NUR 6521 MIDTERM TEST BANK 2021/2022
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ A 78-year-old man who is unable to swallow following an
ischemic stroke. Answer: For which of the following patients would a
nasogastric tube most likely be
considered to aid in the administration of medications?
◉ constipation. Answer: A 29-year-old woman has been prescribed
alosetron (Lotronex) for irritable
bowel syndrome. Before starting the drug therapy, the nurse will
advise the
patient about which of the following adverse effect(s)?
◉ fatigue. Answer: A nurse is developing a care plan for a patient
who has multiple sclerosis. An expected outcome for the patient who
is receiving glatiramer would be a decrease in
◉ increased blood pressure. Answer: A diabetic patient being
treated for obesity tells the nurse that he is having
adverse effects from his drug therapy. The patient has been taking
dextroamphetamine for 2 weeks as adjunct therapy. Which of the
following adverse effects would need the nurse's immediate
attention?
,◉ decreasing the influx of sodium into neurons.. Answer: A patient
has a history of tonic-clonic seizures that have been successfully
treated with phenytoin (Dilantin) for several years. Phenytoin
achieves a therapeutic effect by
◉ Impaired physical mobility. Answer: A 90-year-old frail, elderly
woman has arrived at the emergency department with a broken hip
and in acute respiratory distress. Succinylcholine will be used
because of the need for rapid endotracheal intubation, and then the
woman will be sent to surgery. Due to the woman's frail condition,
she is at risk for skin
breakdown. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be
most appropriate?
◉ To convert the patient's atrial fibrillation to normal sinus rhythm.
Answer: A nurse is the cardiac care unit is preparing to hang an
intravenous dose of dofetilide (Tikosyn) for a patient who has just
been admitted. What is the most likely goal of this intervention?
◉ Wear appropriate clothing and sunscreen whenever he is in
direct sunlight. Answer: A nurse is instructing a patient who was
recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about dantrolene
(Dantrium). The patient is a 38-year-old-male and the foreman for a
construction company. In order to minimize one important adverse
, effect of the drug, the nurse will give the patient which of the
following instructions?
◉ Is there a need for the drug in treating the presenting
problem?
Is this the best drug for the presenting problem?
Can the patient take the prescribed drug?. Answer: A nurse
practitioner understands when prescribing a medication that there
are certain questions to address. Check all that apply.
◉ Furosemide (Lasix). Answer: An elderly patient with a history of
congestive heart failure has been admitted to hospital with failure to
thrive and admission blood work reveals a hemoglobin level of 6.9
g/dL. The care team has consequently administered two units of
packed red blood cells, but auscultation of the client's lungs now
reveals diffuse
crackles. Administration of what drug is likely to resolve the
patient's pulmonary edema?
◉ take their medication at the prescribed times.. Answer: In order to
promote therapeutic drug effects, the nurse should always
encourage patients to
◉ 1500 mg. Answer: The nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 500
mg tid? What is the total amount of
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ A 78-year-old man who is unable to swallow following an
ischemic stroke. Answer: For which of the following patients would a
nasogastric tube most likely be
considered to aid in the administration of medications?
◉ constipation. Answer: A 29-year-old woman has been prescribed
alosetron (Lotronex) for irritable
bowel syndrome. Before starting the drug therapy, the nurse will
advise the
patient about which of the following adverse effect(s)?
◉ fatigue. Answer: A nurse is developing a care plan for a patient
who has multiple sclerosis. An expected outcome for the patient who
is receiving glatiramer would be a decrease in
◉ increased blood pressure. Answer: A diabetic patient being
treated for obesity tells the nurse that he is having
adverse effects from his drug therapy. The patient has been taking
dextroamphetamine for 2 weeks as adjunct therapy. Which of the
following adverse effects would need the nurse's immediate
attention?
,◉ decreasing the influx of sodium into neurons.. Answer: A patient
has a history of tonic-clonic seizures that have been successfully
treated with phenytoin (Dilantin) for several years. Phenytoin
achieves a therapeutic effect by
◉ Impaired physical mobility. Answer: A 90-year-old frail, elderly
woman has arrived at the emergency department with a broken hip
and in acute respiratory distress. Succinylcholine will be used
because of the need for rapid endotracheal intubation, and then the
woman will be sent to surgery. Due to the woman's frail condition,
she is at risk for skin
breakdown. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be
most appropriate?
◉ To convert the patient's atrial fibrillation to normal sinus rhythm.
Answer: A nurse is the cardiac care unit is preparing to hang an
intravenous dose of dofetilide (Tikosyn) for a patient who has just
been admitted. What is the most likely goal of this intervention?
◉ Wear appropriate clothing and sunscreen whenever he is in
direct sunlight. Answer: A nurse is instructing a patient who was
recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about dantrolene
(Dantrium). The patient is a 38-year-old-male and the foreman for a
construction company. In order to minimize one important adverse
, effect of the drug, the nurse will give the patient which of the
following instructions?
◉ Is there a need for the drug in treating the presenting
problem?
Is this the best drug for the presenting problem?
Can the patient take the prescribed drug?. Answer: A nurse
practitioner understands when prescribing a medication that there
are certain questions to address. Check all that apply.
◉ Furosemide (Lasix). Answer: An elderly patient with a history of
congestive heart failure has been admitted to hospital with failure to
thrive and admission blood work reveals a hemoglobin level of 6.9
g/dL. The care team has consequently administered two units of
packed red blood cells, but auscultation of the client's lungs now
reveals diffuse
crackles. Administration of what drug is likely to resolve the
patient's pulmonary edema?
◉ take their medication at the prescribed times.. Answer: In order to
promote therapeutic drug effects, the nurse should always
encourage patients to
◉ 1500 mg. Answer: The nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 500
mg tid? What is the total amount of
