ADULT HEALTH EXAM 2 (2026)
QUESTIONS AND (elaborated)
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Sildenafil (Viagra) is prescribed to treat a client with erectile dysfunction.
The nurse reviews the client's medical record and should question the
prescription if which data is noted in the client's history?
1. Insomnia
2. Neuralgia
3. Use of nitroglycerin
4. Use of a multivitamin - ANSWER ✔✔3
The community health nurse visits a client at home. Prednisone, 10 mg
orally daily, has been prescribed for the client and the nurse teaches the
,client about the medications. Which statement, if make by the client,
indicates that further teaching is necessary?
1. "I can take aspirin or my antihistamine if I need it."
2. "I need to take the medication every day at the same time."
3. "I need to avoid coffee, tea, cola, and chocolate in my diet."
4. "If I gain more than 5 pounds a week, I will call my health care
provider (HCP)." - ANSWER ✔✔1
A client with hyperthyroidism has been given methimazole (Tapazole).
Which nursing considerations are associated with this medication?
Select all that apply
1. Administer methimazole with food.
2. Place the client on a low-calorie, low-protein diet.
3. Assess the client for unexplained bruising or bleeding.
4. Instruct the client to report side/adverse effects such as sore throat,
fever, or headaches.
5. Use special radioactive precautions when handling the client's urine
for the first 24 hours following initial administration. - ANSWER ✔✔1,
3, 4
,The nurse is monitoring a client receiving levothyroxine sodium
(Synthroid) for hypothyroidism. Which findings indicate the presence of a
side effect associated with this medication? Select all that apply
1. Insomnia
2. Weight loss
3. Bradycardia
4. Constipation
5. Mild heat intolerance - ANSWER ✔✔1, 2, 5
The nurse provides instructions to a client who is taking levothyroxine
(Synthroid). The nurse should tell the client to take the medication at
which time?
1. With food
2. At lunchtime
3. On an empty stomach
4. At bedtime with a snack - ANSWER ✔✔3
The nurse provides medication instructions to a client who is taking
levothyroxine (Synthroid) and should tell the client to notify the health
care provider (HCP) if which problem occurs?
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, 1. Fatigue
2. Tremors
3. Cold Intolerance
4. Excessively dry skin - ANSWER ✔✔2
The nurse performs an admission assessment on a client who visits a
health care clinic for the first time. The client tells the nurse that
propylthiouracil (PTU) is taken daily. The nurse continues to collect data
from the client, suspecting that the client has a history of which
condition?
1. Myxedema
2. Grave's disease
3. Addison's disease
4. Cushing's syndrome - ANSWER ✔✔2
What atypical symptoms might a woman who is having a myocardial
infarction experience?
A. Sudden, intermittent, stabbing chest pain
B. Moderate ache in the chest that is worse on inspiration
C. Indigestion, feelings of chronic fatigue, and a choking sensation
QUESTIONS AND (elaborated)
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Sildenafil (Viagra) is prescribed to treat a client with erectile dysfunction.
The nurse reviews the client's medical record and should question the
prescription if which data is noted in the client's history?
1. Insomnia
2. Neuralgia
3. Use of nitroglycerin
4. Use of a multivitamin - ANSWER ✔✔3
The community health nurse visits a client at home. Prednisone, 10 mg
orally daily, has been prescribed for the client and the nurse teaches the
,client about the medications. Which statement, if make by the client,
indicates that further teaching is necessary?
1. "I can take aspirin or my antihistamine if I need it."
2. "I need to take the medication every day at the same time."
3. "I need to avoid coffee, tea, cola, and chocolate in my diet."
4. "If I gain more than 5 pounds a week, I will call my health care
provider (HCP)." - ANSWER ✔✔1
A client with hyperthyroidism has been given methimazole (Tapazole).
Which nursing considerations are associated with this medication?
Select all that apply
1. Administer methimazole with food.
2. Place the client on a low-calorie, low-protein diet.
3. Assess the client for unexplained bruising or bleeding.
4. Instruct the client to report side/adverse effects such as sore throat,
fever, or headaches.
5. Use special radioactive precautions when handling the client's urine
for the first 24 hours following initial administration. - ANSWER ✔✔1,
3, 4
,The nurse is monitoring a client receiving levothyroxine sodium
(Synthroid) for hypothyroidism. Which findings indicate the presence of a
side effect associated with this medication? Select all that apply
1. Insomnia
2. Weight loss
3. Bradycardia
4. Constipation
5. Mild heat intolerance - ANSWER ✔✔1, 2, 5
The nurse provides instructions to a client who is taking levothyroxine
(Synthroid). The nurse should tell the client to take the medication at
which time?
1. With food
2. At lunchtime
3. On an empty stomach
4. At bedtime with a snack - ANSWER ✔✔3
The nurse provides medication instructions to a client who is taking
levothyroxine (Synthroid) and should tell the client to notify the health
care provider (HCP) if which problem occurs?
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, 1. Fatigue
2. Tremors
3. Cold Intolerance
4. Excessively dry skin - ANSWER ✔✔2
The nurse performs an admission assessment on a client who visits a
health care clinic for the first time. The client tells the nurse that
propylthiouracil (PTU) is taken daily. The nurse continues to collect data
from the client, suspecting that the client has a history of which
condition?
1. Myxedema
2. Grave's disease
3. Addison's disease
4. Cushing's syndrome - ANSWER ✔✔2
What atypical symptoms might a woman who is having a myocardial
infarction experience?
A. Sudden, intermittent, stabbing chest pain
B. Moderate ache in the chest that is worse on inspiration
C. Indigestion, feelings of chronic fatigue, and a choking sensation
