NUR 6521 MIDTERM EXAM SCRIPT 2021/2022
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ she must be prepared to show identification when buying a drug
that contains pseudoephedrine.. Answer: A patient with seasonal
allergies is exasperated by her recent nasal congestion
and has expressed her desire to treat it by using pseudoephedrine.
The nurse
should inform the patient that
◉ A 79-year-old male with cardiomegaly. Answer: A normal
maintenance dose for digoxin is 0.125 to 0.5 mg/day. In which of the
following patients would the nurse most likely administer a lower-
than-normal
maintenance dose of digoxin?
◉ Monitor glucose levels closely. Answer: A patient with diabetes
has had a cough for 1 week and has been prescribed a
cough syrup (an expectorant). What special instructions should the
nurse include
in the patient teaching for this situation?
,◉ An oral antidepressant that the patient has been taking daily for
several years. Answer: An elderly postsurgical patient has developed
postoperative pneumonia in the
days following abdominal surgery and is being treated with a
number of
medications. Which of the following medications that the nurse will
administer
has the slowest absorption?
◉ Integrating the new drug into the patient's existing schedule
promotes adherence.. Answer: A 79-year-old woman who takes
several medications for a variety of chronic
health problems has been prescribed an oral antiplatelet aggregator
that is to be
taken once daily. The nurse has encouraged the woman to take the
pill at the
same time of day that she takes some of her other medications. What
is the
most likely rationale for the nurse's advice?
◉ Late afternoon. Answer: A patient receives 25 units of NPH insulin
at 7.AM. At what time of day should
the nurse advise the patient to be most alert for a potential
hypoglycemic
, reaction?
◉ C-11 drug. Answer: A physician has ordered subcutaneous
injections of morphine, a narcotic, every
4 hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The
nurse is
aware that there is a high abuse potential for this drug and that it is
categorized as a ...
◉ a higher-than-normal dose of drugs that bind to acid
glycoproteins.. Answer: A 46-year-old white American has been
prescribed a drug that binds to acid
glycoproteins. The nurse understands that white Americans usually
receive...
◉ inhibits cholesterol synthesis. Answer: A patient has been
prescribed lovastatin for a high cholesterol level. The nurse's
teaching plan will include a basic explanation of how the drug
produces its
therapeutic effect. The nurse will explain that lovastatin lowers
cholesterol levels
because it...
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ she must be prepared to show identification when buying a drug
that contains pseudoephedrine.. Answer: A patient with seasonal
allergies is exasperated by her recent nasal congestion
and has expressed her desire to treat it by using pseudoephedrine.
The nurse
should inform the patient that
◉ A 79-year-old male with cardiomegaly. Answer: A normal
maintenance dose for digoxin is 0.125 to 0.5 mg/day. In which of the
following patients would the nurse most likely administer a lower-
than-normal
maintenance dose of digoxin?
◉ Monitor glucose levels closely. Answer: A patient with diabetes
has had a cough for 1 week and has been prescribed a
cough syrup (an expectorant). What special instructions should the
nurse include
in the patient teaching for this situation?
,◉ An oral antidepressant that the patient has been taking daily for
several years. Answer: An elderly postsurgical patient has developed
postoperative pneumonia in the
days following abdominal surgery and is being treated with a
number of
medications. Which of the following medications that the nurse will
administer
has the slowest absorption?
◉ Integrating the new drug into the patient's existing schedule
promotes adherence.. Answer: A 79-year-old woman who takes
several medications for a variety of chronic
health problems has been prescribed an oral antiplatelet aggregator
that is to be
taken once daily. The nurse has encouraged the woman to take the
pill at the
same time of day that she takes some of her other medications. What
is the
most likely rationale for the nurse's advice?
◉ Late afternoon. Answer: A patient receives 25 units of NPH insulin
at 7.AM. At what time of day should
the nurse advise the patient to be most alert for a potential
hypoglycemic
, reaction?
◉ C-11 drug. Answer: A physician has ordered subcutaneous
injections of morphine, a narcotic, every
4 hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The
nurse is
aware that there is a high abuse potential for this drug and that it is
categorized as a ...
◉ a higher-than-normal dose of drugs that bind to acid
glycoproteins.. Answer: A 46-year-old white American has been
prescribed a drug that binds to acid
glycoproteins. The nurse understands that white Americans usually
receive...
◉ inhibits cholesterol synthesis. Answer: A patient has been
prescribed lovastatin for a high cholesterol level. The nurse's
teaching plan will include a basic explanation of how the drug
produces its
therapeutic effect. The nurse will explain that lovastatin lowers
cholesterol levels
because it...
