueotoobleedingod
uringosurgery.‖
D. ―Thisomedicationowillohelpotheosurgeonoidentifyoareasoofoboneodestructionodueotooa
rthritis.‖
5. Whileocaringoforoaopatientowithoaohistoryoofohypothyroidism,otheonurseoexpectsowhichoofot
heofollowingomedicationsotoobeoincludedoinotheopatient’somedicationolist?
A. Levothyroxineosodiumo(Synthroid)
B. Estrogeno(Estradiol)
C. Iodineo131
D. Carbimazoleo(Methimazole)
6. Theonurseoisoreceivingoaoshift-to-shiftoreportoonoaomedicalounitoandoisoinformedothatoao55-
year-
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oldopatientowithoaohistoryoofovomitingoisoscheduledoforoaodiagnosticoradiographoofotheoupperogastroi
ntestinalotract.oWhichoofotheofollowingostatementsowouldotheonurseoincludeoinotheoclient’soteachin
g?
A. ―Youowilloneedotoodrinkoaolargeoamountoofoprepotooclearooutoyourosystemobeforeotheot
est.‖
B. ―Itoisoimportantothatoyouobeogivenoaoprophylacticomedicationotoopreventoaspirationoduringot
heotest.‖
C. ―Youowillobeoaskedotoodrinkoaobariumocontrastoabouto30ominutesobeforeotheotestotoohelpoh
ighlightoanyodigestiveoproblems.‖
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D. ―Youowillobeogivenoaosedativeotoohelpomakeoyouosleepyoduringotheotestingoprocedure.‖
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7. Aostudentonurseoisoprovidingocareoforoao29-year-
oldopatientowithoadvancedocervicalocancerowhoowas
recentlyoadmittedowithometastaticodisease.oWhileoreviewingotheopatient’somedicationolist,otheost
udentowouldocategorizeowhichoofotheofollowingomedicationsoasopalliativeoinonature?
A. Cisplatino(Platinol)o50omgoIVoweeklyotoostartodayo8
B. Sorafenibo(Nexavar)o200omgoorallyotwiceodailyoforo7odays
C. Ondansetrono(Zofran)o4omgoIVopriorotoochemotherapy
D. Morphineosulfateo(Roxanol)o5omgopooeveryo4ohoursoasoneededoforopain
8. Aowomanoexperiencingomenopausalosymptomsoasksotheonurseoaboutoconjugatedoestrogeno(
Premarin).oWhichoofotheofollowingostatementsobyotheoindividualoindicatesoanounderstandingoofothe
medication’soorigin?
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A. ―I’moagainstoanimalocruelty,osooIodon’towantotootakeoanythingomadeofromoanimaloflesh.‖
B. ―Iowasotoldotheomedicationoisoactuallyoderivedofromotheourineoofopregnantohorses.‖
C. ―BecauseoI’moJewish,oIocan’totakeotheomedicationosinceoitocomesofromopigs.‖
D. ―Iothinkoharvestingomedicinesofromocowsoseemsoratheroodd.‖
9. Theonurseoworkingoinoaodiagnosticocenteroisoresponsibleoforoverifyingoclientoallergiesopriorot
ootesting.oAo47-year-
oldowomanoreportsobeingoallergicotooiodine,oandothusoisounableotoohaveowhichotest?oA.oComputerize
doaxialotomographyo(CAT)oscan
B. Magneticoresonanceoimagingo(MRI)
C. Colonoscopy
D. Thyroidoscan
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Identifyooneooromoreochoicesothatobestocompleteotheostatementooroanswerotheoquestion.
1. Whileoworkingowithopatientsoinohomeocare,oaonurseobecomesointerestedoinoadditionalo
waysotoosupportopatientohealingoandocomfort.oWhichoofotheofollowingoisorecognizedoasoanoaltern
ativeotherapy?o(Selectoallothatoapply.)
A. Acupuncture
B. Aromatherapy
C. Therapeuticotouch
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