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11/17/21, 5:56 PM Quiz # 6 PM-Group ch. 10, 11, 55 (Remotely Proctored): Attempt review




Dashboard / My courses / FALL 2021 / CONCORD CAMPUS / Vocational Nurse - Diploma / F2021.VN210.CO / Week 8 (CO)
/ Quiz # 6 PM-Group ch. 10, 11, 55 (Remotely Proctored)

Started on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 5:08 PM
State Finished
Completed on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 5:55 PM
Time taken 47 mins 22 secs
Points 49/60
Grade 41 out of 50 (82%)
Question 1
Incorrect
0 points out of 1

During the immediate postoperative period, the Post Anesthesia Care Unit nurse is assessing a patient who had hip
surgery. The patient is experiencing tachycardia, tachypnea, and muscle rigidity, and his temperature is 103° F (39.4°
C). The nurse will prepare for what immediate treatment?
a. Naltrexone hydrochloride (Narcan) injection, an opioid reversal drug
b. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and intubation
c. An anticholinesterase drug, such as neostigmine 
d. Dantrolene (Dantrium) injection, a skeletal muscle relaxant

The correct answer is: Dantrolene (Dantrium) injection, a skeletal muscle relaxant

Question 2
Incorrect
0 points out of 1

A nurse is assisting a physician who is preparing to suture a superficial laceration on a patient's leg. The physician
asks the nurse to draw up lidocaine with epinephrine. The nurse understands that epinephrine is used with the
lidocaine to:
a. improve perfusion by increasing blood flow to the area.
b. prolong anesthetic effects and reduce the risk of systemic toxicity from lidocaine.
c. allow more systemic absorption to speed up metabolism of the lidocaine.
d. increase the rate of absorption of the lidocaine. 


The correct answer is: prolong anesthetic effects and reduce the risk of systemic toxicity from lidocaine.

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Question 3
Correct
1 points out of 1

A patient had abdominal surgery this morning. The patient is groggy but complaining of severe pain around the
incision. What is the most important assessment data to consider before the nurse administers a dose of morphine
sulfate to the patient?
a. The patient's pulse rate
b. The date of the patient's last bowel movement
c. The patient's respiratory rate 
d. The appearance of the incision

The correct answer is: The patient's respiratory rate

Question 4
Correct
1 points out of 1

While admitting a patient for treatment of an acetaminophen (Tylenol) overdose, the nurse prepares to administer which
medication to prevent toxicity?
a. Phytonadione (vitamin K)
b. Methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol)
c. Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) 

d. Naloxone (Narcan)

The correct answer is: Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)

Question 5
Correct
1 points out of 1

A patient who has developed opioid tolerance will experience which effect?
a. Decreased analgesic effect 
b. Increased euphoria
c. Decreased constipation
d. Increased respiratory depression

The correct answer is: Decreased analgesic effect





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Question 6
Incorrect
0 points out of 1

The peripheral parenteral nutrition bag that has been infusing into the patient is empty, and the nurse realizes that
the next bag is not ready. The nurse should immediately hang which of these intravenous solutions until the new bag
arrives?
a. 20% dextrose in water 
b. 0.9% sodium chloride
c. 10% dextrose in water
d. Lactated Ringer's solution

The correct answer is: 10% dextrose in water

Question 7
Correct
1 points out of 1

A woman in labor receives meperidine [Demerol] for pain. The nurse caring for the infant will observe the infant
closely for:
a. congenital anomalies.
b. tremors and hyperreflexia.
c. excessive crying and sneezing.
d. respiratory depression. 



The correct answer is: respiratory depression.

Question 8
Partially correct
1 points out of 1

Which side effects of opioid analgesics can have therapeutic benefits? (Select all that apply.)
a. Biliary colic
b. Vasodilation 
c. Cough suppression 
d. Urinary retention 
e. Suppression of bowel motility

The correct answers are: Cough suppression, Suppression of bowel motility, Vasodilation





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