NUR 350 WEEK 2 QUIZ | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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A nursing student is preparing to give a medication that has a boxed warning.
The student asks the nurse what this means. What will the nurse explain about
boxed warnings? Answer - They alert prescribers to measures to mitigate from
potential harm from side effects
A young adult postoperative patient is receiving morphine 2 to 4 mg IV every 2
hours PRN pain. The last dose was 3 mg given 2 hours ago. The patient is
asleep, and the nurse notes a heart rate of 86 beats per minute and a
respiratory rate of 8 breaths per minute. Which PRN medication will the nurse
give this patient? Answer - Naloxone [Narcan] to block the effects of the
morphine
A patient is given a drug for the first time and develops shortness of breath.
The patient's heart rate is 76 beats per minute, the respiratory rate is 20
breaths per minute, and the blood pressure is 120/70 mm Hg. The nurse
checks a drug administration manual to make sure the correct dose was given
and learns that some patients taking the drug experience shortness of breath.
The nurse will contact the provider to report what? Answer - Side Effect
The nurse is teaching a patient about taking warfarin and asks if the patient
takes aspirin. This assessment by the nurse reflects a knowledge of which type
of drug interaction? Answer - Potentiative effects
LATEST UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
A nursing student is preparing to give a medication that has a boxed warning.
The student asks the nurse what this means. What will the nurse explain about
boxed warnings? Answer - They alert prescribers to measures to mitigate from
potential harm from side effects
A young adult postoperative patient is receiving morphine 2 to 4 mg IV every 2
hours PRN pain. The last dose was 3 mg given 2 hours ago. The patient is
asleep, and the nurse notes a heart rate of 86 beats per minute and a
respiratory rate of 8 breaths per minute. Which PRN medication will the nurse
give this patient? Answer - Naloxone [Narcan] to block the effects of the
morphine
A patient is given a drug for the first time and develops shortness of breath.
The patient's heart rate is 76 beats per minute, the respiratory rate is 20
breaths per minute, and the blood pressure is 120/70 mm Hg. The nurse
checks a drug administration manual to make sure the correct dose was given
and learns that some patients taking the drug experience shortness of breath.
The nurse will contact the provider to report what? Answer - Side Effect
The nurse is teaching a patient about taking warfarin and asks if the patient
takes aspirin. This assessment by the nurse reflects a knowledge of which type
of drug interaction? Answer - Potentiative effects
