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1. A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intra- b. Distended neck veins
venous therapy. The nurse should identify which of
the following findings as a manifestation of fluid vol-
ume excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse
2. A nurse is teaching a guardian of a school-age child c. "Shake the device prior
who has a new prescription for a fluticasone me- to administration."
tered-dose inhaler. Which of the following information d. "A spacer will make it
should the nurse include in the teaching? (SATA) easier to use the device."
e. "Rinse your child's
a. "Soak the inhaler in water after use." mouth following adminis-
b. "Have your child take one inhalation as needed for tration."
shortness of breath."
c. "Shake the device prior to administration."
d. "A spacer will make it easier to use the device."
e. "Rinse your child's mouth following administration."
3. A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 7.5 mL
elixir 20 mEq/day PO to divide equally 12 hr. available
is 6.7 mEq/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse ad-
minister per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest
tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trialing zero.)
DOSAGE CALCULATION
4. A nurse is instructing a client who has a new prescrip- c. Elevate the extremity
tion for a daily dose of lovastatin extended release.
Which of the following information should the nurse
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include in the teaching?
a. Flush the IV catheter
b. Apply pressure to the IV site
c. Elevate the extremity
d. Slow the infusion rate
5. A nurse is preparing to administer 4,000 units of he- 0.4 mL
parin subcutaneously to a client who has deep-vein
thrombosis. Available is heparin 10,000 units. How
many mL of heparin should the nurse administer?
(Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it
applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
DOSAGE CALCULATON
6. A nurse us caring for a client who is in shock and is re- c. Increase in BP
ceiving an infusion of albumin. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Oxygen saturation 96%
b. PaCO2 30 mm Hg
c. Increase in BP
d. Decrease in protein
7. A nurse is discussing adverse reactions to pain med- a. Polypharmacy
ications in older adult clients with a newly licensed c. Decreased percentage
nurse. Which of the following findings should the of body fat
nurse include as risk factors for an adverse drug re- d. Multiple health prob-
action? (SATA) lems
e. Decreased renal func-
a. Polypharmacy tion
b. increased rate of absorption
c. Decreased percentage of body fat
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d. Multiple health problems
e. Decreased renal function
8. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client d. Creatinine 2.5 mg/dL
prior to administering IV tobramycin. Which of the
following laboratory values should the nurse report to
the provider?
a. Sodium 137 mEq/L
b. Hct 4.3%
c. Hgb 15 g/Dl
d. Creatinine 2.5 mg/dL
9. A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin to a a. Apply firm pressure to
client. Which of the following actions should the nurse the injection site following
take? administration
a. Apply firm pressure to the injection site following
administration
b. Administer the medication into the client's muscle
c. Expel the air bubble from the syringe prior to injec-
tion
d. Insert the syringe needle halfway into the client's
skin
10. A nurse is reviewing a client's 0800 laboratory values a. aPTT 90 seconds
at 1100. The nurse notes that the client received he-
parin at 1000. Which of the following laboratory values
warrants an incident report?
a. aPTT 90 seconds
b. Hgb 16 g/dL
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c. INR 1.6
d. WBC 6,000/mm3
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer c. Lidocaine patch
and reports pain. 1 hr after
administration of prescribed morphine 10 mg IV.
Which of the following medications should the nurse
expect to administer?
a. Naloxone IV
b. Morphine tablet
c. Lidocaine patch
d. Fentanyl transmucosal
12. A nurse is assessing a client who reports taking c. Positive Trousseau's
over-the-counter antacids. Which of the following sign
findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation
of hypercalcemia?
a. Constipation
b. Decreased urine output
c. Positive Trousseau's sign
d. Headache
13. A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive potas- b. The potassium infusion
sium replacement. The provider's prescription reads. rate is too rapid
"Potassium chloride 30 mEq in 0.9% sodium chloride
100 mL IV over 30 min." which of the following rea-
sons should the nurse clarify this prescription with the
provider.
a. Potassium chloride should be diluted in dextrose
5% in water.
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1. A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intra- b. Distended neck veins
venous therapy. The nurse should identify which of
the following findings as a manifestation of fluid vol-
ume excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse
2. A nurse is teaching a guardian of a school-age child c. "Shake the device prior
who has a new prescription for a fluticasone me- to administration."
tered-dose inhaler. Which of the following information d. "A spacer will make it
should the nurse include in the teaching? (SATA) easier to use the device."
e. "Rinse your child's
a. "Soak the inhaler in water after use." mouth following adminis-
b. "Have your child take one inhalation as needed for tration."
shortness of breath."
c. "Shake the device prior to administration."
d. "A spacer will make it easier to use the device."
e. "Rinse your child's mouth following administration."
3. A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 7.5 mL
elixir 20 mEq/day PO to divide equally 12 hr. available
is 6.7 mEq/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse ad-
minister per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest
tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trialing zero.)
DOSAGE CALCULATION
4. A nurse is instructing a client who has a new prescrip- c. Elevate the extremity
tion for a daily dose of lovastatin extended release.
Which of the following information should the nurse
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include in the teaching?
a. Flush the IV catheter
b. Apply pressure to the IV site
c. Elevate the extremity
d. Slow the infusion rate
5. A nurse is preparing to administer 4,000 units of he- 0.4 mL
parin subcutaneously to a client who has deep-vein
thrombosis. Available is heparin 10,000 units. How
many mL of heparin should the nurse administer?
(Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it
applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
DOSAGE CALCULATON
6. A nurse us caring for a client who is in shock and is re- c. Increase in BP
ceiving an infusion of albumin. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Oxygen saturation 96%
b. PaCO2 30 mm Hg
c. Increase in BP
d. Decrease in protein
7. A nurse is discussing adverse reactions to pain med- a. Polypharmacy
ications in older adult clients with a newly licensed c. Decreased percentage
nurse. Which of the following findings should the of body fat
nurse include as risk factors for an adverse drug re- d. Multiple health prob-
action? (SATA) lems
e. Decreased renal func-
a. Polypharmacy tion
b. increased rate of absorption
c. Decreased percentage of body fat
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d. Multiple health problems
e. Decreased renal function
8. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client d. Creatinine 2.5 mg/dL
prior to administering IV tobramycin. Which of the
following laboratory values should the nurse report to
the provider?
a. Sodium 137 mEq/L
b. Hct 4.3%
c. Hgb 15 g/Dl
d. Creatinine 2.5 mg/dL
9. A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin to a a. Apply firm pressure to
client. Which of the following actions should the nurse the injection site following
take? administration
a. Apply firm pressure to the injection site following
administration
b. Administer the medication into the client's muscle
c. Expel the air bubble from the syringe prior to injec-
tion
d. Insert the syringe needle halfway into the client's
skin
10. A nurse is reviewing a client's 0800 laboratory values a. aPTT 90 seconds
at 1100. The nurse notes that the client received he-
parin at 1000. Which of the following laboratory values
warrants an incident report?
a. aPTT 90 seconds
b. Hgb 16 g/dL
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c. INR 1.6
d. WBC 6,000/mm3
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer c. Lidocaine patch
and reports pain. 1 hr after
administration of prescribed morphine 10 mg IV.
Which of the following medications should the nurse
expect to administer?
a. Naloxone IV
b. Morphine tablet
c. Lidocaine patch
d. Fentanyl transmucosal
12. A nurse is assessing a client who reports taking c. Positive Trousseau's
over-the-counter antacids. Which of the following sign
findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation
of hypercalcemia?
a. Constipation
b. Decreased urine output
c. Positive Trousseau's sign
d. Headache
13. A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive potas- b. The potassium infusion
sium replacement. The provider's prescription reads. rate is too rapid
"Potassium chloride 30 mEq in 0.9% sodium chloride
100 mL IV over 30 min." which of the following rea-
sons should the nurse clarify this prescription with the
provider.
a. Potassium chloride should be diluted in dextrose
5% in water.
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