NLN Pharm Dosage 1 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
A nurse should notify a physician of which of these laboratory reports
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before administering the next dose of cisplatin (Platinol)?
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| Hemoglobin 13.0 mg/dL. | |
| Serum potassium 3.6 mEq/L.
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| Platelets 155,000/mm3. |
| BUN 43 mg/dL. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-BUN 43 mg/dL.
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A nurse should observe a patient who is receiving heparin sodium
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(Liquaemin) for side effects, which include | | | | |
hematuria.
weight gain. |
dry mouth.
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headache. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hematuria.
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Which of these observations of a patient indicates a therapeutic
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response to hydrochlorthiazide (HCTZ)?
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| Decreased urine output. | |
| Decreased weight. |
,| Decreased respirations. |
| Decreased heart rate. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Decreased weight.
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Before administering magnesium sulfate to a patient who has pre-
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eclampsia, a nurse should first take which of these precautions?
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| Determine the patient's level of consciousness. | | | | |
| Test the patient's urine for albumin.
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| Check the patient's pulse and respirations.
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Take the patient's temperature. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Check the
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patient's pulse and respirations.| | |
Which of these nursing actions should a nurse plan for a patient who is
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taking an opioid analgesic for chronic back pain?
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| Monitor urine output. | |
| Monitor bowel elimination. | |
| Monitor daily weight. | |
Monitor serum electrolyte levels. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Monitor
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bowel elimination. |
A nurse should recognize that digoxin (Lanoxin) is given to a patient who
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is in rapid atrial fibrillation to slow the heart rate and to
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| increase cardiac output. | |
,| prevent thrombus formation. | |
| relax smooth muscles of the arterioles.
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|increase peripheral vasodilation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-increase
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cardiac output |
A physician orders digoxin (Lanoxin) 60 ug PO twice a day for a patient
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who has congestive heart failure. The medication is available as Lanoxin
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0.05 mg/mL. How many milliliters should a nurse administer to the
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patient?
| 0.6 mL
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| 1.2 mL
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| 1.8 mL
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| 2.2 mL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.2 mL
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A nurse teaches a patient to draw up a mixed dose of 6 units of Regular
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insulin and 12 units of NPH insulin. Which of these observations would
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indicate to the nurse that the patient has the correct understanding of
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the teaching?
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| The patient shakes the insulin vials before starting.
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| The patient selects a 1 mL syringe with 100 unit/mL.
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| The patient injects air into the NPH vial, then the Regular vial of insulin.
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The patient withdraws the NPH insulin first, then the Regular. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The patient injects air into the NPH vial, then the
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Regular vial of insulin.
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, *Atropine sulfate, gr 1/100, is ordered. Atropine sulfate 0.4 mg/mL is
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available. How many milliliters should a nurse give?X
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| 0.4 mL |
| 0.6 mL |
| 1.5 mL |
| 2 mL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.5 mL
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*Which of these parameters should a nurse monitor to determine if
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prescribed lisinopril (Zestril) is effective? X | | | | |
| Heart rate. |
| Lung sounds. |
| Blood pressure. |
| Serum cholesterol levels. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Blood pressure.
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*A nurse should observe a patient who is receiving donepezil
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| Constipation.
| Lightheadedness.
| Drowsiness.
| Weight gain. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Drowsiness.
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A nurse should notify a physician of which of these laboratory reports
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before administering the next dose of cisplatin (Platinol)?
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| Hemoglobin 13.0 mg/dL. | |
| Serum potassium 3.6 mEq/L.
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| Platelets 155,000/mm3. |
| BUN 43 mg/dL. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-BUN 43 mg/dL.
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A nurse should observe a patient who is receiving heparin sodium
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(Liquaemin) for side effects, which include | | | | |
hematuria.
weight gain. |
dry mouth.
|
headache. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hematuria.
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Which of these observations of a patient indicates a therapeutic
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response to hydrochlorthiazide (HCTZ)?
| | |
| Decreased urine output. | |
| Decreased weight. |
,| Decreased respirations. |
| Decreased heart rate. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Decreased weight.
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Before administering magnesium sulfate to a patient who has pre-
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eclampsia, a nurse should first take which of these precautions?
| | | | | | | | |
| Determine the patient's level of consciousness. | | | | |
| Test the patient's urine for albumin.
| | | | |
| Check the patient's pulse and respirations.
| | | | |
Take the patient's temperature. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Check the
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patient's pulse and respirations.| | |
Which of these nursing actions should a nurse plan for a patient who is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
taking an opioid analgesic for chronic back pain?
| | | | | | |
| Monitor urine output. | |
| Monitor bowel elimination. | |
| Monitor daily weight. | |
Monitor serum electrolyte levels. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Monitor
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bowel elimination. |
A nurse should recognize that digoxin (Lanoxin) is given to a patient who
| | | | | | | | | | | |
is in rapid atrial fibrillation to slow the heart rate and to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| increase cardiac output. | |
,| prevent thrombus formation. | |
| relax smooth muscles of the arterioles.
| | | | |
|increase peripheral vasodilation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-increase
| | | | | |
cardiac output |
A physician orders digoxin (Lanoxin) 60 ug PO twice a day for a patient
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
who has congestive heart failure. The medication is available as Lanoxin
| | | | | | | | | | |
0.05 mg/mL. How many milliliters should a nurse administer to the
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patient?
| 0.6 mL
|
| 1.2 mL
|
| 1.8 mL
|
| 2.2 mL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.2 mL
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A nurse teaches a patient to draw up a mixed dose of 6 units of Regular
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
insulin and 12 units of NPH insulin. Which of these observations would
| | | | | | | | | | | |
indicate to the nurse that the patient has the correct understanding of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the teaching?
|
| The patient shakes the insulin vials before starting.
| | | | | | |
| The patient selects a 1 mL syringe with 100 unit/mL.
| | | | | | | | |
| The patient injects air into the NPH vial, then the Regular vial of insulin.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
The patient withdraws the NPH insulin first, then the Regular. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The patient injects air into the NPH vial, then the
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Regular vial of insulin.
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, *Atropine sulfate, gr 1/100, is ordered. Atropine sulfate 0.4 mg/mL is
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available. How many milliliters should a nurse give?X
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| 0.4 mL |
| 0.6 mL |
| 1.5 mL |
| 2 mL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.5 mL
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*Which of these parameters should a nurse monitor to determine if
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prescribed lisinopril (Zestril) is effective? X | | | | |
| Heart rate. |
| Lung sounds. |
| Blood pressure. |
| Serum cholesterol levels. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Blood pressure.
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*A nurse should observe a patient who is receiving donepezil
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| Constipation.
| Lightheadedness.
| Drowsiness.
| Weight gain. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Drowsiness.
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