Nursing Final Exam Question &
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Unit 1 Test and quizzes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(:
A patient arriving to the nursing unit following extensive
abdominal surgery reports severe pain, which the patient
rates as an 9 on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the most
extreme pain). The prescriber has ordered
acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg orally every 6 hours PRN
(as needed) for pain. What action should the nurse take?
a. Ask the patient if he would prefer aspirin for the post
operative pain control.
b. Contact the provider to request a different analgesic
medication.
c. Give the acetaminophen and bring the patient a meal
to promote comfort.
d. Request an order to administer the acetaminophen
every 2 hours. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Contact
the provider to request a different analgesic medication.
Which of the following drugs would be classified as an
anti-inflammatory drug?
a. Ibuprofen (Motrin)
b. Lorazepam (Ativan)
c. Naloxone (Narcan)
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d. Acetaminophen (Tylenol - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔a. Ibuprofen (Motrin)
The student nurse asks the instructor what the term
"balanced anesthesia" means. How should the instructor
answer?
a. Balanced anesthesia refers to balancing the stages of
anesthesia to achieve unconsciousness and pain control.
b. Balanced anesthesia involves choosing the one drug
that best fits the individual patients needs for anesthesia,
amnesia and muscle relaxation.
c. Balanced anesthesia is the combining of several drugs
to achieve the best effect and also the fewest adverse
effects.
d. Balanced anesthesia means that the anethetist is using
a neuromuscular blockade drug to keep the patient
controlled in Stage 3 anesthesia. - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔c. Balanced anesthesia is the combining of several
drugs to achieve the best effect and also the fewest
adverse effects.
The nurse is monitoring a teenage patient who has
depression and is in the early phase (first 2-4 weeks) of
treatment with fluoxetine (Prozac). Which question is
most important for the nurse to ask the patient?
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a. "Have you had any changes in your urine function?"
b. "Have you noticed a dry mouth or blurred vision?"
c. "Have you had any thoughts of harming yourself?"
d. "When was your last bowel movement?" - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔c. "Have you had any thoughts of
harming yourself?"
A patient is diagnosed with major depression. The
provider orders amitriptyline (Elavil), a tricyclic anti-
depressant. What instruction is most appropriate for the
nurse to include in the patient teaching session?
a. "Only consume alcohol in moderation."
b. "Sit or lie down when feeling lightheaded."
c. "Be sure to avoid foods containing tyrosine."
d. "Be sure to take the medication in the morning." -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. "Sit or lie down when
feeling lightheaded."
The nurse is administering medications to a group of
patients. For what patient would a nurse most expect to
assess for an alteration in drug metabolism?
Select one:
a. A 35-year-old woman with cervical cancer.
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b. A 62-year-old woman in acute respiratory failure.
c. A 41-year-old man with kidney stones.
d. A 50-year-old man with a current history of alcoholism -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. A 50-year-old man with a
current history of alcoholism
A patient is taking haloperidol (Haldol), a typical
antipsychotic, for schizophrenia. The nurse notes that the
patient has trouble speaking and chewing and observes
slow, worm-like movements of the patient's tongue. There
are purposeless movements of the face and jaw. What
adverse effect should the nurse document for this
patient?
Select one:
a. Akathisia
b. Tardive dyskinesia
c. Pseudoparkinsonism
d. Dystonia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Tardive
dyskinesia
The nurse is planning to administer a drug that has a very
long half-life. Which of the following is a true statement
regarding the half-life of a medication?
Select one:
Answers ( Latest update)
Unit 1 Test and quizzes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(:
A patient arriving to the nursing unit following extensive
abdominal surgery reports severe pain, which the patient
rates as an 9 on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the most
extreme pain). The prescriber has ordered
acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg orally every 6 hours PRN
(as needed) for pain. What action should the nurse take?
a. Ask the patient if he would prefer aspirin for the post
operative pain control.
b. Contact the provider to request a different analgesic
medication.
c. Give the acetaminophen and bring the patient a meal
to promote comfort.
d. Request an order to administer the acetaminophen
every 2 hours. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Contact
the provider to request a different analgesic medication.
Which of the following drugs would be classified as an
anti-inflammatory drug?
a. Ibuprofen (Motrin)
b. Lorazepam (Ativan)
c. Naloxone (Narcan)
,Nursing Final Exam Question &
Answers ( Latest update)
d. Acetaminophen (Tylenol - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔a. Ibuprofen (Motrin)
The student nurse asks the instructor what the term
"balanced anesthesia" means. How should the instructor
answer?
a. Balanced anesthesia refers to balancing the stages of
anesthesia to achieve unconsciousness and pain control.
b. Balanced anesthesia involves choosing the one drug
that best fits the individual patients needs for anesthesia,
amnesia and muscle relaxation.
c. Balanced anesthesia is the combining of several drugs
to achieve the best effect and also the fewest adverse
effects.
d. Balanced anesthesia means that the anethetist is using
a neuromuscular blockade drug to keep the patient
controlled in Stage 3 anesthesia. - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔c. Balanced anesthesia is the combining of several
drugs to achieve the best effect and also the fewest
adverse effects.
The nurse is monitoring a teenage patient who has
depression and is in the early phase (first 2-4 weeks) of
treatment with fluoxetine (Prozac). Which question is
most important for the nurse to ask the patient?
,Nursing Final Exam Question &
Answers ( Latest update)
a. "Have you had any changes in your urine function?"
b. "Have you noticed a dry mouth or blurred vision?"
c. "Have you had any thoughts of harming yourself?"
d. "When was your last bowel movement?" - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔c. "Have you had any thoughts of
harming yourself?"
A patient is diagnosed with major depression. The
provider orders amitriptyline (Elavil), a tricyclic anti-
depressant. What instruction is most appropriate for the
nurse to include in the patient teaching session?
a. "Only consume alcohol in moderation."
b. "Sit or lie down when feeling lightheaded."
c. "Be sure to avoid foods containing tyrosine."
d. "Be sure to take the medication in the morning." -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. "Sit or lie down when
feeling lightheaded."
The nurse is administering medications to a group of
patients. For what patient would a nurse most expect to
assess for an alteration in drug metabolism?
Select one:
a. A 35-year-old woman with cervical cancer.
, Nursing Final Exam Question &
Answers ( Latest update)
b. A 62-year-old woman in acute respiratory failure.
c. A 41-year-old man with kidney stones.
d. A 50-year-old man with a current history of alcoholism -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. A 50-year-old man with a
current history of alcoholism
A patient is taking haloperidol (Haldol), a typical
antipsychotic, for schizophrenia. The nurse notes that the
patient has trouble speaking and chewing and observes
slow, worm-like movements of the patient's tongue. There
are purposeless movements of the face and jaw. What
adverse effect should the nurse document for this
patient?
Select one:
a. Akathisia
b. Tardive dyskinesia
c. Pseudoparkinsonism
d. Dystonia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Tardive
dyskinesia
The nurse is planning to administer a drug that has a very
long half-life. Which of the following is a true statement
regarding the half-life of a medication?
Select one:
