NUR 340 - Pharm Quiz 1
A nurse is taking care of a patient who is 1 day postoperative. The patient is receiving
morphine sulfate by PCA for pain. Vital signs are: temperature 98.9° F, apical pulse
88/minute, respirations 12/minute, and blood pressure 136/88 mm Hg. The nurse would
be most concerned about administering morphine sulfate with which of the following
classes of medications? – answer benzodiazepines
An older adult patient is being discharged on oxycodone and acetaminophen (Percocet)
by mouth every 6 hours as needed for pain following hip surgery. The nurse discusses
with the physician the addition of which of the following medications? – answer
docusate sodium (Colace)
The nurse would take which of the following actions to help the postoperative patient
recover from
the effects of inhaled general anesthesia? – answer Administer oxygen per nasal
cannula as ordered
The patient undergoing anesthesia receives a combination of intravenous and inhaled
anesthetic
agents. Which effect of the anesthesia would require immediate intervention? – answer
respiratory depression
Which nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate for a post-operative patient who is
receiving a centrally acting opioid analgesic on a scheduled basis? - answerRisk for
injury
A nurse is teaching a patient about the effects of an injectable local anesthetic. Which
statement best demonstrates the nurse's accurate understanding of the effects of local
anesthesia? - answerLocal anesthetics block the sensation of pain first.
The nurse prepares to administer a series of eye drops to a patient prior to intraocular
surgery. What is the purpose of the prescribed adrenergic agonist phenylephrine? -
answerdilate the pupil allowing better access
When completing the preoperative assessment, the patient tells the nurse about a
morphine allergy. Which action should the nurse take first? - answerAsk the patient
what happens when the drug is taken.
Intravenous benzodiazepines produce a loss of which functions? - answermemory
surrounding a procedure
A nurse is taking care of a patient who is 1 day postoperative. The patient is receiving
morphine sulfate by PCA for pain. Vital signs are: temperature 98.9° F, apical pulse
88/minute, respirations 12/minute, and blood pressure 136/88 mm Hg. The nurse would
be most concerned about administering morphine sulfate with which of the following
classes of medications? – answer benzodiazepines
An older adult patient is being discharged on oxycodone and acetaminophen (Percocet)
by mouth every 6 hours as needed for pain following hip surgery. The nurse discusses
with the physician the addition of which of the following medications? – answer
docusate sodium (Colace)
The nurse would take which of the following actions to help the postoperative patient
recover from
the effects of inhaled general anesthesia? – answer Administer oxygen per nasal
cannula as ordered
The patient undergoing anesthesia receives a combination of intravenous and inhaled
anesthetic
agents. Which effect of the anesthesia would require immediate intervention? – answer
respiratory depression
Which nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate for a post-operative patient who is
receiving a centrally acting opioid analgesic on a scheduled basis? - answerRisk for
injury
A nurse is teaching a patient about the effects of an injectable local anesthetic. Which
statement best demonstrates the nurse's accurate understanding of the effects of local
anesthesia? - answerLocal anesthetics block the sensation of pain first.
The nurse prepares to administer a series of eye drops to a patient prior to intraocular
surgery. What is the purpose of the prescribed adrenergic agonist phenylephrine? -
answerdilate the pupil allowing better access
When completing the preoperative assessment, the patient tells the nurse about a
morphine allergy. Which action should the nurse take first? - answerAsk the patient
what happens when the drug is taken.
Intravenous benzodiazepines produce a loss of which functions? - answermemory
surrounding a procedure
