2026-2027 NR 224 EXAM 2|REAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|GRADED A+
You are caring for a patient who has diabetes complicated by kidney disease.
You need to make a detailed assessment when administering medications
because this patient may experience problems with
A. Absorption
B. Biotransformation
C. Distribution
D. Excretion
D (excretion)
Which of the following indicates that an elderly client has been affected by
polypharmacy?
A. Medications that might prove beneficial are not prescribed.
B. Medications are used to counteract side effects of currently prescribed
medications.
C. There is no improvement in a condition even after discontinuation of a
medication.
D. Medications that are contraindicated are not prescribed.
B (Medications are used to counteract side effects of currently prescribed
medications)
, When caring for clients experiencing pain, a nurse should recognize that which
of the following natural substances decrease pain transmission. (Select all that
apply.)
A. Substance P
B. Serotonin
C. Bradykinin
D. Endorphins
E. Histamine
B, D (Serotonin and Endorphins)
A nurse is administering eardrops to an 8-year-old patient with an ear
infection. How does the nurse pull the patient's ear when administering the
medication?
A. Outward
B. Back
C. Upward and back
D. Upward and outward
D (up and out)
A postoperative patient is receiving morphine sulfate via PCA. The nurse
assesses that the patient's respirations are depressed. The effects of the
morphine sulfate can be classified as
A. Allergic.
ANSWERS|GRADED A+
You are caring for a patient who has diabetes complicated by kidney disease.
You need to make a detailed assessment when administering medications
because this patient may experience problems with
A. Absorption
B. Biotransformation
C. Distribution
D. Excretion
D (excretion)
Which of the following indicates that an elderly client has been affected by
polypharmacy?
A. Medications that might prove beneficial are not prescribed.
B. Medications are used to counteract side effects of currently prescribed
medications.
C. There is no improvement in a condition even after discontinuation of a
medication.
D. Medications that are contraindicated are not prescribed.
B (Medications are used to counteract side effects of currently prescribed
medications)
, When caring for clients experiencing pain, a nurse should recognize that which
of the following natural substances decrease pain transmission. (Select all that
apply.)
A. Substance P
B. Serotonin
C. Bradykinin
D. Endorphins
E. Histamine
B, D (Serotonin and Endorphins)
A nurse is administering eardrops to an 8-year-old patient with an ear
infection. How does the nurse pull the patient's ear when administering the
medication?
A. Outward
B. Back
C. Upward and back
D. Upward and outward
D (up and out)
A postoperative patient is receiving morphine sulfate via PCA. The nurse
assesses that the patient's respirations are depressed. The effects of the
morphine sulfate can be classified as
A. Allergic.
