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PRACTICE B QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Aanurseaisacollectingadataafromaaafemaleaclientawhoahasabeenatakingapropylthiouracila(PTU)
afora2amonthsatoatreataGraves'adisease.aWhichaofatheafollowingafindingsashouldatheanurseare
cognizeaasaanaindicationathatatheamedicationaisaeffective?a-aans✔✔Pulsea82/min
Aanurseaisareinforcingateachingawithaaaclientawhoahasaseizuresaandaaanewaprescriptionaforav
alproicaacid.aTheanurseashouldainstructatheaclientatoareportawhichaofatheafollowingaeffectsaofa
valproicaacidatoatheaprovideraimmediately?a-aans✔✔Abdominalapain
Aanurseaisareinforcingateachingawithaaaclientawhoahasaprescriptionaforaalendronate.aWhichao
fatheafollowingaclientaresponsesaindicatesatoatheanurseaanaunderstandingaofatheateaching?a-
aans✔✔"Iawillatakeatheamedicationawitha8aouncesaofawater."
Aanurseaisacollectingadataafromaaaclientawhoaisapostoperativeaandatakingamorphineaforapan.a
Whichaofatheafollowingafindingsaisatheapriorityaforatheanurseatoareportatoaheaprovider?a-
aans✔✔Oxygenasaturationa87%
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaaclientawhoaisatakingaphenylephrine.aTheanurseashouldaplanatoamonit
oratheaclientaforawhichaofatheafollowingamanifestationsaasaanaadverseaeffectaofathisamedicati
on?a-aans✔✔Increasedaheartarate
Aanurseaisareinforcingateachingawithaaaclientawhoahasaaanewaprescriptionaforatheophylline.aT
heanurseashouldainstructatheaclientathatawhichaofatheafollowingaisaanaexpectedaoutcomeaofath
isamedication?a-aans✔✔Dilatesabronchioles
Aanurseaisacollectingadataafromatheaparentaofaaatoddlerawhoaisaaboutatoareceiveatheavaricella
aimmunization. aTheanurseashouldaidentifyathataanaanaphylacticareactionatoawhichaofatheafoll
owingasubstancesaisaaacontraindicationaforareceivingathisaimmunization?a-aans✔✔Gelatin
Aanurseaisareinforcingateachingawithaaaclientawhoahasaaanewaprescriptionaforaregularainsulin.
aWhichaofatheafollowingastatements abyatheaclientaindicatesaanaunderstandingaofatheateachin
g?a-aans✔✔"Iashouldaensureathatatheainsulinaisaclearaprioratoadrawingaitaup."
, Aaclientacomesatoaanaurgentacareaclinicaandaannouncesawithagreataenthusiasm,a"Iaamaanaex
pertaataallathingsamedicalaasatheyaapplyatoame,aandaIarequireazolpidem."aTheaclient'sapupilsa
areadilated,aalongawithaanaelevatedaheartarateaandabloodapressurealevel.aTheanurseashoulda
suspectaintoxicationawithawhichaofatheafollowingasubstances?a-aans✔✔Cocaine
AanurseaisacollectingadataafromaaaclientawhoahasaParkinson'sadiseaseaandaisatakingalevodop
a/
carbidopa.aTheanurseashouldaidentifyawhichaofatheafollowingafindingsaasaanaadverseaeffecta
ofathisamedication?a-aans✔✔Darkaurine
Aanurseaisaassistingawithatheacareaofaaaclientawhoahasaaamethicillin-
resistantaStaphylococcusaaureusa(MRSA)ainfectionaandaisareceivingavancomycinaviaaIVainf
usion.aWhichaofatheafollowingachangesainatheaclient'saconditionashouldatheanurseaidentifyaas
atheapriorityafindingatoareportatoatheaprovider?a-aans✔✔Hypotension
Aanurseaisacontributingatoatheaplanaofacareaforaaaclientawhoahasaschizophreniaaandaaanewapr
escriptionaforaclozapine.aTheanurseashouldaincludeainatheaplanatoamonitoratheaclientaforawhic
haofatheafollowingaadverseaeffectsaofathisamedication?a-aans✔✔Agranulocytosis
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaaclientawhoahasaaanewaprescriptionaforasumatriptan.aTheanurseanotesa
thatatheaclientatakesafluoxetine.aTheanurseashouldanotifyatheaproviderathatatheacombinationa
ofatheamedicationsawillaplaceatheaclientaatariskaforawhichaofatheafollowingaadverseaeffects?a-
aans✔✔Tremors
Aanurseaisacollectingadataafromaaaclientawhoaisareceivingadigoxinaforatreatmentaofaheartafailu
re.aTheanurseashouldaidentityawhichaofatheafollowingafindingsaasaadverseaeffectsaofathisame
dication?a(Selectaallathataapply.)a-aans✔✔Blurredavision,aNausea,aDysrhythmia
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaaclientawhoahasahyperthyroidismaandahasabeenatakingamethimazole.a
Whichaofatheafollowingafindingsashouldaindicateatoatheanurseathatatheamedicationahasahadaaa
therapeuticaeffect?a-aans✔✔DecreasedaT4
Aanurseaisareinforcingateachingaaboutacomfortameasuresawithatheaparentaofaaa10-year-
oldachildawhoahasaaaviralainfection.aTheanurseashouldaplanatoatellatheaparentathataaspirinaisac
ontraindicatedabecauseaofatheariskaforawhichaofatheafollowingaconditions?a-
aans✔✔ReyeaSyndrome
Aanurseaisacollectingadataafromaaaclientawhoaisatakingaferrousasulfateaorally.aWhichaofatheafol
lowingafindingsareportedabyatheaclientashouldaindicateatoatheanurseathatatheamedicationaisah
avingaaatherapeuticaeffect?a-aans✔✔Increasedatoleranceatoaexercise
Aanurseaisapreparingatoaadministeradiphenhydraminea50mgaPOaata2200atoaaaclientawhoahas
adifficulty aswallowingapillsaandacapsules.aAvailableaisadiphenhydramine asyrupa12.5mg/
5mLaPO.aWhichaofatheafollowinganursingaactionsarequiresatheacompletionaofaanaincidentarep
ort?a-aans✔✔Administeringa25mLaofatheasyrup
PRACTICE B QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Aanurseaisacollectingadataafromaaafemaleaclientawhoahasabeenatakingapropylthiouracila(PTU)
afora2amonthsatoatreataGraves'adisease.aWhichaofatheafollowingafindingsashouldatheanurseare
cognizeaasaanaindicationathatatheamedicationaisaeffective?a-aans✔✔Pulsea82/min
Aanurseaisareinforcingateachingawithaaaclientawhoahasaseizuresaandaaanewaprescriptionaforav
alproicaacid.aTheanurseashouldainstructatheaclientatoareportawhichaofatheafollowingaeffectsaofa
valproicaacidatoatheaprovideraimmediately?a-aans✔✔Abdominalapain
Aanurseaisareinforcingateachingawithaaaclientawhoahasaprescriptionaforaalendronate.aWhichao
fatheafollowingaclientaresponsesaindicatesatoatheanurseaanaunderstandingaofatheateaching?a-
aans✔✔"Iawillatakeatheamedicationawitha8aouncesaofawater."
Aanurseaisacollectingadataafromaaaclientawhoaisapostoperativeaandatakingamorphineaforapan.a
Whichaofatheafollowingafindingsaisatheapriorityaforatheanurseatoareportatoaheaprovider?a-
aans✔✔Oxygenasaturationa87%
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaaclientawhoaisatakingaphenylephrine.aTheanurseashouldaplanatoamonit
oratheaclientaforawhichaofatheafollowingamanifestationsaasaanaadverseaeffectaofathisamedicati
on?a-aans✔✔Increasedaheartarate
Aanurseaisareinforcingateachingawithaaaclientawhoahasaaanewaprescriptionaforatheophylline.aT
heanurseashouldainstructatheaclientathatawhichaofatheafollowingaisaanaexpectedaoutcomeaofath
isamedication?a-aans✔✔Dilatesabronchioles
Aanurseaisacollectingadataafromatheaparentaofaaatoddlerawhoaisaaboutatoareceiveatheavaricella
aimmunization. aTheanurseashouldaidentifyathataanaanaphylacticareactionatoawhichaofatheafoll
owingasubstancesaisaaacontraindicationaforareceivingathisaimmunization?a-aans✔✔Gelatin
Aanurseaisareinforcingateachingawithaaaclientawhoahasaaanewaprescriptionaforaregularainsulin.
aWhichaofatheafollowingastatements abyatheaclientaindicatesaanaunderstandingaofatheateachin
g?a-aans✔✔"Iashouldaensureathatatheainsulinaisaclearaprioratoadrawingaitaup."
, Aaclientacomesatoaanaurgentacareaclinicaandaannouncesawithagreataenthusiasm,a"Iaamaanaex
pertaataallathingsamedicalaasatheyaapplyatoame,aandaIarequireazolpidem."aTheaclient'sapupilsa
areadilated,aalongawithaanaelevatedaheartarateaandabloodapressurealevel.aTheanurseashoulda
suspectaintoxicationawithawhichaofatheafollowingasubstances?a-aans✔✔Cocaine
AanurseaisacollectingadataafromaaaclientawhoahasaParkinson'sadiseaseaandaisatakingalevodop
a/
carbidopa.aTheanurseashouldaidentifyawhichaofatheafollowingafindingsaasaanaadverseaeffecta
ofathisamedication?a-aans✔✔Darkaurine
Aanurseaisaassistingawithatheacareaofaaaclientawhoahasaaamethicillin-
resistantaStaphylococcusaaureusa(MRSA)ainfectionaandaisareceivingavancomycinaviaaIVainf
usion.aWhichaofatheafollowingachangesainatheaclient'saconditionashouldatheanurseaidentifyaas
atheapriorityafindingatoareportatoatheaprovider?a-aans✔✔Hypotension
Aanurseaisacontributingatoatheaplanaofacareaforaaaclientawhoahasaschizophreniaaandaaanewapr
escriptionaforaclozapine.aTheanurseashouldaincludeainatheaplanatoamonitoratheaclientaforawhic
haofatheafollowingaadverseaeffectsaofathisamedication?a-aans✔✔Agranulocytosis
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaaclientawhoahasaaanewaprescriptionaforasumatriptan.aTheanurseanotesa
thatatheaclientatakesafluoxetine.aTheanurseashouldanotifyatheaproviderathatatheacombinationa
ofatheamedicationsawillaplaceatheaclientaatariskaforawhichaofatheafollowingaadverseaeffects?a-
aans✔✔Tremors
Aanurseaisacollectingadataafromaaaclientawhoaisareceivingadigoxinaforatreatmentaofaheartafailu
re.aTheanurseashouldaidentityawhichaofatheafollowingafindingsaasaadverseaeffectsaofathisame
dication?a(Selectaallathataapply.)a-aans✔✔Blurredavision,aNausea,aDysrhythmia
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaaclientawhoahasahyperthyroidismaandahasabeenatakingamethimazole.a
Whichaofatheafollowingafindingsashouldaindicateatoatheanurseathatatheamedicationahasahadaaa
therapeuticaeffect?a-aans✔✔DecreasedaT4
Aanurseaisareinforcingateachingaaboutacomfortameasuresawithatheaparentaofaaa10-year-
oldachildawhoahasaaaviralainfection.aTheanurseashouldaplanatoatellatheaparentathataaspirinaisac
ontraindicatedabecauseaofatheariskaforawhichaofatheafollowingaconditions?a-
aans✔✔ReyeaSyndrome
Aanurseaisacollectingadataafromaaaclientawhoaisatakingaferrousasulfateaorally.aWhichaofatheafol
lowingafindingsareportedabyatheaclientashouldaindicateatoatheanurseathatatheamedicationaisah
avingaaatherapeuticaeffect?a-aans✔✔Increasedatoleranceatoaexercise
Aanurseaisapreparingatoaadministeradiphenhydraminea50mgaPOaata2200atoaaaclientawhoahas
adifficulty aswallowingapillsaandacapsules.aAvailableaisadiphenhydramine asyrupa12.5mg/
5mLaPO.aWhichaofatheafollowinganursingaactionsarequiresatheacompletionaofaanaincidentarep
ort?a-aans✔✔Administeringa25mLaofatheasyrup