Questions and Answers
Which of the following are associated with open angle glaucoma? Select all that
apply.
A. Acute onset
B. Surgical emergency
C. Amenable to pharmacologic therapy
D. Most common type of glaucoma
E. Gradual onset - answer-c, d, e
Which of the following are associated with closed angle glaucoma? Select all that
apply.
A. Acute onset
B. Surgical emergency
C. Amenable to pharmacologic therapy
D. Most common type of glaucoma
E. Gradual onset - answer-a, b
Which of the following classes of medications would expect a patient to be taking
with a diagnosis of Conjunctivitis?
A. Topical antihistamine
B. Topical beta blocker
C. Topical antibiotic
D. Topical sympathomimetics - answer-C
Which of the following classes of medications would expect a patient to be taking
with a diagnosis of closed angle glaucoma?
A. Topical antihistamine
B. Topical beta blocker
C. Topical antibiotic
D. Topical sympathomimetics - answer-B
PC - answer-after meals
PO - answer-by mouth
IM - answer-intramuscular
gtt - answer-drops
h(r) - answer-hour
SL - answer-sublingual
ID - answer-intradermal
, OU - answer-both eyes
q - answer-every
A nurse in an urgent care facility is preparing to administer a stat dose of medication
to a toddler who is accompanied by their parent. The child is not wearing an ID band.
How should the nurse identify the patient?
A. Ask the child to say their name.
B. Say the child's name and ask them if that is correct.
C. Ask the parent to identify the child by name.
D. Hold the medication until the child receives an ID band - answer-D
A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a patient. Which of the following
should the nurse use to identify the patient? Select all that apply.
A. Patient's phone number
B. Patient's place of birth
C. Patient's hospital room number
D. Patient's photograph
E. Patient's assigned ID number - answer-a, d, e
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription by a provider. The nurse should verify that
which of the following components of a prescription are present? Select all that
apply.
A. Date and time of prescription
B. Patient's diagnosis
C. Dosage of medication
D. Route of medication
E. Generic name of medication - answer-a, c, d, e
A nurse is administering medications to a patient. Which of the following actions
should the nurse perform during the planning step of the nursing process? Select all
that apply.
A. Identify patient allergies.
B. Calculate the dose.
C. Explain the purpose of the medication to the patient.
D. Observe for adverse eJects of the medication.
E. Verify the dose. - answer-b, e
A nurse is asked to administer a medication to a patient because a coworker must
help with an emergency. The coworker gives the nurse a syringe labeled furosemide
20 mg. The label also includes the patient's name and hospital ID number. Which of
the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
A. "I'll go and give the medication to the patient right away."
B. "Go with me to identify the patient properly, and then I'll give the
medication for you."
C. "You should ask the charge nurse to administer this medication."
D. "I'll go help with the emergency situation while you administer the
medication." - answer-D