NUR 205 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. 6 rights of drug administration
Answer:
Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation
Question:
2. 3 medication checks
Answer:
Check MAR/order Check when you pull the medication Check at the patient bedside
Question:
3. How to know if your patient can swallow pills whole?
Answer:
-ask if they can
-check gag reflex
-when given report ask if they can take pills whole
Question:
4. Intramuscular (IM)
Answer:
injection into a muscle No more than 3 ml At a 90 degree angle
Question:
5. Where are the IM injection sites?
Answer:
Deltoid Gluteus Maximus (not recommended) Vastus lateralis *** Recurs femoris
Question:
6. Subcutaneous injections
Answer:
Injection of a small amount of a medication under the skin into fatty or connective tissue 45-90 degree
angle 1 ml fluid maximum
Question:
7. Transdermal injection
Answer:
diffuse through the epidermis at a known rate into the dermis 5-15 degree angle Bevel up Pull skin back
Make a "wheel"
Question:
8. Endocrine system
, Answer:
Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and nutrient use
(metabolism) by body cells.
Question:
9. Insulin Hormone
Answer:
Necessary for carb regulation and glucose control
Question:
10. Hormones
Answer:
Chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured by the endocrine glands, that are produce metabolic
change
Question:
11. Normal BS
Answer:
70-120
Question:
12. Fasting BS
Answer:
70-100
Question:
13. Pre-diabetic BS
Answer:
over 140
Question:
14. Mild Hypoglycemia Symptoms
Answer:
Hunger Nervousness Palpitations Sweating Tachycardia Tremor
Question:
15. Moderate Hypoglycemia Symptoms
Answer:
Confusion Double Vision Drowsiness Emotional Changes Headache Impaired Coordination Inability to
concentrate Irrational or combative behavior Lightheadedness Numbness of the lips and tongue Slurred
speech
Question:
16. Severe Hypoglycemia Symptoms
Answer:
Difficulty arousing Disoriented behavior Loss of consciousness Seizures
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. 6 rights of drug administration
Answer:
Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation
Question:
2. 3 medication checks
Answer:
Check MAR/order Check when you pull the medication Check at the patient bedside
Question:
3. How to know if your patient can swallow pills whole?
Answer:
-ask if they can
-check gag reflex
-when given report ask if they can take pills whole
Question:
4. Intramuscular (IM)
Answer:
injection into a muscle No more than 3 ml At a 90 degree angle
Question:
5. Where are the IM injection sites?
Answer:
Deltoid Gluteus Maximus (not recommended) Vastus lateralis *** Recurs femoris
Question:
6. Subcutaneous injections
Answer:
Injection of a small amount of a medication under the skin into fatty or connective tissue 45-90 degree
angle 1 ml fluid maximum
Question:
7. Transdermal injection
Answer:
diffuse through the epidermis at a known rate into the dermis 5-15 degree angle Bevel up Pull skin back
Make a "wheel"
Question:
8. Endocrine system
, Answer:
Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and nutrient use
(metabolism) by body cells.
Question:
9. Insulin Hormone
Answer:
Necessary for carb regulation and glucose control
Question:
10. Hormones
Answer:
Chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured by the endocrine glands, that are produce metabolic
change
Question:
11. Normal BS
Answer:
70-120
Question:
12. Fasting BS
Answer:
70-100
Question:
13. Pre-diabetic BS
Answer:
over 140
Question:
14. Mild Hypoglycemia Symptoms
Answer:
Hunger Nervousness Palpitations Sweating Tachycardia Tremor
Question:
15. Moderate Hypoglycemia Symptoms
Answer:
Confusion Double Vision Drowsiness Emotional Changes Headache Impaired Coordination Inability to
concentrate Irrational or combative behavior Lightheadedness Numbness of the lips and tongue Slurred
speech
Question:
16. Severe Hypoglycemia Symptoms
Answer:
Difficulty arousing Disoriented behavior Loss of consciousness Seizures
