Milestone exam 1 Questions And
Answers
Ar21-year-
oldrfemalerclientrisrreceivingrtetracyclinerforracne.rWhichrclientrteachingrshouldrthernurserin
clude?
A.Oralrcontraceptivesrmayrnotrbereffective.
rB.Drinkingrcranberryrjuicerwillrpromoterhealing.
rC.Breastrtendernessrmayroccurrasrarsidereffect.
rD.Therurinerwillrturnrarred-orangercolor.
Ar-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Rationale:Certainrantibiotics,rsuchrasrtetracycline,rdecreaserthereffectivenessrofroralrcontra
ceptives.rOptionsrB,rC,randrDrdornotrconveyraccuraterinformationrrelatedrtorclientrteachingra
boutrthisrmedication.
Arclientrhasrarpositiverskinrtestrforrtuberculosis.rWhichrprophylacticrdrugrshouldrthernurserex
pectrtoradministerrtorthisrclient?
A.Isoniazid
rB.Carvedilol
rC.Acyclovir
rD.Griseofulvin
Ar-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Rationale:Isoniazidrisrtherdrugrofrchoicerforrtreatmentrofrclientsrwithrpositiverskinrtestsrforrtu
berculosis.rOptionsrB,rC,randrDrarernotrtherdrugsrusedrforrtreatmentrofrTB.
Arclientrreceivesranrantihypertensiveragentrdaily.rWhichractionrisrmostrimportantrforrthernurs
ertorimplementrpriorrtoradministeringrthermedication?
A.Verifyrtherexpirationrdate.
rB.Obtainrtherclient'srbloodrpressure.
rC.Determinertherclient'srhistoryrofradverserreactions.
rD.Reviewrtherclient'srmedicalrrecordrforrarchangerinrdrugrroute.
Br-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Rationale:Tordeterminerthermostraccuraterresponsertorantihypertensivertherapy,rbaseliner
bloodrpressuresrshouldrberobtainedrbeforeranrantihypertensiverdrugrisradministeredrandrsh
ouldrbercomparedrwithrorthostaticrvitalrsignsrtordeterminerwhetherranyrsidereffectsrareroccu
rring.rAlthoughroptionsrA,rC,randrDrarerrequiredrnursingractionsrpriorrtorgivingranyrdrug,rthert
herapeuticrresponsershouldrberdeterminedrbeforeranotherrdoserisradministered.
, ArclientrwithranginarpectorisrisrinstructedrtortakersublingualrnitroglycerinrtabletsrPRNrforrche
strpain.rWhichrinstructionrshouldrthernurserincluderinrtherclient'srteachingrplan?
A.Takeronertabletreveryr3rminutes,ruprtorfivertablets.
rB.Takeronertabletratrtheronsetrofranginarandrstoprtheractivity.
rC.Replacernitroglycerinrtabletsryearlyrtormaintainrfreshness.
rD.Allowr30rminutesrforrartabletrtorproviderreliefrfromrangina.
Br-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Rationale:Nitroglycerinrtabletsrshouldrbertakenratrtheronsetrofrangina,randrtherclientrshouldr
stopractivityrandrrest.rOnertabletrcanrbertakenreveryr5rminutes,ruprtorthreerdoses.rNitroglyce
rinrshouldrberreplacedreveryr3rtor6rmonths,rnotreveryr12rmonths.rNitroglycerinrshouldrprovid
erreliefrinr5rminutes,rnotr30rminutes.
ArclientrwithrHIVrwhorwasrrecentlyrdiagnosedrwithrtuberculosisr(TB)rasksrthernurse,r"Whyrd
orIrneedrtortakerallrofrthesermedicationsrforrTB?"rWhatrinformationrshouldrthernurserprovide?
A.AntiretroviralrmedicationsrdecreasertherefficacyrofrtherTBrdrugs.
rB.Multiplerdrugsrpreventrtherdevelopmentrofrresistantrorganisms.
rC.Durationrofrthermedicationrregimenrisrshortened.
rD.Potentialradverserdrugrreactionsrarerminimized.
Br-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ArmultidrugrregimenrisrprescribedrforrarclientrwithrHIVrandrTBrtorpreventrtherdevelopmentrofr
resistancerofrthertuberclerbacilli.rAlthoughrantitubercularrmedicationsrcanrinhibitrsomerantir
etrovirals,rarmultidrugrregimenrisrneededrtorinhibitrtherproliferationrofrthervirulentrtuberclerba
cilli.rTherdurationrofrantitubercularrtherapyrisrtypicallyr6rtor9rmonthsrandrisrnotrshortenedrbyrt
heruserofrmultiplermedications.rArclientrwhorisrreceivingrHIVrandrTBrtherapyrisratranrincrease
drriskrofradverserreactionsrbecauserofrthercomplexrmedicationrregimensrandrcomplicationsr
secondaryrtorimmunosuppression.
Arclientrwithrtrichomoniasisr(Trichomonasrvaginalis)rreceivesrarprescriptionrforrmetronidaz
ole.rWhichrinstructionrisrmostrimportantrforrthernursertorincluderinrthisrclient'srteachingrplan?
A.Avoidralcoholrconsumption.
rB.Completerthermedicationrregimen.
rC.Userarbarrierrcontraceptivermethod.
rD.Treatrpartner(s)rconcurrently.
Ar-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Rationale:Clientsrshouldrberinstructedrtoravoidralcoholrandrproductsrcontainingralcoholrwhil
ertakingrmetronidazolerbecauserofrtherpossibilityrofrardisulfiram-
likerreaction.rOptionrBrhelpsrpreventrtherdevelopmentrofrmetronidazole-
resistantrT.rvaginalis.rTorpreventrreinfection,rclientsrshouldrabstainrfromrsexualrcontactrorru
serarbarrierrcontraceptiverwhilertakingrmetronidazole,randrtheirrpartner(s)rshouldrbertreatedr
concurrently.rThermostrimportantrinstructionrforrclientrwell-beingrisroptionrA.
ArclientrwithrviralrinfluenzarisrreceivingrvitaminrC,r3000rmgrPOrdaily,randracetaminophenrelix
ir,r650rmgrPOreveryr4rhoursrPRN.rThernursercallsrtherhealthrcarerproviderrtorreportrthatrthercl
ientrhasrdevelopedrdiarrhea.rWhichrchangerinrprescriptionsrshouldrthernurseranticipate?
A.Changertheracetaminophenrtoribuprofen.
rB.Changertherelixirrtoranrinjectablerroute.
Answers
Ar21-year-
oldrfemalerclientrisrreceivingrtetracyclinerforracne.rWhichrclientrteachingrshouldrthernurserin
clude?
A.Oralrcontraceptivesrmayrnotrbereffective.
rB.Drinkingrcranberryrjuicerwillrpromoterhealing.
rC.Breastrtendernessrmayroccurrasrarsidereffect.
rD.Therurinerwillrturnrarred-orangercolor.
Ar-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Rationale:Certainrantibiotics,rsuchrasrtetracycline,rdecreaserthereffectivenessrofroralrcontra
ceptives.rOptionsrB,rC,randrDrdornotrconveyraccuraterinformationrrelatedrtorclientrteachingra
boutrthisrmedication.
Arclientrhasrarpositiverskinrtestrforrtuberculosis.rWhichrprophylacticrdrugrshouldrthernurserex
pectrtoradministerrtorthisrclient?
A.Isoniazid
rB.Carvedilol
rC.Acyclovir
rD.Griseofulvin
Ar-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Rationale:Isoniazidrisrtherdrugrofrchoicerforrtreatmentrofrclientsrwithrpositiverskinrtestsrforrtu
berculosis.rOptionsrB,rC,randrDrarernotrtherdrugsrusedrforrtreatmentrofrTB.
Arclientrreceivesranrantihypertensiveragentrdaily.rWhichractionrisrmostrimportantrforrthernurs
ertorimplementrpriorrtoradministeringrthermedication?
A.Verifyrtherexpirationrdate.
rB.Obtainrtherclient'srbloodrpressure.
rC.Determinertherclient'srhistoryrofradverserreactions.
rD.Reviewrtherclient'srmedicalrrecordrforrarchangerinrdrugrroute.
Br-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Rationale:Tordeterminerthermostraccuraterresponsertorantihypertensivertherapy,rbaseliner
bloodrpressuresrshouldrberobtainedrbeforeranrantihypertensiverdrugrisradministeredrandrsh
ouldrbercomparedrwithrorthostaticrvitalrsignsrtordeterminerwhetherranyrsidereffectsrareroccu
rring.rAlthoughroptionsrA,rC,randrDrarerrequiredrnursingractionsrpriorrtorgivingranyrdrug,rthert
herapeuticrresponsershouldrberdeterminedrbeforeranotherrdoserisradministered.
, ArclientrwithranginarpectorisrisrinstructedrtortakersublingualrnitroglycerinrtabletsrPRNrforrche
strpain.rWhichrinstructionrshouldrthernurserincluderinrtherclient'srteachingrplan?
A.Takeronertabletreveryr3rminutes,ruprtorfivertablets.
rB.Takeronertabletratrtheronsetrofranginarandrstoprtheractivity.
rC.Replacernitroglycerinrtabletsryearlyrtormaintainrfreshness.
rD.Allowr30rminutesrforrartabletrtorproviderreliefrfromrangina.
Br-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Rationale:Nitroglycerinrtabletsrshouldrbertakenratrtheronsetrofrangina,randrtherclientrshouldr
stopractivityrandrrest.rOnertabletrcanrbertakenreveryr5rminutes,ruprtorthreerdoses.rNitroglyce
rinrshouldrberreplacedreveryr3rtor6rmonths,rnotreveryr12rmonths.rNitroglycerinrshouldrprovid
erreliefrinr5rminutes,rnotr30rminutes.
ArclientrwithrHIVrwhorwasrrecentlyrdiagnosedrwithrtuberculosisr(TB)rasksrthernurse,r"Whyrd
orIrneedrtortakerallrofrthesermedicationsrforrTB?"rWhatrinformationrshouldrthernurserprovide?
A.AntiretroviralrmedicationsrdecreasertherefficacyrofrtherTBrdrugs.
rB.Multiplerdrugsrpreventrtherdevelopmentrofrresistantrorganisms.
rC.Durationrofrthermedicationrregimenrisrshortened.
rD.Potentialradverserdrugrreactionsrarerminimized.
Br-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ArmultidrugrregimenrisrprescribedrforrarclientrwithrHIVrandrTBrtorpreventrtherdevelopmentrofr
resistancerofrthertuberclerbacilli.rAlthoughrantitubercularrmedicationsrcanrinhibitrsomerantir
etrovirals,rarmultidrugrregimenrisrneededrtorinhibitrtherproliferationrofrthervirulentrtuberclerba
cilli.rTherdurationrofrantitubercularrtherapyrisrtypicallyr6rtor9rmonthsrandrisrnotrshortenedrbyrt
heruserofrmultiplermedications.rArclientrwhorisrreceivingrHIVrandrTBrtherapyrisratranrincrease
drriskrofradverserreactionsrbecauserofrthercomplexrmedicationrregimensrandrcomplicationsr
secondaryrtorimmunosuppression.
Arclientrwithrtrichomoniasisr(Trichomonasrvaginalis)rreceivesrarprescriptionrforrmetronidaz
ole.rWhichrinstructionrisrmostrimportantrforrthernursertorincluderinrthisrclient'srteachingrplan?
A.Avoidralcoholrconsumption.
rB.Completerthermedicationrregimen.
rC.Userarbarrierrcontraceptivermethod.
rD.Treatrpartner(s)rconcurrently.
Ar-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Rationale:Clientsrshouldrberinstructedrtoravoidralcoholrandrproductsrcontainingralcoholrwhil
ertakingrmetronidazolerbecauserofrtherpossibilityrofrardisulfiram-
likerreaction.rOptionrBrhelpsrpreventrtherdevelopmentrofrmetronidazole-
resistantrT.rvaginalis.rTorpreventrreinfection,rclientsrshouldrabstainrfromrsexualrcontactrorru
serarbarrierrcontraceptiverwhilertakingrmetronidazole,randrtheirrpartner(s)rshouldrbertreatedr
concurrently.rThermostrimportantrinstructionrforrclientrwell-beingrisroptionrA.
ArclientrwithrviralrinfluenzarisrreceivingrvitaminrC,r3000rmgrPOrdaily,randracetaminophenrelix
ir,r650rmgrPOreveryr4rhoursrPRN.rThernursercallsrtherhealthrcarerproviderrtorreportrthatrthercl
ientrhasrdevelopedrdiarrhea.rWhichrchangerinrprescriptionsrshouldrthernurseranticipate?
A.Changertheracetaminophenrtoribuprofen.
rB.Changertherelixirrtoranrinjectablerroute.