NUR 172 QUIZ 2 TEST EXAM 2026 UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
What does it mean to define the task in the delegation process? - ANS-- routine tasks
- RN doesn't have time to accomplish
- lower priority task
The SBAR process includes for steps:
Match
1. Situation
2. Background
3. Assessment
4. Recommendation
A. explain any relevant background information
B. state what is needed or what the desired outcome is
C. describing what is happening at the time to require this communication
D. provide an analysis of the problem or patient need based on assessment data. - ANS-1 -C
2-A
3-D
4-B
MATCH the items
1. Severe, unwanted and sometimes unpredictable drug reactions.
2. Predictable but unwanted and sometimes unavoidable reaction to a medication
,3. The desired result or action of a medication
4. Results from a medication overdose or buildup of a medication in the blood due to impaired
excretion and/or metabolism.
5. Type of reaction that occurs when the combined effect of two meds is greater than if either
med had been taken alone
6. The efficacy of a drug is decreased when taking the drug with another substance.
MATCH UP TO
a. adverse reactions
b. synergistic effect
c. therapeutic effects
d. toxic effects
e. antagonistic effect
f. side effects - ANS-1. a
2. f
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. e
What are the 6 Rights of Medication Administration? Right.... - ANS-Right...patient, medication,
time, route, dose, and documentation
When are the three checks for medication administration conducted? - ANS-1. At the source
(pyxis)
2. When preparing the meds (nurses station)
3. At the bedside prior to giving the meds
, An order is written for Dilaudid 10mg IM q 3-4h prn pain. The nurse recognizes that this dose is
well above the usual dose for this medication. The nurse should do which of the following?
a. just give 1 mg as that was probably the intended order
b. call the doctor to clarify the order
c. administer the meds as ordered and monitor the patient closely.
d. refuse to give the med to the patient and notify the nursing supervisor. - ANS-b. Call the
doctor to clarify the order
The patient needs the meds to be crushed and given through his feeding tube but one of the
meds is sustained release. What do you do? - ANS-Obtain an order from the med in an
immediate release form that can be crushed
Your coworker has already prepared her medications but needs to leave the unit. She asks you
to administer the meds to the patient. What do you do? - ANS-Do not give them unless they
are in their sealed containers.
You are giving meds to a patient and the patient says "the pill here does not look like one I
usually take." What do you do? - ANS-Verify the patient's home meds and double check the
order.
Which organ metabolizes drugs? - ANS-Liver
Which organ affects the excretion of drugs? - ANS-kidneys
Match the terms
1. twice daily
2. three times daily
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
What does it mean to define the task in the delegation process? - ANS-- routine tasks
- RN doesn't have time to accomplish
- lower priority task
The SBAR process includes for steps:
Match
1. Situation
2. Background
3. Assessment
4. Recommendation
A. explain any relevant background information
B. state what is needed or what the desired outcome is
C. describing what is happening at the time to require this communication
D. provide an analysis of the problem or patient need based on assessment data. - ANS-1 -C
2-A
3-D
4-B
MATCH the items
1. Severe, unwanted and sometimes unpredictable drug reactions.
2. Predictable but unwanted and sometimes unavoidable reaction to a medication
,3. The desired result or action of a medication
4. Results from a medication overdose or buildup of a medication in the blood due to impaired
excretion and/or metabolism.
5. Type of reaction that occurs when the combined effect of two meds is greater than if either
med had been taken alone
6. The efficacy of a drug is decreased when taking the drug with another substance.
MATCH UP TO
a. adverse reactions
b. synergistic effect
c. therapeutic effects
d. toxic effects
e. antagonistic effect
f. side effects - ANS-1. a
2. f
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. e
What are the 6 Rights of Medication Administration? Right.... - ANS-Right...patient, medication,
time, route, dose, and documentation
When are the three checks for medication administration conducted? - ANS-1. At the source
(pyxis)
2. When preparing the meds (nurses station)
3. At the bedside prior to giving the meds
, An order is written for Dilaudid 10mg IM q 3-4h prn pain. The nurse recognizes that this dose is
well above the usual dose for this medication. The nurse should do which of the following?
a. just give 1 mg as that was probably the intended order
b. call the doctor to clarify the order
c. administer the meds as ordered and monitor the patient closely.
d. refuse to give the med to the patient and notify the nursing supervisor. - ANS-b. Call the
doctor to clarify the order
The patient needs the meds to be crushed and given through his feeding tube but one of the
meds is sustained release. What do you do? - ANS-Obtain an order from the med in an
immediate release form that can be crushed
Your coworker has already prepared her medications but needs to leave the unit. She asks you
to administer the meds to the patient. What do you do? - ANS-Do not give them unless they
are in their sealed containers.
You are giving meds to a patient and the patient says "the pill here does not look like one I
usually take." What do you do? - ANS-Verify the patient's home meds and double check the
order.
Which organ metabolizes drugs? - ANS-Liver
Which organ affects the excretion of drugs? - ANS-kidneys
Match the terms
1. twice daily
2. three times daily
