NR293 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 LATEST
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C. Data Collection - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is caring for a client
who has multiple medication allergies. During which of the following
steps of the nursing process should the nurse identify the client's
allergies?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Data Collection
D. Implementation
C. check the client's apical pulse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is
caring for a client and realizes after administering the 0900
medications that she gave digoxin 0.25 mg PO to the client instead of
the prescribed dose of digoxin 0.125 mg PO. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
A. notify the provider
B. contact the nursing supervisor
,C. check the client's apical pulse
D. complete an incident report
C. QID - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is preparing to administer
medication to a client. Which of the following abbreviations indicates
the greatest frequency of medication administration?
A. BID
B. TID
C. QID
D. Q8h
B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast
EC = enteric coated, XR = extended release, SL = sublingually -
CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is reviewing the medication
administration record of a client who has impaired swallowing. The
nurse should crush the medication when administering which of the
following prescriptions?
A. Aspirin EC 80 mg PO daily
B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast
C. Metformin XR 500 mg PO daily
D. Nitroglycerin 0.3 mg SL PRN chest pain, can repeat q 5 min for 2
additional doses.
,B. Epistaxis
Cefotetan is an antibiotic that affects vitamin K levels, which can
result in bleeding and epistaxis. It is a second generation
cephalosporin. - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is caring for a client who
is receiving cefotetan 1 g via intermittent IV bolus every 12 hours to
treat a postoperative infection. Which of the following manifestations
should the nurse monitor for as an adverse effect of the medication?
A. disorientation
B. epistaxis
C. constipation
D. jaundice
B. Intravenous - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is assisting with the care
of a client who is postoperative. The client reports a pain level of 8 on
a scale of 0 to 10 and has a prescription for meperidine. Which of the
following routes of administration will deliver the medication with the
shortest time of onset?
A. oral
B. Intravenous
C. intramuscular
d. subcutaneous
C. laryngeal edema
, this can indicate an allergic reaction, possibly anaphylaxis - CORRECT
ANSWER-nurse is monitoring a client with pneumonia who has received
penicillin G intramuscularly. Which of the following findings should the
nurse plan to evaluate first?
A. pain at the injection site
B. prolonged motor dysfunction
C. laryngeal edema
D. temperature of 99.7 F
c. hepatic toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is reviewing the
laboratory results of a client who is taking a medication and notes that
the client's blood tests show an elevated level of the enzymes
aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT).
The nurse should recognize that these findings are potential
indications of which of the following conditions?
a. renal dysfunction
b. myelotoxicity
c. hepatic toxicity
d. cardiac dysrhythmia
B. Creatinine clearance 35 mL/min - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is
reviewing the laboratory data for a client who has Alzheimer's disease
and a new prescription for memantine. The nurse should identify that
VERSION WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
[100% GUARANTEED PASS] GRADE A+ BY
EXPERT.
C. Data Collection - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is caring for a client
who has multiple medication allergies. During which of the following
steps of the nursing process should the nurse identify the client's
allergies?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Data Collection
D. Implementation
C. check the client's apical pulse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is
caring for a client and realizes after administering the 0900
medications that she gave digoxin 0.25 mg PO to the client instead of
the prescribed dose of digoxin 0.125 mg PO. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
A. notify the provider
B. contact the nursing supervisor
,C. check the client's apical pulse
D. complete an incident report
C. QID - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is preparing to administer
medication to a client. Which of the following abbreviations indicates
the greatest frequency of medication administration?
A. BID
B. TID
C. QID
D. Q8h
B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast
EC = enteric coated, XR = extended release, SL = sublingually -
CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is reviewing the medication
administration record of a client who has impaired swallowing. The
nurse should crush the medication when administering which of the
following prescriptions?
A. Aspirin EC 80 mg PO daily
B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast
C. Metformin XR 500 mg PO daily
D. Nitroglycerin 0.3 mg SL PRN chest pain, can repeat q 5 min for 2
additional doses.
,B. Epistaxis
Cefotetan is an antibiotic that affects vitamin K levels, which can
result in bleeding and epistaxis. It is a second generation
cephalosporin. - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is caring for a client who
is receiving cefotetan 1 g via intermittent IV bolus every 12 hours to
treat a postoperative infection. Which of the following manifestations
should the nurse monitor for as an adverse effect of the medication?
A. disorientation
B. epistaxis
C. constipation
D. jaundice
B. Intravenous - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is assisting with the care
of a client who is postoperative. The client reports a pain level of 8 on
a scale of 0 to 10 and has a prescription for meperidine. Which of the
following routes of administration will deliver the medication with the
shortest time of onset?
A. oral
B. Intravenous
C. intramuscular
d. subcutaneous
C. laryngeal edema
, this can indicate an allergic reaction, possibly anaphylaxis - CORRECT
ANSWER-nurse is monitoring a client with pneumonia who has received
penicillin G intramuscularly. Which of the following findings should the
nurse plan to evaluate first?
A. pain at the injection site
B. prolonged motor dysfunction
C. laryngeal edema
D. temperature of 99.7 F
c. hepatic toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is reviewing the
laboratory results of a client who is taking a medication and notes that
the client's blood tests show an elevated level of the enzymes
aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT).
The nurse should recognize that these findings are potential
indications of which of the following conditions?
a. renal dysfunction
b. myelotoxicity
c. hepatic toxicity
d. cardiac dysrhythmia
B. Creatinine clearance 35 mL/min - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is
reviewing the laboratory data for a client who has Alzheimer's disease
and a new prescription for memantine. The nurse should identify that
