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Nur 205 exam 1 study guide
The nurse answers a patient's call light and finds the patient sitting up in bed
and requesting pain medication. What will the nurse do first?
A. Check the orders and give the patient the requested pain medication.
B. Provide comfort measures to the patient
C. Assess the patient's pain and pain level
D. Evaluate the effectiveness of previous pain medications.
C. Asses the patents pain and pain levels
The patients medication administration record lists two antiepileptic
medications that are due at 0900, but the patient is NPO for a barium study.
The nurse's coworker suggests giving the medications via IV because the
patient in NPO. What will the nurse do?
A. Give the medication PO with a small sip of water.
B. Give the medications via the IV route because the patient is NPO.
C. Hold the medications until after the test is completed.
D. Call the health care provider to clarify the instructions.
D. Call the healthcare provider to clarify the instructions
The day shift charge nurse is making rounds. A patient tells the nurse that the
night shift nurse never gave him his medication, which was due at 2100. What
will the nurse do first to determine whether the medication was given?
A.Call the night nurse at home.
B.Check the medication administration record.
C.Call the pharmacy.
D.Review the nurse's documentation.
B. Check the medication administration record
A nurse makes an error when administering medications to a patient. Which
action by the nurse requires the supervising nurse to intervene?
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A. The nurse completes an incident report.
B. The nurse informs the prescriber of the error.
C. The nurse documents adverse effects to the medication error.
D. The nurse records completion of an incident report in the medical record.
D. The nurse records completion of an incident report in the medical record.
Pharmacodynamics
the study of what the drug does to the body
Pharmacotherapeutics
The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases
Pharmacoeconomics
Economic factors influencing drug therapy
Clinical toxicology
care specifically to the poisoned patient
A patient is prescribed ibuprofen 200 mg PO every 4 hours as needed for pain.
The pharmacy sends up enteric-coated tablets, but the patient refuses the
tablets, stating that she cannot swallow pills. What will the nurse do?
a. Crush the tablets and mix them with applesauce or pudding.
b. Call the pharmacy and ask for the liquid form of the medication.
c. Call the pharmacy and ask for the IV form of the medication.
d. Encourage the patient to try to swallow the tablets.
B. Call the pharmacy and ask for the liquid form of the medication
Eccentric-coated tablets cannot be what?
crushed
The nurse is preparing to administer a transdermal patch to a patient and finds
that the patient already has a medication patch on his right upper chest. What
will the nurse do?
A. Remove the old medication patch and notify the health care provider.
B. Apply the new patch without removing the old one.
C. Remove the old patch and apply the new patch in the same spot.
D. Remove the old patch and apply the new patch to a different, clean area.
D. Remove the old patch and apply the new patch to a different, clean area
The nurse is giving a medication that has a high first-pass effect. The health
care provider has changed the route from PO to IV. What can the nurse expect
NUR 205 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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Nur 205 exam 1 study guide
The nurse answers a patient's call light and finds the patient sitting up in bed
and requesting pain medication. What will the nurse do first?
A. Check the orders and give the patient the requested pain medication.
B. Provide comfort measures to the patient
C. Assess the patient's pain and pain level
D. Evaluate the effectiveness of previous pain medications.
C. Asses the patents pain and pain levels
The patients medication administration record lists two antiepileptic
medications that are due at 0900, but the patient is NPO for a barium study.
The nurse's coworker suggests giving the medications via IV because the
patient in NPO. What will the nurse do?
A. Give the medication PO with a small sip of water.
B. Give the medications via the IV route because the patient is NPO.
C. Hold the medications until after the test is completed.
D. Call the health care provider to clarify the instructions.
D. Call the healthcare provider to clarify the instructions
The day shift charge nurse is making rounds. A patient tells the nurse that the
night shift nurse never gave him his medication, which was due at 2100. What
will the nurse do first to determine whether the medication was given?
A.Call the night nurse at home.
B.Check the medication administration record.
C.Call the pharmacy.
D.Review the nurse's documentation.
B. Check the medication administration record
A nurse makes an error when administering medications to a patient. Which
action by the nurse requires the supervising nurse to intervene?
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A. The nurse completes an incident report.
B. The nurse informs the prescriber of the error.
C. The nurse documents adverse effects to the medication error.
D. The nurse records completion of an incident report in the medical record.
D. The nurse records completion of an incident report in the medical record.
Pharmacodynamics
the study of what the drug does to the body
Pharmacotherapeutics
The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases
Pharmacoeconomics
Economic factors influencing drug therapy
Clinical toxicology
care specifically to the poisoned patient
A patient is prescribed ibuprofen 200 mg PO every 4 hours as needed for pain.
The pharmacy sends up enteric-coated tablets, but the patient refuses the
tablets, stating that she cannot swallow pills. What will the nurse do?
a. Crush the tablets and mix them with applesauce or pudding.
b. Call the pharmacy and ask for the liquid form of the medication.
c. Call the pharmacy and ask for the IV form of the medication.
d. Encourage the patient to try to swallow the tablets.
B. Call the pharmacy and ask for the liquid form of the medication
Eccentric-coated tablets cannot be what?
crushed
The nurse is preparing to administer a transdermal patch to a patient and finds
that the patient already has a medication patch on his right upper chest. What
will the nurse do?
A. Remove the old medication patch and notify the health care provider.
B. Apply the new patch without removing the old one.
C. Remove the old patch and apply the new patch in the same spot.
D. Remove the old patch and apply the new patch to a different, clean area.
D. Remove the old patch and apply the new patch to a different, clean area
The nurse is giving a medication that has a high first-pass effect. The health
care provider has changed the route from PO to IV. What can the nurse expect
