NURS 211 MIDTERM PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which sources may cause fungal infections? (Select All That Apply)
AIDS
Molds
Mushrooms
Yeasts
Soils - ✔✔Molds
Mushrooms
Yeasts
Which adverse effects associated with fungal antifungal therapy require
notification of the health care provider?(Select all that apply)
Sudden weight gain
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,peripheral numbness
edema
pruritus
decreased urinary output - ✔✔sudden weight gain
edema
decreased urinary output
Which clinical manifestation is an early sign of heptatotxicity related to
systemic antifungal therapy?
Elevated BUN and creatinine levels
Petechiae
Hypotension
Clay or orange colored stools - ✔✔clay or orange colored stools
A client is experiencing manifestations of a nonmalarial protozoan
infection. The nurse would prepare to adminster which medication that is
effective against all of the major types of nonmalarial protozoan?
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,Tinidazole (Tindamax)
Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Paromomycin sulfate
Iodoquinol (Yodoxin) - ✔✔Paromomycin Sulfate
A client who is taking a prescription antiprotozoan medication is
experiencing vomiting, flushing, and a headache. What would the nurse
ask when assessing this client?
"Are you sharing any personal items with other people?"
"Are you washing your hands as instructed?"
"Are you skipping any doses of the medication?"
"Are you drinking any alcohol? - ✔✔"Are you drinking any alcohol?"
Which client statement indicates that the teaching the nurse provided
about newly prescribed antiprotozoan medication has been effective?
"I will take the medication until the symptoms disappear"
"I am to expect changes in the symptoms associated with the infection"
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, "I will take the complete course of the medication."
"I will keep a record of adverse reactions to the medication" - ✔✔I will take
the complete course of the medication.
2.
The nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a client receiving a
continuous feeding via a gastrostomy tube. Before administration, the
nurse takes what action?
a. Mix the medication with at least 30 mL of the formula that the client is
receiving.
b. Aspirate feeding, and check for residual volume.
c. Ensure that feeding is running at 50 mL or greater.
d. Position the client on the left side, with the head elevated 90 degrees. -
✔✔Aspirate feeding, and check for residual volume.
A nasal spray is ordered for a client. The nurse knows that this medication
has an astringent effect, which will:
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which sources may cause fungal infections? (Select All That Apply)
AIDS
Molds
Mushrooms
Yeasts
Soils - ✔✔Molds
Mushrooms
Yeasts
Which adverse effects associated with fungal antifungal therapy require
notification of the health care provider?(Select all that apply)
Sudden weight gain
1
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,peripheral numbness
edema
pruritus
decreased urinary output - ✔✔sudden weight gain
edema
decreased urinary output
Which clinical manifestation is an early sign of heptatotxicity related to
systemic antifungal therapy?
Elevated BUN and creatinine levels
Petechiae
Hypotension
Clay or orange colored stools - ✔✔clay or orange colored stools
A client is experiencing manifestations of a nonmalarial protozoan
infection. The nurse would prepare to adminster which medication that is
effective against all of the major types of nonmalarial protozoan?
2
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,Tinidazole (Tindamax)
Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Paromomycin sulfate
Iodoquinol (Yodoxin) - ✔✔Paromomycin Sulfate
A client who is taking a prescription antiprotozoan medication is
experiencing vomiting, flushing, and a headache. What would the nurse
ask when assessing this client?
"Are you sharing any personal items with other people?"
"Are you washing your hands as instructed?"
"Are you skipping any doses of the medication?"
"Are you drinking any alcohol? - ✔✔"Are you drinking any alcohol?"
Which client statement indicates that the teaching the nurse provided
about newly prescribed antiprotozoan medication has been effective?
"I will take the medication until the symptoms disappear"
"I am to expect changes in the symptoms associated with the infection"
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, "I will take the complete course of the medication."
"I will keep a record of adverse reactions to the medication" - ✔✔I will take
the complete course of the medication.
2.
The nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a client receiving a
continuous feeding via a gastrostomy tube. Before administration, the
nurse takes what action?
a. Mix the medication with at least 30 mL of the formula that the client is
receiving.
b. Aspirate feeding, and check for residual volume.
c. Ensure that feeding is running at 50 mL or greater.
d. Position the client on the left side, with the head elevated 90 degrees. -
✔✔Aspirate feeding, and check for residual volume.
A nasal spray is ordered for a client. The nurse knows that this medication
has an astringent effect, which will:
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