NURS 3110 Exam 1 Exam Questions And Correct
Answers 2025 Current Update (A+ Pass)
A client asks the nurse if they can use liquid acetaminophen (Tylenol) that is used for an older child for
their 4-month-old baby with a fever. Which response should the nurse provide?
A.
"You can use the same prescription for both children."
B.
"Infant drops should be used because they are different from liquid medicine."
C.
"You can use the same medication, just use half the recommended dosage."
D.
"Infants should not be given acetaminophen (Tylenol) because it damages the liver." - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅B.
"Infant drops should be used because they are different from liquid medicine."
A client asks the nurse when she should start having Pap tests to help detect cervical cancer?
A.
"By age 21, but earlier if you have a family history of cancer."
B.
"You should start testing by age 21 or if you begin using alcohol."
C.
"By age 21 or earlier if you are smoking."
D.
"You should start the testing by age 21." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D.
"You should start the testing by age 21."
A client asks the nurse why he is receiving several chemotherapeutic agents as treatment for cancer.
Which response should the nurse provide the client?
,A.
"Using multiple drugs will help kill more of the cancer."
B.
"Using multiple drugs decreases the incidence of side effects."
C.
"Using multiple drugs means a shorter treatment time."
D.
"Using multiple drugs is more cost effective in treating cancer." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A.
"Using multiple drugs will help kill more of the cancer."
A client asks the nurse why lung cancers are less sensitive to antineoplastic agents. Which response
should the nurse provide the client?
A.
"Lung cancer cells grow in a high-oxygen environment, so they are not very sensitive to antineoplastic
agents."
B.
"Lung cancer cells have a very erratic cell cycle, and this is why there isn't much difference between the
number of replicating and resting cells."
C.
"Lung cancer cells have a low growth fraction, which means there isn't much difference between the
number of replicating and resting cells."
D.
"Lung cancer cells have been growing for a long time before detection, so they are less sensitive to
antineoplastic agents." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C.
"Lung cancer cells have a low growth fraction, which means there isn't much difference between the
number of replicating and resting cells."
A client asks the nurse why there aren't better drugs for HIV infection when so much money is spent on
research. Which response should the nurse provide?
A.
"Developing new drugs is difficult because of the perception that AIDS is no longer a problem."
,B.
"Developing new drugs is difficult because the virus mutates so readily."
C.
"Developing new drugs is difficult because we still do not understand the virus."
D.
"Antiviral drugs are difficult to create." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B.
"Developing new drugs is difficult because the virus mutates so readily."
A client asks the nurse why they need a booster vaccine. Which response should the nurse provide?
A.
"Boosters stimulate the production of antibodies."
B.
"Boosters reactive your immunity."
C.
"Boosters
provide sustained protection."
D.
"Boosters cover the new strains of viruses." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C.
"Boosters
provide sustained protection."
A client asks why tamoxifen is so effective for the treatment of breast cancer. Which response should
the nurse provide the client?
A.
"Tamoxifen works by inhibiting the cellular mitosis of breast cancer."
B.
"Tamoxifen works by binding to the DNA of breast cancer cells."
C.
"Tamoxifen works by inhibiting the metabolism of breast cancer cells."
, D.
"Tamoxifen works by blocking estrogen receptors on breast tissue." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D.
"Tamoxifen works by blocking estrogen receptors on breast tissue."
A client has just been prescribed highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment of AIDS.
Which teaching point is a priority for this client?
A.
Taking medications as scheduled is vital to successful treatment.
B.
Know which medications target which phases of the HIV replication cycle.
C.
Medications must be taken for 3 years after viral load is not measurable.
D.
The goal of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is to reduce plasma human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) to the lowest possible level. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A.
Taking medications as scheduled is vital to successful treatment.
A client prescribed amoxicillin (Amoxil) for 10 days to treat strep throat tells the nurse that they are
going to stop the prescription when they feel better. Which initial response should the nurse provide the
client?
A.
"Stopping the prescription early could result in resistance to the antibiotic."
B.
"You should get another throat culture if your symptoms return."
C.
"If you stop the prescription early, you may have not effectively killed the bacteria."
D.
"If you do stop your prescription early, make sure you get another throat culture." - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅C.
"If you stop the prescription early, you may have not effectively killed the bacteria."
Answers 2025 Current Update (A+ Pass)
A client asks the nurse if they can use liquid acetaminophen (Tylenol) that is used for an older child for
their 4-month-old baby with a fever. Which response should the nurse provide?
A.
"You can use the same prescription for both children."
B.
"Infant drops should be used because they are different from liquid medicine."
C.
"You can use the same medication, just use half the recommended dosage."
D.
"Infants should not be given acetaminophen (Tylenol) because it damages the liver." - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅B.
"Infant drops should be used because they are different from liquid medicine."
A client asks the nurse when she should start having Pap tests to help detect cervical cancer?
A.
"By age 21, but earlier if you have a family history of cancer."
B.
"You should start testing by age 21 or if you begin using alcohol."
C.
"By age 21 or earlier if you are smoking."
D.
"You should start the testing by age 21." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D.
"You should start the testing by age 21."
A client asks the nurse why he is receiving several chemotherapeutic agents as treatment for cancer.
Which response should the nurse provide the client?
,A.
"Using multiple drugs will help kill more of the cancer."
B.
"Using multiple drugs decreases the incidence of side effects."
C.
"Using multiple drugs means a shorter treatment time."
D.
"Using multiple drugs is more cost effective in treating cancer." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A.
"Using multiple drugs will help kill more of the cancer."
A client asks the nurse why lung cancers are less sensitive to antineoplastic agents. Which response
should the nurse provide the client?
A.
"Lung cancer cells grow in a high-oxygen environment, so they are not very sensitive to antineoplastic
agents."
B.
"Lung cancer cells have a very erratic cell cycle, and this is why there isn't much difference between the
number of replicating and resting cells."
C.
"Lung cancer cells have a low growth fraction, which means there isn't much difference between the
number of replicating and resting cells."
D.
"Lung cancer cells have been growing for a long time before detection, so they are less sensitive to
antineoplastic agents." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C.
"Lung cancer cells have a low growth fraction, which means there isn't much difference between the
number of replicating and resting cells."
A client asks the nurse why there aren't better drugs for HIV infection when so much money is spent on
research. Which response should the nurse provide?
A.
"Developing new drugs is difficult because of the perception that AIDS is no longer a problem."
,B.
"Developing new drugs is difficult because the virus mutates so readily."
C.
"Developing new drugs is difficult because we still do not understand the virus."
D.
"Antiviral drugs are difficult to create." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B.
"Developing new drugs is difficult because the virus mutates so readily."
A client asks the nurse why they need a booster vaccine. Which response should the nurse provide?
A.
"Boosters stimulate the production of antibodies."
B.
"Boosters reactive your immunity."
C.
"Boosters
provide sustained protection."
D.
"Boosters cover the new strains of viruses." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C.
"Boosters
provide sustained protection."
A client asks why tamoxifen is so effective for the treatment of breast cancer. Which response should
the nurse provide the client?
A.
"Tamoxifen works by inhibiting the cellular mitosis of breast cancer."
B.
"Tamoxifen works by binding to the DNA of breast cancer cells."
C.
"Tamoxifen works by inhibiting the metabolism of breast cancer cells."
, D.
"Tamoxifen works by blocking estrogen receptors on breast tissue." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D.
"Tamoxifen works by blocking estrogen receptors on breast tissue."
A client has just been prescribed highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment of AIDS.
Which teaching point is a priority for this client?
A.
Taking medications as scheduled is vital to successful treatment.
B.
Know which medications target which phases of the HIV replication cycle.
C.
Medications must be taken for 3 years after viral load is not measurable.
D.
The goal of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is to reduce plasma human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) to the lowest possible level. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A.
Taking medications as scheduled is vital to successful treatment.
A client prescribed amoxicillin (Amoxil) for 10 days to treat strep throat tells the nurse that they are
going to stop the prescription when they feel better. Which initial response should the nurse provide the
client?
A.
"Stopping the prescription early could result in resistance to the antibiotic."
B.
"You should get another throat culture if your symptoms return."
C.
"If you stop the prescription early, you may have not effectively killed the bacteria."
D.
"If you do stop your prescription early, make sure you get another throat culture." - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅C.
"If you stop the prescription early, you may have not effectively killed the bacteria."
