P age | 1
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GALEN PHARM 210 EXAM 2025- REAL
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS- PACK OF EXCELLENCE-
THE ULTIMATE KEY TO YOUR
SUCCESS.
Toxicity side effects for the geriatric population includes: - correct
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answer - o Change in behavior
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o Change in mentality
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o Confusion
, P age | 2 | | | | |
If patient has not taken medications... - correct answer - o NEVER
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assume. ALWAYS assess first.
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o Ask patient, "How is medications taken"
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o Find a way to ask about why medications have not been taken by
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not being judgmental
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Teaching and Administrating Nose Drops and Sprays - correct answer -
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Hand hygiene· Advise patient to blow nose·
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Advise patient to tilt head back for drops to reach the frontal sinus and to
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tilt head to the affected side to reach the ethmoid sinus·
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Administer prescribed number of drops or sprays | | | | | |
o Without touching the tip of the medication applicator to the nasal
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passages·
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Some sprays have instructions to close one nostril, tilt head to the
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closed side, and hold the breath or breathe through the nose for 1
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minute.·
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If patient is using a nasal spray to reach the sinuses, proper head
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position is with the patient looking down at feet with the spray tip
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aimed toward the eye.· Advise patient to keep the head tilted back for
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5 minutes after instillation of drops.
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, P age | 3 | | | | |
Teaching and Administering Eyedrops - correct answer - Hand
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hygiene· Instruct patient to lie down or sit back in a chair and have
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them look at the ceiling.·
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Remove any discharge by gently wiping from the inter to outer canthus.
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o Use a separate cloth for each eye.· Gently draw the skin down
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below the affected eye to expose the conjunctival sac.·
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Notify patient immediately before drops are administered so they avoid
| | | | | | | | |
blinking when drops hit the conjunctiva.·
| | | | | |
Administer prescribed number of drops into center of the sac. | | | | | | | | |
o If it is placed directly on the cornea, it can cause discomfort or
| | | | | | | | | | | |
damage.
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o Avoid touching eyelids or eyelashes with the dropper.· Gently
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press on lacrimal duct with a sterile cotton ball or tissue for 1 to 2
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minutes after installation.
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o This will prevent systemic absorption through the lacrimal
| | | | | | |
canal.·
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Instruct patients to keep their eyes closed for 1 to 2 minutes after
| | | | | | | | | | | |
application to promote absorption.
| | | |
Teaching and Administering Eye Ointment - correct answer - · Hand
| | | | | | | | | |
hygiene· Instruct patient to lie down or sit down and have them look
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
at the ceiling.
| | |
· Remove any discharge by gently wiping outward from the inner | | | | | | | | |
canthus.
|
| | | | |
GALEN PHARM 210 EXAM 2025- REAL
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS- PACK OF EXCELLENCE-
THE ULTIMATE KEY TO YOUR
SUCCESS.
Toxicity side effects for the geriatric population includes: - correct
| | | | | | | | |
answer - o Change in behavior
| | | | | |
o Change in mentality
| |
o Confusion
, P age | 2 | | | | |
If patient has not taken medications... - correct answer - o NEVER
| | | | | | | | | | |
assume. ALWAYS assess first.
| | | |
o Ask patient, "How is medications taken"
| | | | |
o Find a way to ask about why medications have not been taken by
| | | | | | | | | | | |
not being judgmental
| | |
Teaching and Administrating Nose Drops and Sprays - correct answer -
| | | | | | | | | |
Hand hygiene· Advise patient to blow nose·
| | | | | | |
Advise patient to tilt head back for drops to reach the frontal sinus and to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
tilt head to the affected side to reach the ethmoid sinus·
| | | | | | | | | | |
Administer prescribed number of drops or sprays | | | | | |
o Without touching the tip of the medication applicator to the nasal
| | | | | | | | | |
passages·
|
Some sprays have instructions to close one nostril, tilt head to the
| | | | | | | | | | |
closed side, and hold the breath or breathe through the nose for 1
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
minute.·
|
If patient is using a nasal spray to reach the sinuses, proper head
| | | | | | | | | | | |
position is with the patient looking down at feet with the spray tip
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
aimed toward the eye.· Advise patient to keep the head tilted back for
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 minutes after instillation of drops.
| | | | | |
, P age | 3 | | | | |
Teaching and Administering Eyedrops - correct answer - Hand
| | | | | | | |
hygiene· Instruct patient to lie down or sit back in a chair and have
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
them look at the ceiling.·
| | | | |
Remove any discharge by gently wiping from the inter to outer canthus.
| | | | | | | | | | |
o Use a separate cloth for each eye.· Gently draw the skin down
| | | | | | | | | | |
below the affected eye to expose the conjunctival sac.·
| | | | | | | | |
Notify patient immediately before drops are administered so they avoid
| | | | | | | | |
blinking when drops hit the conjunctiva.·
| | | | | |
Administer prescribed number of drops into center of the sac. | | | | | | | | |
o If it is placed directly on the cornea, it can cause discomfort or
| | | | | | | | | | | |
damage.
|
o Avoid touching eyelids or eyelashes with the dropper.· Gently
| | | | | | | |
press on lacrimal duct with a sterile cotton ball or tissue for 1 to 2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
minutes after installation.
| | |
o This will prevent systemic absorption through the lacrimal
| | | | | | |
canal.·
|
Instruct patients to keep their eyes closed for 1 to 2 minutes after
| | | | | | | | | | | |
application to promote absorption.
| | | |
Teaching and Administering Eye Ointment - correct answer - · Hand
| | | | | | | | | |
hygiene· Instruct patient to lie down or sit down and have them look
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
at the ceiling.
| | |
· Remove any discharge by gently wiping outward from the inner | | | | | | | | |
canthus.
|
