AHS Exam with Verified Solutions
A client who has just been diagnosed with asthma is receiving patient education. What
information should the client be given about using a steroid inhaler? ✔️✔️Rinse your mouth
out after each use along with cleaning the device.
An older adult is having difficulty coordinating his metered-dose inhaler. The physician has
prescribed a spacer device. How should the use of this device be explained to the client?
✔️✔️It acts as a reservoir for the aerosol.
Watching a nurse prepare the equipment for an injection, you know that the barrel is what part of
the syringe? ✔️✔️The outer, hollow cylinder that holds the medicine
The nurse has to administer a subcutaneous injection of Lovenox to her client. What proper size
needle does she need? ✔️✔️1/2, 3/8, and 5/8 inches
The nurse is preparing to give regular insulin to a client with diabetes. She reviews the order and
is ready to prepare the insulin. She knows that she will need to use what type of syringe?
✔️✔️Insulin syringe
In demonstrating how to administer eye drops to a client, the health care practitioner instructs the
client to tilt his head back. Where will the medication be instilled? ✔️✔️The lower conjunctiva
,The nurse in an allergy clinic is preparing to administer allergy testing to a client with an
intradermal needle. What is the first priority before starting this procedure? ✔️✔️Have
emergency equipment available and nearby, along with trained personnel in case of an
anaphylaxis reaction.
Before discharging a client from the hospital, the nurse is reviewing the instructions for the
subcutaneous injection the client will be performing on himself. What specific instruction does
the nurse need to remind the client to do? ✔️✔️Do not massage the site after the injection.
Instilling cold ear drops can cause what reaction? ✔️✔️Dizziness and nausea
The therapeutic effect of intravenous medications is seen when? ✔️✔️Immediately
What device is used to ensure intravenous piggyback medications are given at the correct rate?
✔️✔️Infusion pump
A young mother contacts the family health clinic and states her child has ingested the
grandmother's heart medication. What should the mother be advised to do? ✔️✔️Go to the
nearest emergency care facility with the pill bottle, and call poison control.
What is the MOST common type of poisoning? ✔️✔️Ingestion
,A client is brought in by an ambulance because he has attempted suicide with an overdose of
pain pills. Which of the following is an antidote for an opiate? ✔️✔️Naloxone (Narcan)
A client informs the nurse on duty that he ingested drain cleaner approximately one hour ago.
What is the first priority for the nurse? ✔️✔️Support airway, breathing, and circulation.
The health care practitioner at an emergency care facility knows that activated charcoal is given
for drug overdose. What is the benefit of using this substance? ✔️✔️It reduces the absorption
of a poisonous chemical in the small and large intestine.
A firefighter is being treated for smoke inhalation after putting out a fire in an apartment
building. What choice of therapy would benefit this client? ✔️✔️Give 100% oxygen.
A father calls the pediatric office stating he was spraying insecticide in the yard yesterday
without realizing that his four-year-old son was playing in the yard. He is concerned that his son
absorbed or inhaled the spray. What should the father be told? ✔️✔️Call poison control, and if
unsure, bring the child to the emergency department.
A landscaper presents to his primary care provider's office with a complaint of fertilizer exposure
to his skin 15 minutes ago. What is the BEST course of action the health care practitioner can
take? ✔️✔️Copiously irrigate the area for at least 30 minutes, and send the client to the
emergency department.
, The nurse is caring for a client who had an allergic reaction to a bee sting. The nurse is
monitoring the client after administering an IV of epinephrine, Benadryl, and cortisone. What
type of possible severe reaction is the nurse treating? ✔️✔️Anaphylaxis
An important aspect of client education is making sure medication and household cleaning
products are safely secured away from where children have access. Why are children more likely
to try these products? ✔️✔️Many medicines and household chemicals resemble candy or food.
The client states that he is only taking vitamins, which are not really medications. How does the
health care practitioner respond? ✔️✔️Vitamins are organic chemicals that are essential for
normal growth and development but may have adverse effects if not taken as indicated.
A client who is status post-gastric-bypass surgery may have a deficiency associated with
absorption. What supplemental vitamin would the nurse need to administer to this client?
✔️✔️Vitamin B12
A client questions the health care practitioner regarding the difference between water-soluble and
fat-soluble vitamins. How does the health care practitioner respond? ✔️✔️Fat-soluble vitamins
are metabolized and excreted more slowly.
A health care practitioner is checking the recommended dietary allowances of vitamins and
minerals necessary for maintenance of good nutrition in an average healthy adult under normal
living conditions. What is/are the authoritative organization(s) for this information in the United
A client who has just been diagnosed with asthma is receiving patient education. What
information should the client be given about using a steroid inhaler? ✔️✔️Rinse your mouth
out after each use along with cleaning the device.
An older adult is having difficulty coordinating his metered-dose inhaler. The physician has
prescribed a spacer device. How should the use of this device be explained to the client?
✔️✔️It acts as a reservoir for the aerosol.
Watching a nurse prepare the equipment for an injection, you know that the barrel is what part of
the syringe? ✔️✔️The outer, hollow cylinder that holds the medicine
The nurse has to administer a subcutaneous injection of Lovenox to her client. What proper size
needle does she need? ✔️✔️1/2, 3/8, and 5/8 inches
The nurse is preparing to give regular insulin to a client with diabetes. She reviews the order and
is ready to prepare the insulin. She knows that she will need to use what type of syringe?
✔️✔️Insulin syringe
In demonstrating how to administer eye drops to a client, the health care practitioner instructs the
client to tilt his head back. Where will the medication be instilled? ✔️✔️The lower conjunctiva
,The nurse in an allergy clinic is preparing to administer allergy testing to a client with an
intradermal needle. What is the first priority before starting this procedure? ✔️✔️Have
emergency equipment available and nearby, along with trained personnel in case of an
anaphylaxis reaction.
Before discharging a client from the hospital, the nurse is reviewing the instructions for the
subcutaneous injection the client will be performing on himself. What specific instruction does
the nurse need to remind the client to do? ✔️✔️Do not massage the site after the injection.
Instilling cold ear drops can cause what reaction? ✔️✔️Dizziness and nausea
The therapeutic effect of intravenous medications is seen when? ✔️✔️Immediately
What device is used to ensure intravenous piggyback medications are given at the correct rate?
✔️✔️Infusion pump
A young mother contacts the family health clinic and states her child has ingested the
grandmother's heart medication. What should the mother be advised to do? ✔️✔️Go to the
nearest emergency care facility with the pill bottle, and call poison control.
What is the MOST common type of poisoning? ✔️✔️Ingestion
,A client is brought in by an ambulance because he has attempted suicide with an overdose of
pain pills. Which of the following is an antidote for an opiate? ✔️✔️Naloxone (Narcan)
A client informs the nurse on duty that he ingested drain cleaner approximately one hour ago.
What is the first priority for the nurse? ✔️✔️Support airway, breathing, and circulation.
The health care practitioner at an emergency care facility knows that activated charcoal is given
for drug overdose. What is the benefit of using this substance? ✔️✔️It reduces the absorption
of a poisonous chemical in the small and large intestine.
A firefighter is being treated for smoke inhalation after putting out a fire in an apartment
building. What choice of therapy would benefit this client? ✔️✔️Give 100% oxygen.
A father calls the pediatric office stating he was spraying insecticide in the yard yesterday
without realizing that his four-year-old son was playing in the yard. He is concerned that his son
absorbed or inhaled the spray. What should the father be told? ✔️✔️Call poison control, and if
unsure, bring the child to the emergency department.
A landscaper presents to his primary care provider's office with a complaint of fertilizer exposure
to his skin 15 minutes ago. What is the BEST course of action the health care practitioner can
take? ✔️✔️Copiously irrigate the area for at least 30 minutes, and send the client to the
emergency department.
, The nurse is caring for a client who had an allergic reaction to a bee sting. The nurse is
monitoring the client after administering an IV of epinephrine, Benadryl, and cortisone. What
type of possible severe reaction is the nurse treating? ✔️✔️Anaphylaxis
An important aspect of client education is making sure medication and household cleaning
products are safely secured away from where children have access. Why are children more likely
to try these products? ✔️✔️Many medicines and household chemicals resemble candy or food.
The client states that he is only taking vitamins, which are not really medications. How does the
health care practitioner respond? ✔️✔️Vitamins are organic chemicals that are essential for
normal growth and development but may have adverse effects if not taken as indicated.
A client who is status post-gastric-bypass surgery may have a deficiency associated with
absorption. What supplemental vitamin would the nurse need to administer to this client?
✔️✔️Vitamin B12
A client questions the health care practitioner regarding the difference between water-soluble and
fat-soluble vitamins. How does the health care practitioner respond? ✔️✔️Fat-soluble vitamins
are metabolized and excreted more slowly.
A health care practitioner is checking the recommended dietary allowances of vitamins and
minerals necessary for maintenance of good nutrition in an average healthy adult under normal
living conditions. What is/are the authoritative organization(s) for this information in the United
