RNSG 1301 - Unit I exam study guide questions
with correct answers
1. |A |nurse |is |assessing |the |client's |home |medication |use. |After |listening |to |the |client |list |
current |medications, |the |nurse |asks |what |priority |question? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D) |"Do |
you |take |any |over-the-counter |medications?"
2. |Which |classification |applies |to |Morphine? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |central |nervous |
system |depressant
3. |While |studying |for |the |test, |a |nursing |student |encounters |the |following |drug: |ibuprofen |
(Motrin). |What |does |the |nursing |student |identify |the |name |ibuprofen |as? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-A) |The |generic |name
4. |A |nurse |is |teaching |the |client |about |the |use |of |over |the |counter |(OTC) |drugs. |Which |
statement |best |informs |the |client |about |their |use? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D) |"OTC |drugs |
need |to |be |taken |with |caution; |they |can |mask |the |signs |and |symptoms |of |an |underlying |
disease |and |interfere |with |prescription |drug |therapy."
5. |Which |term |is |used |to |describe |the |study |of |drugs |and |their |action |on |living |organism? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Pharmacology
6. |A |health |care |facility |is |complying |with |the |mandates |of |The |Drug |Enforcement |
Administration |(DEA) |concerning |Schedule |II |medications |when |implementing |which |nursing |
intervention? |Select |all |that |apply. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Assess |to |narcotics |is |controlled
|by |key |or |codes. |
B) |Narcotics |are |administered |by |prescriptions |only. |
D) |The |administration |of |individual |narcotic |doses |are |recorded |in |specific |unit |documentation.
, E) |Any |recognized |discrepancy |involving |a |narcotic |must |be |reported |to |the |appropriate |facility
|authority,
7. |Which |organization |is |responsible |for |approving |new |drugs |in |the |United |States? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-C) |Food |and |Drug |Administration |(FDA)
8. |A |nursing |student |in |a |pharmacology |class |should |be |encouraged |to |study |the |medications |
according |to |which |categorization? |Select |all |that |apply. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |prototype
| E) |therapeutic |classification
9. |A |client |is |confused |and |has |stated |to |the |nurse, |"I |wasn't |sure |whether |I'm |supposed |to |
take |Tylenol |or |acetaminophen." |To |best |address |the |client's |concern, |the |nurse |should |base |
the |response |on |what |information |concerning |generic |and |trade |names? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-B) |A |generic |name |is |independent |of |any |particular |drug |manufacturer.
10. |A |client's |current |medication |administration |record |includes |a |drug |that |the |nurse |
recognizes |as |an |Institute |for |Safe |Medication |Practices |(ISMP) |high-alert |medication. |This |
designation |signals |the |nurse |to |what |characteristic |of |the |drug? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D) |
Administration |errors |carry |a |heightened |risk |of |causing |significant |client |harm.
11. |A |hospital |nurse |is |vigilant |in |ensuring |the |safe |use |of |medications |and |consistently |applies
|the |rights |of |medication |administration. |What |are |the |rights |of |medication |administration? |
Select |all |that |apply. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |right |to |refuse |prescribed |medication |
B) |right |route |for |effective |medication |therapy
C) |right |to |effective |medication |education |
D) |right |evaluation |of |expected |results
12. |The |nurse |is |caring |for |an |older |adult |who |needs |to |know |that |drugs, |even |when |taken |
correctly, |can |produce |negative |or |unexpected |effects. |The |nurse |should |address |what |topic |
during |health |education? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C) |Adverse |effects
with correct answers
1. |A |nurse |is |assessing |the |client's |home |medication |use. |After |listening |to |the |client |list |
current |medications, |the |nurse |asks |what |priority |question? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D) |"Do |
you |take |any |over-the-counter |medications?"
2. |Which |classification |applies |to |Morphine? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |central |nervous |
system |depressant
3. |While |studying |for |the |test, |a |nursing |student |encounters |the |following |drug: |ibuprofen |
(Motrin). |What |does |the |nursing |student |identify |the |name |ibuprofen |as? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-A) |The |generic |name
4. |A |nurse |is |teaching |the |client |about |the |use |of |over |the |counter |(OTC) |drugs. |Which |
statement |best |informs |the |client |about |their |use? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D) |"OTC |drugs |
need |to |be |taken |with |caution; |they |can |mask |the |signs |and |symptoms |of |an |underlying |
disease |and |interfere |with |prescription |drug |therapy."
5. |Which |term |is |used |to |describe |the |study |of |drugs |and |their |action |on |living |organism? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Pharmacology
6. |A |health |care |facility |is |complying |with |the |mandates |of |The |Drug |Enforcement |
Administration |(DEA) |concerning |Schedule |II |medications |when |implementing |which |nursing |
intervention? |Select |all |that |apply. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Assess |to |narcotics |is |controlled
|by |key |or |codes. |
B) |Narcotics |are |administered |by |prescriptions |only. |
D) |The |administration |of |individual |narcotic |doses |are |recorded |in |specific |unit |documentation.
, E) |Any |recognized |discrepancy |involving |a |narcotic |must |be |reported |to |the |appropriate |facility
|authority,
7. |Which |organization |is |responsible |for |approving |new |drugs |in |the |United |States? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-C) |Food |and |Drug |Administration |(FDA)
8. |A |nursing |student |in |a |pharmacology |class |should |be |encouraged |to |study |the |medications |
according |to |which |categorization? |Select |all |that |apply. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |prototype
| E) |therapeutic |classification
9. |A |client |is |confused |and |has |stated |to |the |nurse, |"I |wasn't |sure |whether |I'm |supposed |to |
take |Tylenol |or |acetaminophen." |To |best |address |the |client's |concern, |the |nurse |should |base |
the |response |on |what |information |concerning |generic |and |trade |names? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-B) |A |generic |name |is |independent |of |any |particular |drug |manufacturer.
10. |A |client's |current |medication |administration |record |includes |a |drug |that |the |nurse |
recognizes |as |an |Institute |for |Safe |Medication |Practices |(ISMP) |high-alert |medication. |This |
designation |signals |the |nurse |to |what |characteristic |of |the |drug? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D) |
Administration |errors |carry |a |heightened |risk |of |causing |significant |client |harm.
11. |A |hospital |nurse |is |vigilant |in |ensuring |the |safe |use |of |medications |and |consistently |applies
|the |rights |of |medication |administration. |What |are |the |rights |of |medication |administration? |
Select |all |that |apply. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |right |to |refuse |prescribed |medication |
B) |right |route |for |effective |medication |therapy
C) |right |to |effective |medication |education |
D) |right |evaluation |of |expected |results
12. |The |nurse |is |caring |for |an |older |adult |who |needs |to |know |that |drugs, |even |when |taken |
correctly, |can |produce |negative |or |unexpected |effects. |The |nurse |should |address |what |topic |
during |health |education? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C) |Adverse |effects
