Exam 2: NSG 3022/ NSG3022 (New 2025/ 2026 Update) Pharmacotherapeutics I Review| Qs & As| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers) – South University

Examl2:lNSGl3022/lNSG3022l(NewlUpdate)l
PharmacotherapeuticslIlReview|lQsl&lAs|l
GradelA|l100%lCorrectl(VerifiedlAnswers)l–
lSouthlUniversity
QUESTION
alnurselisladmittinglalclientlwholstateslheltakeslginkolbilobaleveryldayltolimprovelhislmemory.l
thelnurselshouldlidentifylalpotentiallinteractionlwithlwhichloflthelfollowinglmedicationslthelclie
ntlisltaking?

Answer:
warfarin

QUESTION
alnurselislpreparingltoladministerlnalbuphineltolpostoplclientlwholislexperiencinglpain.lthelnurs
elshouldlmonitorlthelclientlforlwhichloflthelfollowinglpotentiallAEloflthislmedication?

Answer:
miosis

QUESTION
alnurselislreviewinglthelmedicallrecordloflalclientlwholreportsldrinkingl3-
4lglassesloflwineleachlnightlandltakingl3,000lmgloflacetaminophenldaily.lwhichloflthelfollowin
gllablvalueslislthelprioritylforlthelnurseltolassess?

Answer:
AST

QUESTION
alnurselislcaringlforlal2lyearloldlchildlwholhaslseizureslandlislreceivinglphenytoinlinlsuspensio
nlform.lwhichloflthelfollowinglactionslshouldlthelnurseltakelbeforeladministeringleachldose?

Answer:
shakelthelcontainerlvigorously

QUESTION
alnurselislprovidinglteachinglforlalclientlwholhaslschizophrenialandlalnewlprescriptionlforlflup
henazine.lwhichlofltheloflthelfollowinglinformationlshouldlthelnurselprovide?

,Answer:
sleepinesslshouldlsubsidelwithinlalweek

QUESTION
alnurselislcaringlforlalclientlwholhaslWernicke-
Korsakofflpsychosislaslalresultloflchroniclalcoholluseldisorder?lwhichlinterventionlshouldltheln
urselanticipate?

Answer:
administrationloflthiaminel
(d/tlhepaticldysfunction)

QUESTION
alchargelnurselislsupervisinglalnewlyllicensedlnurselprovidelcarelforlalclientlwholhaslalPCAlpu
mp.lwhichloflthelfollowinglstatementslmadelbylthelnurselrequireslfurtherlactionlbylthelchargeln
urse?

Answer:
"ildiscardedlthelremainingl2lmgloflmorphinelfromlthelPCAlpump.lpleaseldocumentlthatlyoulwi
tnessedlit"

QUESTION
alnurselislcaringlforlalclientlwholislpostoplfollowinglabdominallsurgerylandlreportslincisionallp
ain.lthelsurgeonlhaslprescribedlmorphinel4mglIVlbolusleveryl6lhrlaslneeded.lbeforeladministeri
nglthislmedication,lthelnurselshouldlcompletelwhichlprioritylassessment?

Answer:
respiratorylrate

QUESTION
alnurselislcaringlforlalclientlwholislexhibitinglsignsloflalcohollwithdrawal.lwhichloflthelfollowi
nglmedicationslshouldlthelnurselplanltoladminister?

Answer:
diazepam

QUESTION
alnurselislteachinglalclientlwholhaslalnewlprescriptionlforldiazepam.lwhichloflthelfollowinglinf
ormationlshouldlthelnurselincludelinlthelteaching?

Answer:
diazepamlcanlcauseldrowsiness

QUESTION

,alnurselislpreparingltoladministerlthelmonthlylinjectionloflhaloperidolldecanonateltolalclientlwh
olhaslschizophrenia.lWhichloflthelfollowinglactionslshouldlthelnurselplanltoltake?

Answer:
havelthelclientllieldownlforl30lminlafterlthelmedicationlislinjected

QUESTION
alnurselislteachinglalclientlwholhaslalnewlprescriptionlforlfluoxetineltoltreatldepression.lwhichl
oflthelfollowinglstatementslbylthelclientlindicateslanlunderstandingloflthelteaching?

Answer:
i'llltakelthislmedicinelfirstlthinglinlthelmorning

QUESTION
alnurselislassessinglalclientlwholreportslacutelpain.lthelnurselshouldlanticipatelwhichloflthelfoll
owinglfindings?

Answer:
increasedlheartlrate

QUESTION
alnurselislteachinglalclientlwholhaslalnewlprescriptionlforlphenytoin.lthelnurselshouldlinstructlt
helclientltolmonitorlforlandlreport

Answer:
skinlrash

QUESTION
alnurselislplanningltolapplylaltransdermallanalgesiclcreamlpriorltolinsertinglanlIVlforlalprescho
ollagelchild.lwhichloflthelfollowinglactionslshouldlthelnurseltake?

Answer:
applyltolintactlskinl
applylthelmedlanlhourlbeforelthelprocedurelbeginsl
cleanselthelskinlpriorltolthelprocedurel
uselalvisuallpainlratinglscaleltolevaluateleffectivenesslofltreatment

QUESTION
alnurselislteachinglalclientlwholhaslmultiplelsclerosislaboutlalnewlprescriptionlforlbaclofen.lwh
ichloflthelfollowinglinstructionslshouldlthelnurselincludelinlthelteaching?

Answer:
dolnotltakelantihistamineslwithlthislmed

, QUESTION
alnurselislcaringlforlalclientlwholhaslalfracturedlulnalandlalnewlprescriptionlforlcyclobenzaprin
e.lbeforeladministering,lwhichloflthelfollowinglexplanationslshouldlthelnurselprovideltolexplain
lthelpurposeloflthelmedication?

Answer:
thelmedicationlwilllrelievelmusclelspasmslthatlmightloccurlwithlalfracture

QUESTION
alnurselislteachinglalclientlwholtakeslacetaminophenldailyltolmanagelmildlkneelpain.lthelnursel
shouldlinstructlthelclientltolmonitorlforlwhichloflthelfollowinglAEltolthislmed?

Answer:
jaundice

QUESTION
alnurselislpreparingltoladministerlmidazolaml0.2mg/kglvialIVlboluslnow.lthelclientlweighsl220l
lb.lhowlmanylmglshouldlthelnurseladminister?

Answer:
20mg

QUESTION
alnurselislprovidinglteachingltolalclientlwholhaslschizophrenialandlislreceivinglchlorpormazine.
lwhichloflthelfollowinglclientlstatementslindicateslanlunderstandingloflthelteaching?

Answer:
ilwilllcontactlmylproviderliflilhaveldifficultylswallowing

QUESTION
alhospicelnurselislcaringlforlalclientlwholhaslterminallcancerlandltakeslPOlmorphinelforlpainlre
lief.lthelclientlreportslthatlhelhadltolincreaseltheldoseloflmorphinelthislweekltolobtainlpainlrelie
f.lwhichloflthelfollowinglscenarioslshouldlthelnurseldocumentlaslthelexplanationlforlthislsituati
on?

Answer:
thelclientldevelopedlaltoleranceltolthelmedication

QUESTION
alnurselislprovidinglteachingltolalclientlwholtakeslopioidlpainlmedicationlandlhaslalnewlprescri
ptionlforldocusatelsodium.lwhichloflthelfollowinglstatementslbylthelclientlindicatelanlunderstan
dingloflthelteaching?

Answer: