ATIuPharmuMidtermuExam
Auprovideruprescribesuphenobarbitaluforuauclientuwhouhasuauseizureudisorde
r.uTheumedicationuhasuaulonguhalf-
lifeuofu4udays.uHowumanyutimesuperudayushouldutheunurseuexpectutouadmini
steruthisumedication?
A.uOne
B.uTwo
C.uThree
D.uFouru-uCORRECTuANSWER✔A
Austaffueducatoruisureviewingumedicationudosagesuandufactorsuthatuinfluen
ceumedicationumetabolismuwithuaugroupuofunursesuatuanuin-
serviceupresentation.uWhichuofutheufollowingufactorsushouldutheueducatorui
ncludeuasuaureasonutouadministerulowerumedicationudosages?
u(select ualluthatuapply)
A.uIncreasedurenaluexcretion
B.uIncreasedumedication-metabolizinguenzymes
C.uLiverufailure
D.uPeripheraluvascularudisease
E.uConcurrentuuseuofumedicationutheusameupathwayumetabolizesu-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔C
E
,Aunurseuisupreparingutouadministerueyeudropsutouauclient.uWhichuofutheufoll
owinguactionsushouldutheunurseutake?u(selectualluthatuapply)
A.uHaveutheuclientulieuonuheruside
B.uAskutheuclientutoulookuupuatutheuceiling
C.uTellutheuclientutoublinkuwhenutheudropsuenteruherueye
D.uDroputheumedicationuintoutheucenteruofutheuclient'suconjunctivalusac
E.uInstructutheuclientutoucloseuherueyeugentlyuafteruinstillation.u-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔B
D
E
Aunurseuisucompletingudischargeuteachinguforuauclientuwhouhasuaunewupresc
riptionuforutransdermalupatches.uWhichuofutheufollowingustatementsushoul
dutheunurseuidentifyuasuanuindicationuthatutheuclientuunderstandsutheuinstruc
tions?
A.u"IuwillucleanutheusiteuwituanualcoholuswabubeforeuIuapplyutheupatch."
B.u"Iuwillurotateutheuapplicationusitesuweekly."
C.u"Iuwilluapplyutheupatchutouanuareauofuskinuwithunouhair."
D.u"Iuwilluplaceutheunewupatchuonutheusiteuofutheuoldupatch."u-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔C
Aunurseuisureviewinguauclient'sumedicalurecordunotesuaunewuprescriptionufo
ruverifyingutheutroughuleveluofutheuclient'sumedication.uWhichuofutheufollo
winguactionsushouldutheunurseutake?
A.uObtainuaublooduspecimenuimmediatelyupriorutouadministeringutheunextu
doseuofumedication.
,B.uVerifyuthatutheuclientuhasubeenutakingutheumedicationuforu24hrubeforeuo
btaininguaublooduspecimen.
C.uAskutheuclientutouprovideuauurineuspecimenuafterutheunextudoseuofumedic
ation.
D.uAdministerutheumedicationuanduobtainuaublooduspecimenu30uminulater.u-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔A
Aunurseuisupreparinguauclient'sumedications.uWhichuofutheufollowinguaction
sushouldutheunurseutakeuinufollowingulegalupracticeuguidelines?
u(select ualluthatuapply)
A.uMaintainuskillucompetency
B.uDetermineutheudosage
C.uMonitoruforuadverseueffects
D.uSafeguardumedicationsu
E.uIdentifyutheuclient'sudiagnosisu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔A
C
D
Aunurseureviewinguauclient'suhealthurecordunotesuaunewuprescriptionuforulisi
noprilu10umguPOuonceueveryuday.uTheunurseushoulduidentifyuthisuasuwhichu
ofutheufollowingutypesuofuprescription?
A.uSingle
B.uStat
C.uRoutine
D.uStandingu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔C
, Aunurseuisureviewinguaunewuprescriptionuforuondansetronu4umguIVubolusuP
RNuforunauseauanduvomitinguforuauclientuwhouhasuhyperemesisugravidarum
.uTheunurseushoulduclarifyuwhichuofutheufollowingupartsuofutheuprescription
uwithutheuprovider?
A.uName
B.uDosage
C.uRoute
D.uFrequencyu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔D
Aunurseuisuadmittinguauclientuanducompletinguaupreassessmentubeforeuadmi
nisteringumedications.uWhichuofutheufollowingudataushouldutheunurseuinclu
deuinutheupreassessment?u(selectualluthatuapply)
A.uUseuofuherbaluteas
B.uDailyufluiduintake
C.uCurrentuhealthustatus
D.uPrevioususurgicaluhistory
E.uFooduallergiesu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔Au
Cu
E
Aunurseuorientinguaunewlyulicensedunurseuisureviewingutheuprocedureuforuta
kinguautelephoneuprescription.uWhichuofutheufollowingustatementsushouldut
heunurseuidentifyuasuanuindicationuthatutheunewlyulicensedunurseuunderstan
dsutheuprocess?
Auprovideruprescribesuphenobarbitaluforuauclientuwhouhasuauseizureudisorde
r.uTheumedicationuhasuaulonguhalf-
lifeuofu4udays.uHowumanyutimesuperudayushouldutheunurseuexpectutouadmini
steruthisumedication?
A.uOne
B.uTwo
C.uThree
D.uFouru-uCORRECTuANSWER✔A
Austaffueducatoruisureviewingumedicationudosagesuandufactorsuthatuinfluen
ceumedicationumetabolismuwithuaugroupuofunursesuatuanuin-
serviceupresentation.uWhichuofutheufollowingufactorsushouldutheueducatorui
ncludeuasuaureasonutouadministerulowerumedicationudosages?
u(select ualluthatuapply)
A.uIncreasedurenaluexcretion
B.uIncreasedumedication-metabolizinguenzymes
C.uLiverufailure
D.uPeripheraluvascularudisease
E.uConcurrentuuseuofumedicationutheusameupathwayumetabolizesu-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔C
E
,Aunurseuisupreparingutouadministerueyeudropsutouauclient.uWhichuofutheufoll
owinguactionsushouldutheunurseutake?u(selectualluthatuapply)
A.uHaveutheuclientulieuonuheruside
B.uAskutheuclientutoulookuupuatutheuceiling
C.uTellutheuclientutoublinkuwhenutheudropsuenteruherueye
D.uDroputheumedicationuintoutheucenteruofutheuclient'suconjunctivalusac
E.uInstructutheuclientutoucloseuherueyeugentlyuafteruinstillation.u-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔B
D
E
Aunurseuisucompletingudischargeuteachinguforuauclientuwhouhasuaunewupresc
riptionuforutransdermalupatches.uWhichuofutheufollowingustatementsushoul
dutheunurseuidentifyuasuanuindicationuthatutheuclientuunderstandsutheuinstruc
tions?
A.u"IuwillucleanutheusiteuwituanualcoholuswabubeforeuIuapplyutheupatch."
B.u"Iuwillurotateutheuapplicationusitesuweekly."
C.u"Iuwilluapplyutheupatchutouanuareauofuskinuwithunouhair."
D.u"Iuwilluplaceutheunewupatchuonutheusiteuofutheuoldupatch."u-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔C
Aunurseuisureviewinguauclient'sumedicalurecordunotesuaunewuprescriptionufo
ruverifyingutheutroughuleveluofutheuclient'sumedication.uWhichuofutheufollo
winguactionsushouldutheunurseutake?
A.uObtainuaublooduspecimenuimmediatelyupriorutouadministeringutheunextu
doseuofumedication.
,B.uVerifyuthatutheuclientuhasubeenutakingutheumedicationuforu24hrubeforeuo
btaininguaublooduspecimen.
C.uAskutheuclientutouprovideuauurineuspecimenuafterutheunextudoseuofumedic
ation.
D.uAdministerutheumedicationuanduobtainuaublooduspecimenu30uminulater.u-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔A
Aunurseuisupreparinguauclient'sumedications.uWhichuofutheufollowinguaction
sushouldutheunurseutakeuinufollowingulegalupracticeuguidelines?
u(select ualluthatuapply)
A.uMaintainuskillucompetency
B.uDetermineutheudosage
C.uMonitoruforuadverseueffects
D.uSafeguardumedicationsu
E.uIdentifyutheuclient'sudiagnosisu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔A
C
D
Aunurseureviewinguauclient'suhealthurecordunotesuaunewuprescriptionuforulisi
noprilu10umguPOuonceueveryuday.uTheunurseushoulduidentifyuthisuasuwhichu
ofutheufollowingutypesuofuprescription?
A.uSingle
B.uStat
C.uRoutine
D.uStandingu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔C
, Aunurseuisureviewinguaunewuprescriptionuforuondansetronu4umguIVubolusuP
RNuforunauseauanduvomitinguforuauclientuwhouhasuhyperemesisugravidarum
.uTheunurseushoulduclarifyuwhichuofutheufollowingupartsuofutheuprescription
uwithutheuprovider?
A.uName
B.uDosage
C.uRoute
D.uFrequencyu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔D
Aunurseuisuadmittinguauclientuanducompletinguaupreassessmentubeforeuadmi
nisteringumedications.uWhichuofutheufollowingudataushouldutheunurseuinclu
deuinutheupreassessment?u(selectualluthatuapply)
A.uUseuofuherbaluteas
B.uDailyufluiduintake
C.uCurrentuhealthustatus
D.uPrevioususurgicaluhistory
E.uFooduallergiesu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔Au
Cu
E
Aunurseuorientinguaunewlyulicensedunurseuisureviewingutheuprocedureuforuta
kinguautelephoneuprescription.uWhichuofutheufollowingustatementsushouldut
heunurseuidentifyuasuanuindicationuthatutheunewlyulicensedunurseuunderstan
dsutheuprocess?
