NUR150 EXAM Q&A
(True or False) You should make sure the patient receives the medication on time, even
if you skip a couple of safety protocols. - Answer-False
(True or False) You can chart the medication before you give it to the patient. - Answer-
False
(True or False) You should never chart for someone else or have someone else chart
for you. - Answer-True
(True or False) You may leave the medicine cart unlocked while you are giving out
medicine to all of your patients - Answer-False
(True or False) It is okay to leave the medicine with the patient/family if you are busy -
Answer-False
(True or False) You should always monitor the patient's response to medication. -
Answer-True
(True or False) If the patient refuses the medication, offer education first, but never
force them to take it - Answer-True
(True or False) If you decide to omit a medication, just leave it off the MAR, there is no
need to contact the RN or document what you haven't given. - Answer-False
Medication Administration Record - Answer-MAR
It is the nurse's _____________ and ______________ duty to ensure the patient
receives the correct medication. - Answer-Legal and Ethical
Cervicle, sub-mandibular, tonsilar. We palpate these to check for enlargement. -
Answer-Lymph Nodes
What order should the nurse assess the abdomen? - Answer-Inspect (look), auscultate
(listen), palpate (feel)
When assessing this pulse, the nurse should only assess one side at a time. - Answer-
The Carotid Pulse
Where can you find the apical pulse? - Answer-5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular line
What is the first body system the nurse will assess? - Answer-Neurological System
, A patient who is at risk for aspiration should be in this position when eating. - Answer-
Upright or High Fowlers
What position should a patient be in when administering a vaginal suppository? -
Answer-Dorsal Recumbent
How often should the nurse reposition a patient in bed? - Answer-Every 2 hours
How often should the nurse reposition a patient in a chair? - Answer-Every Hour
When administering a fleets enema, the patient should be in what position? - Answer-
Sims
When administering tube feed via a naso-gastric tube, a patient should be in what
position? - Answer-High Fowlers
This screening tool assesses the patient ability to preform instrumental activities of daily
living (IADL's) - Answer-Lawton's Index
Screening tools are part of which health prevention intervention? - Answer-Secondary
Preventions
These screening tools assess the patient for issues with cognition. - Answer-Mini-Cog
and Montreal
This screening tool assesses the patients ability to preform activities of daily living
(ADL's) - Answer-Katz Index
This screening tool assesses the patients risk for skin breakdown - Answer-Braden
Scale
How many pressure sore stages are there? - Answer-4
Signs of Infection - Answer-swelling, heat, redness, pain, fever, and pus.
Trying to prevent yourself from getting a disease. - Answer-Primary Prevention
Trying to detect a disease early and prevent it from getting worse. - Answer-Secondary
Prevention
Trying to improve your quality of life and reduce the symptoms of a disease you already
have - Answer-Tertiary Prevention
____________________ is defined as the science of optimal cellular metabolism and
it's impact on health and disease. - Answer-Nutrition
(True or False) You should make sure the patient receives the medication on time, even
if you skip a couple of safety protocols. - Answer-False
(True or False) You can chart the medication before you give it to the patient. - Answer-
False
(True or False) You should never chart for someone else or have someone else chart
for you. - Answer-True
(True or False) You may leave the medicine cart unlocked while you are giving out
medicine to all of your patients - Answer-False
(True or False) It is okay to leave the medicine with the patient/family if you are busy -
Answer-False
(True or False) You should always monitor the patient's response to medication. -
Answer-True
(True or False) If the patient refuses the medication, offer education first, but never
force them to take it - Answer-True
(True or False) If you decide to omit a medication, just leave it off the MAR, there is no
need to contact the RN or document what you haven't given. - Answer-False
Medication Administration Record - Answer-MAR
It is the nurse's _____________ and ______________ duty to ensure the patient
receives the correct medication. - Answer-Legal and Ethical
Cervicle, sub-mandibular, tonsilar. We palpate these to check for enlargement. -
Answer-Lymph Nodes
What order should the nurse assess the abdomen? - Answer-Inspect (look), auscultate
(listen), palpate (feel)
When assessing this pulse, the nurse should only assess one side at a time. - Answer-
The Carotid Pulse
Where can you find the apical pulse? - Answer-5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular line
What is the first body system the nurse will assess? - Answer-Neurological System
, A patient who is at risk for aspiration should be in this position when eating. - Answer-
Upright or High Fowlers
What position should a patient be in when administering a vaginal suppository? -
Answer-Dorsal Recumbent
How often should the nurse reposition a patient in bed? - Answer-Every 2 hours
How often should the nurse reposition a patient in a chair? - Answer-Every Hour
When administering a fleets enema, the patient should be in what position? - Answer-
Sims
When administering tube feed via a naso-gastric tube, a patient should be in what
position? - Answer-High Fowlers
This screening tool assesses the patient ability to preform instrumental activities of daily
living (IADL's) - Answer-Lawton's Index
Screening tools are part of which health prevention intervention? - Answer-Secondary
Preventions
These screening tools assess the patient for issues with cognition. - Answer-Mini-Cog
and Montreal
This screening tool assesses the patients ability to preform activities of daily living
(ADL's) - Answer-Katz Index
This screening tool assesses the patients risk for skin breakdown - Answer-Braden
Scale
How many pressure sore stages are there? - Answer-4
Signs of Infection - Answer-swelling, heat, redness, pain, fever, and pus.
Trying to prevent yourself from getting a disease. - Answer-Primary Prevention
Trying to detect a disease early and prevent it from getting worse. - Answer-Secondary
Prevention
Trying to improve your quality of life and reduce the symptoms of a disease you already
have - Answer-Tertiary Prevention
____________________ is defined as the science of optimal cellular metabolism and
it's impact on health and disease. - Answer-Nutrition
