Pharmacological and or Parenteral Therapies (NUR 302_ Chamberlain College of Nursing) Complete Practice Questions and Answers for Test Prep

Pharmacological / Parenteral Therapies Complete Practice Questions and Answers for Test Prep 1. A nurse cares for a client during an autologous blood transfusion. Thirty minutes after the transfusion was started, the client reports chills. The client’s blood pressure has decreased from 122/84 to 108/62. Which action will the nurse take FIRST? 1. Administer oral diphenyhydramine 25 mg. 2. Administer 0.45% sodium chloride 100 mL/hour intravenously. 3. Stop the transfusion and remove the blood infusion tubing immediately. 4. Check the client’s oral temperature and oxygen saturation level. 2. The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with a compound fracture of the left femur. The client’s vital signs are BP 80/60, pulse 120, respirations 26, temperature 99.0°F (37.2°C). Which IV fluid order should the nurse question? 1. Lactated Ringer’ s. 2. 0.45% sodium chloride. 3. 0.9% sodium chloride. 4. Hetastarch. 3. The health care provider orders an IV with 5% dextrose in water (D5W) started for an 86-year-old client. Which action by the nurse is BEST? 1. Instruct the client to breathe slowly and deeply during auscultation of the posterior chest. 2. Apply the tourniquet 1 to 2 inches above the IV insertion site. 3. Apply a blood pressure cuff above the IV site insertion and inflate the cuff to the same level as the systolic blood pressure. 4. Start the IV using the dorsal veins of the client’ s forearm on the nondominant side. 4. The nurse cares for a client receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) through a central venous access device (CVAD). What is the MOST important action for the nurse to take? 1. Remove the old dressing over the insertion site, moving against the direction the catheter is inserted. 2. Clean the insertion site with an alcohol swab, moving from the outside to the inside in a circular pattern. 3. Flush the unused catheter lumens with a 10 mL syringe. 4. Use clean gloves to reapply an occlusive dressing to the insertion site. 5. The nurse cares for a client receiving hetastarch intravenously. What is a priority action for the nurse to take? 1. Assess for bilateral pretibial edema. 2. Measure the hourly urine output. 3. Obtain daily weights. 4. Auscultate lung sounds. Show Less