NUR 2356 EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which medication would the nurse plan to give without first clarifying the prescription
with the helath care provider?
A- Toprol XL 100 mg PO QD
B- Naltrexone hydrochloride 50 mg PO daily
C- Pantoprazole SOD DR 40 mg by mouth
D- Benzonatate 200 mg PO tid PRN - ✔✔Naltrexone hydrochloride 50 mg PO daily
✔✔Medication prescription: cimetidine 0.4 g PO, q6h
Available: 400 mg tablets
How many tablets should be given to the patient? - ✔✔1 tablet
✔✔Medication prescription: digoxin 0.25 mg IV stat
Available: digoxin 0.5 mg/ 2 mL
How many milliliters should be given to the patient? - ✔✔1mL
✔✔Medication prescription: hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg PO daily
Available: 50 mg tablets
How many tablets should be given to the patient? - ✔✔1/2 tablet
✔✔Patient reluctance to share information is a major obstacle to which process?
A-Medicaiton reconciliation
B- Assessment of allergic reactions
C-Identification of medication side effects
D- Determination of patient education needs - ✔✔Medication reconciliation
✔✔Which questions are answered by the medication reconciliation process?
A- Are all prescribed medications available in generic forms?
, B- Does the patient's insurance cover all prescribed mediations?
C- Are any of the prescribed medications duplicates for each other?
D- Does the patient currently need every medications that is prescribed?
E- Are there any medications that the patient needs that are not prescribed?
F- Do any of the prescribed medications interact with one another, requiring an
adjustment in dosage or a change in the mediations themselves? - ✔✔Are any of the
prescribed medications duplicated for each other?
Does the patient currently need every medications that is prescribed?
Are there any medications that the patient needs that are not prescribed?
Do any of the prescribed medications interact with one another, requiring an adjustment
in dosage or a change in the mediations themselves?
✔✔For which patient would providing a weekly medication organizer be an appropriate
intervention?
A- Forgetful patient
B- Near-sighted patient
C- Wheelchair-bound patient
D- Patient whose first language is not English - ✔✔Forgetful patient
✔✔For how many minutes would a nurse monitor a patient for an immediate allergic
reaction following medication administration? - ✔✔20-30 minutes
✔✔The nurse instructs a patient for whom a transdermal patch has been prescribed to
rotate sites of application. For which hypothesis is this instruction an intervention?
A- Risk for Cross-infection
B- Risk for allergic reaction
C- Risk for impaired tissue integrity
D- Risk for adverse medication interaction - ✔✔Risk for impaired tissue integrity
✔✔Which patient-related data would require entry of fluid output information on the
electronic health record (EHR)? - ✔✔The patient has a nasogastric (NG) tube attached
to wall suction.
The patient has an indwelling urinary catheter in place.
The patient has a surgical wound drain on his abdomen.
✔✔Which factors would be included by the nurse when developing a 24-hour fluid
budget for a patient with a 1000 mL fluid restriction? - ✔✔Medications
Intravenous (IV) fluids
Between-meal fluid sipping
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which medication would the nurse plan to give without first clarifying the prescription
with the helath care provider?
A- Toprol XL 100 mg PO QD
B- Naltrexone hydrochloride 50 mg PO daily
C- Pantoprazole SOD DR 40 mg by mouth
D- Benzonatate 200 mg PO tid PRN - ✔✔Naltrexone hydrochloride 50 mg PO daily
✔✔Medication prescription: cimetidine 0.4 g PO, q6h
Available: 400 mg tablets
How many tablets should be given to the patient? - ✔✔1 tablet
✔✔Medication prescription: digoxin 0.25 mg IV stat
Available: digoxin 0.5 mg/ 2 mL
How many milliliters should be given to the patient? - ✔✔1mL
✔✔Medication prescription: hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg PO daily
Available: 50 mg tablets
How many tablets should be given to the patient? - ✔✔1/2 tablet
✔✔Patient reluctance to share information is a major obstacle to which process?
A-Medicaiton reconciliation
B- Assessment of allergic reactions
C-Identification of medication side effects
D- Determination of patient education needs - ✔✔Medication reconciliation
✔✔Which questions are answered by the medication reconciliation process?
A- Are all prescribed medications available in generic forms?
, B- Does the patient's insurance cover all prescribed mediations?
C- Are any of the prescribed medications duplicates for each other?
D- Does the patient currently need every medications that is prescribed?
E- Are there any medications that the patient needs that are not prescribed?
F- Do any of the prescribed medications interact with one another, requiring an
adjustment in dosage or a change in the mediations themselves? - ✔✔Are any of the
prescribed medications duplicated for each other?
Does the patient currently need every medications that is prescribed?
Are there any medications that the patient needs that are not prescribed?
Do any of the prescribed medications interact with one another, requiring an adjustment
in dosage or a change in the mediations themselves?
✔✔For which patient would providing a weekly medication organizer be an appropriate
intervention?
A- Forgetful patient
B- Near-sighted patient
C- Wheelchair-bound patient
D- Patient whose first language is not English - ✔✔Forgetful patient
✔✔For how many minutes would a nurse monitor a patient for an immediate allergic
reaction following medication administration? - ✔✔20-30 minutes
✔✔The nurse instructs a patient for whom a transdermal patch has been prescribed to
rotate sites of application. For which hypothesis is this instruction an intervention?
A- Risk for Cross-infection
B- Risk for allergic reaction
C- Risk for impaired tissue integrity
D- Risk for adverse medication interaction - ✔✔Risk for impaired tissue integrity
✔✔Which patient-related data would require entry of fluid output information on the
electronic health record (EHR)? - ✔✔The patient has a nasogastric (NG) tube attached
to wall suction.
The patient has an indwelling urinary catheter in place.
The patient has a surgical wound drain on his abdomen.
✔✔Which factors would be included by the nurse when developing a 24-hour fluid
budget for a patient with a 1000 mL fluid restriction? - ✔✔Medications
Intravenous (IV) fluids
Between-meal fluid sipping
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
