NSG 341 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS.
What are the rights to medication administration? Answer - pt, route, dose,
medication, time
If a pt. Asks why is adult dose is diff than child dose for an over counter med
how would you respond? Answer - the drugs differ
Metabolism is different in adult and children based on organ function and
weight
If assessing a pt. with a drug allergy what kind of effects would you expect?
Answer - -nausea=no
-dizzy=no
-hives=yes
-GI bleed=no
If you accidentally give double the dose of a medication, what should you do
next? Answer - assess pt. and then report and notify
If you are educating a pt. on their new medication, what are you going to tell
them to improve compliance? Answer - how to alleviate/deal with side effects
so they keep taking it, acknowledge it and teach them how to deal with it
All drugs cause adverse reactions T or F? Answer - T
, Where are drugs metabolized? Answer - Liver
What is an adverse reaction? Answer - not intended response and may damage
liver tissue
Where are they excreted? Answer - Kidney
What is the fastest route to give pain med? Answer - IV
if pain is 1/10 give PO
if pain is 10/10 give through IV
What is half-life? Answer - time for med serum levels to reach 50% or half
Who is primarily responsible for giving medications? Who prescribes them?
Answer - nurse
What gov't agency is responsible for marketing and development of drugs?
Answer - FDA
What is the most important thing generic and brand name drugs to have in
common? Answer - active ingredient
What is diff about active ingredient? Answer - bioavailability
Child comes to clinic with fever what is the best thing to give them? Answer -
Tylenol (acetametaphen)
never aspirin
ANSWERS.
What are the rights to medication administration? Answer - pt, route, dose,
medication, time
If a pt. Asks why is adult dose is diff than child dose for an over counter med
how would you respond? Answer - the drugs differ
Metabolism is different in adult and children based on organ function and
weight
If assessing a pt. with a drug allergy what kind of effects would you expect?
Answer - -nausea=no
-dizzy=no
-hives=yes
-GI bleed=no
If you accidentally give double the dose of a medication, what should you do
next? Answer - assess pt. and then report and notify
If you are educating a pt. on their new medication, what are you going to tell
them to improve compliance? Answer - how to alleviate/deal with side effects
so they keep taking it, acknowledge it and teach them how to deal with it
All drugs cause adverse reactions T or F? Answer - T
, Where are drugs metabolized? Answer - Liver
What is an adverse reaction? Answer - not intended response and may damage
liver tissue
Where are they excreted? Answer - Kidney
What is the fastest route to give pain med? Answer - IV
if pain is 1/10 give PO
if pain is 10/10 give through IV
What is half-life? Answer - time for med serum levels to reach 50% or half
Who is primarily responsible for giving medications? Who prescribes them?
Answer - nurse
What gov't agency is responsible for marketing and development of drugs?
Answer - FDA
What is the most important thing generic and brand name drugs to have in
common? Answer - active ingredient
What is diff about active ingredient? Answer - bioavailability
Child comes to clinic with fever what is the best thing to give them? Answer -
Tylenol (acetametaphen)
never aspirin
