NR293 Pharmacology Exam 1 Questions And Answers 100% Guaranteed Pass! A+

NR293 Pharmacology Exam 1 Questions And Answers 100% Guaranteed Pass! A+ C. Data Collection - ANS-A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple medication allergies. During which of the following steps of the nursing process should the nurse identify the client's allergies? A. Planning B. Evaluation C. Data Collection D. Implementation C. check the client's apical pulse - ANS-A nurse is caring for a client and realizes after administering the 0900 medications that she gave digoxin 0.25 mg PO to the client instead of the prescribed dose of digoxin 0.125 mg PO. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A. notify the provider B. contact the nursing supervisor C. check the client's apical pulse D. complete an incident report C. QID - ANS-A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client. Which of the following abbreviations indicates the greatest frequency of medication administration? A. BID B. TID C. QID D. Q8h B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast EC = enteric coated, XR = extended release, SL = sublingually - ANS-A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has impaired swallowing. The nurse should crush the medication when administering which of the following prescriptions? A. Aspirin EC 80 mg PO daily B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast C. Metformin XR 500 mg PO daily D. Nitroglycerin 0.3 mg SL PRN chest pain, can repeat q 5 min for 2 additional doses. B. Epistaxis Cefotetan is an antibiotic that affects vitamin K levels, which can result in bleeding and epistaxis. It is a second generation cephalosporin. - ANS-A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving cefotetan 1 g via intermittent IV bolus every 12 hours to treat a postoperative infection. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse monitor for as an adverse effect of the medication? A. disorientation B. epistaxis C. constipation D. jaundice B. Intravenous - ANS-A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is postoperative. The client reports a pain level of 8 on a scale of 0 to 10 and has a prescription for meperidine. Which of the following routes of administration will deliver the medication with the shortest time of onset? A. oral B. Intravenous C. intramuscular d. subcutaneous C. laryngeal edema this can indicate an allergic reaction, possibly anaphylaxis - ANS-nurse is monitoring a client with pneumonia who has received penicillin G intramuscularly. Which of the following findings should the nurse plan to evaluate first? A. pain at the injection site... Continues...