RNSG 1301 UPDATED EXAMS PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
is the antiemetic the nurse would anticipate being ordered for a 9-year-old client? -
✔✔Promethazine
✔✔The nurse is aware that promethazine is contraindicated for children under 2 years
of age due to - ✔✔fatal respiratory depression
✔✔In which of the following would the nurse question an order for ondansetron
(Zofran)? - ✔✔Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux
✔✔Maalox is contraindicated in clients with: - ✔✔renal dysfunction
✔✔The nurse instructs the client with diarrhea to return to the clinic if they continue to
experience abdominal pain and fever for how many days? - ✔✔2
✔✔What would the nurse identify as the least common adverse effect of omeprazole? -
✔✔Alopecia
✔✔What should the nurse assess prior to administering bismuth subsalicylate? -
✔✔assess for allergy to aspirin
, ✔✔Which antibiotic would the nurse anticipate would be ordered for the client with
Helicobacter pylori infection? - ✔✔Omeprazole
✔✔Which adverse effect would the nurse monitor for in a client taking a stimulant
cathartic? - ✔✔diarrhea
✔✔What risk is decreased when using ranitidine over cimetidine? - ✔✔Drug-to-drug
interaction
✔✔The client reports that he has been experiencing occasional constipation despite
being active, having a good diet, and drinking adequate fluid. What would the nurse
anticipate the physician will recommend? - ✔✔A bulk-forming (fiber) laxative
✔✔How does diphenoxylate with atropine sulfate resolve diarrhea? - ✔✔Decreasing
intestinal motility
✔✔What should the nurse instruct the client taking omeprazole? - ✔✔"Swallow the
tablet whole with a large glass of water."
✔✔What should the nurse assess prior to administering a laxative? - ✔✔Question the
client regarding the type and intensity of symptoms to provide a baseline evaluation.
✔✔What is the priority nursing intervention for an older adult receiving dimenhydrinate?
- ✔✔Protect from injury.
✔✔What is the action of bulk stimulants on the GI tract? - ✔✔Increase the fluid in the
intestinal contents
✔✔Contraindications for xanthines - ✔✔GI problems, coronary disease, respiratory
dysfunction, renal or hepatic disease, alcoholism, or hyperthyroidism.
Should be avoided during pregnancy (unless potential outweighs the risk of fetus) and
lactation.
✔✔Adverse effects of surfactants - ✔✔- Patent ductus arteriosus (murmur)
- Hypotension
- Intraventricular hemorrhage
(bleeding of ventricles of brain
- Pneumothorax (collapse lung)
- Pulmonary air leak
- Hyperbilrubinemia
(too much bilirubin in the blood)
- Sepsis
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
is the antiemetic the nurse would anticipate being ordered for a 9-year-old client? -
✔✔Promethazine
✔✔The nurse is aware that promethazine is contraindicated for children under 2 years
of age due to - ✔✔fatal respiratory depression
✔✔In which of the following would the nurse question an order for ondansetron
(Zofran)? - ✔✔Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux
✔✔Maalox is contraindicated in clients with: - ✔✔renal dysfunction
✔✔The nurse instructs the client with diarrhea to return to the clinic if they continue to
experience abdominal pain and fever for how many days? - ✔✔2
✔✔What would the nurse identify as the least common adverse effect of omeprazole? -
✔✔Alopecia
✔✔What should the nurse assess prior to administering bismuth subsalicylate? -
✔✔assess for allergy to aspirin
, ✔✔Which antibiotic would the nurse anticipate would be ordered for the client with
Helicobacter pylori infection? - ✔✔Omeprazole
✔✔Which adverse effect would the nurse monitor for in a client taking a stimulant
cathartic? - ✔✔diarrhea
✔✔What risk is decreased when using ranitidine over cimetidine? - ✔✔Drug-to-drug
interaction
✔✔The client reports that he has been experiencing occasional constipation despite
being active, having a good diet, and drinking adequate fluid. What would the nurse
anticipate the physician will recommend? - ✔✔A bulk-forming (fiber) laxative
✔✔How does diphenoxylate with atropine sulfate resolve diarrhea? - ✔✔Decreasing
intestinal motility
✔✔What should the nurse instruct the client taking omeprazole? - ✔✔"Swallow the
tablet whole with a large glass of water."
✔✔What should the nurse assess prior to administering a laxative? - ✔✔Question the
client regarding the type and intensity of symptoms to provide a baseline evaluation.
✔✔What is the priority nursing intervention for an older adult receiving dimenhydrinate?
- ✔✔Protect from injury.
✔✔What is the action of bulk stimulants on the GI tract? - ✔✔Increase the fluid in the
intestinal contents
✔✔Contraindications for xanthines - ✔✔GI problems, coronary disease, respiratory
dysfunction, renal or hepatic disease, alcoholism, or hyperthyroidism.
Should be avoided during pregnancy (unless potential outweighs the risk of fetus) and
lactation.
✔✔Adverse effects of surfactants - ✔✔- Patent ductus arteriosus (murmur)
- Hypotension
- Intraventricular hemorrhage
(bleeding of ventricles of brain
- Pneumothorax (collapse lung)
- Pulmonary air leak
- Hyperbilrubinemia
(too much bilirubin in the blood)
- Sepsis
